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Geographically driven differences in microbiomes of Acropora cervicornis originating from different regions of Florida’s Coral Reef [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Effective coral restoration must include comprehensive investigations of the targeted coral community that consider all aspects of the coral holobiont—the coral host, symbiotic algae, and microbiome.
Sara D. Williams, J. Grace Klinges, Samara Zinman, Abigail S. Clark, Erich Bartels, Marina Villoch Diaz Maurino, Erinn M. Muller   +6 more
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Low net carbonate accretion characterizes Florida’s coral reef [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2022
Coral reef habitat is created when calcium carbonate production by calcifiers exceeds removal by physical and biological erosion. Carbonate budget surveys provide a means of quantifying the framework-altering actions of diverse assemblages of marine ...
John T. Morris, Ian C. Enochs, Nicole Besemer, T. Shay Viehman, Sarah H. Groves, Jeremiah Blondeau, Cory Ames, Erica K. Towle, Laura Jay W. Grove, Derek P. Manzello   +9 more
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Characterization of the Microbiome of Corals with Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease along Florida’s Coral Reef [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2021
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is an emergent and often lethal coral disease that was first reported near Miami, FL (USA) in 2014. Our objective was to determine if coral colonies showing signs of SCTLD possess a specific microbial signature ...
Abigail S. Clark, Sara D. Williams, Kerry Maxwell, Stephanie M. Rosales, Lindsay K. Huebner, Jan H. Landsberg, John H. Hunt, Erinn M. Muller   +7 more
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Climate and the latitudinal limits of subtropical reef development [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
Climate plays a central role in coral-reef development, especially in marginal environments. The high-latitude reefs of southeast Florida are currently non-accreting, relict systems with low coral cover.
Lauren T. Toth, William F. Precht, Alexander B. Modys, Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Martha L. Robbart, J. Harold Hudson, Anton E. Oleinik, Bernhard M. Riegl, Eugene A. Shinn, Richard B. Aronson   +9 more
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Octocoral dynamics over a decade on Florida’s coral reef [PDF]

Scientific Reports
In recent decades, studies have documented increased octocoral cover and density on western Atlantic reefs, suggesting their potential to thrive in areas once dominated by scleractinians.
Ronen Liberman, Alexandra Hiley, Lindsay K. Huebner, Michael A. Colella, Rob R. Ruzicka, David S. Gilliam, Nicholas P. Jones   +6 more
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Acclimation and size influence predation, growth, and survival of sexually produced Diploria labyrinthiformis used in restoration [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has swept through Florida reefs and caused mass mortality of numerous coral species. In the wake of these losses, efforts are underway to propagate coral species impacted by SCTLD and promote population recovery ...
Mark C. Ladd, Andrew A. Shantz, Cailin Harrell, Nicole K. Hayes, David S. Gilliam, Erinn M. Muller, Keri L. O’Neil, Brian Reckenbeil, Zachary Craig, Diego Lirman   +9 more
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Assessing the effectiveness of two intervention methods for stony coral tissue loss disease on Montastraea cavernosa [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was first observed in Florida in 2014 and has since spread to multiple coral reefs across the wider Caribbean.
Erin N. Shilling, Ian R. Combs, Joshua D. Voss   +2 more
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Progressive chronic tissue loss disease in Siderastrea siderea on Florida’s coral reef [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has devastated numerous species of corals across the Western Atlantic but one reef coral, Siderastrea siderea, displays unusual tissue loss lesions. We examined the dynamics of lesions in S.
Greta Smith Aeby, Yasunari Kiryu, Jan Landsberg, Blake Ushijima, Scott Jones, L. Jay Houk, Joseph Kuehl, Valerie J. Paul   +7 more
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Genotype and symbiont composition rather than environment influence susceptibility to stony coral tissue loss disease in coral restoration broodstock [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Over the last several decades, Florida’s Coral Reef has been impacted by global and local stressors causing significant declines in living coral with no signs of natural recovery.
Katherine R. Eaton, Raymond B. Banister, Lindsay N. Arick, Emily R. Hall, Erinn M. Muller   +4 more
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Assessing acute thermal assays as a rapid screening tool for coral restoration [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Escalating environmental threats to coral reefs coincides with global advancements in coral restoration programs. To improve long-term efficacy, practitioners must consider incorporating genotypes resilient to ocean warming and disease while maintaining ...
C. N. Klepac, C. G. Petrik, E. Karabelas, J. Owens, E. R. Hall, E. M. Muller   +5 more
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