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Stony coral tissue loss disease accelerated shifts in coral composition and declines in reef accretion potential in the Florida Keys

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Outbreaks of coral disease have been a dominant force shaping western Atlantic coral-reef assemblages since the late 1970s. Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is nonetheless having an unprecedented impact in the region. Whereas numerous studies over
Lauren T. Toth, Travis A. Courtney, Michael A. Colella, Rob R. Ruzicka   +3 more
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An Informational Guide to Common Stony Corals of Florida

EDIS, 2018
The following information is meant to be a guide to Scleractinian (stony) corals of Florida. All corals presented in this paper are in a protected status under Florida’s Coral Reef Protection Act and several of these species are federally protected ...
Joseph Henry, Roy P. Yanong, Maia McGuire, Joshua T. Patterson   +3 more
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Methodological recommendations for assessing scleractinian and octocoral recruitment to settlement tiles [PDF]

PeerJ, 2021
Quantifying recruitment of corals is important for evaluating their capacity to recover after disturbances through natural processes, yet measuring recruitment rates in situ is challenging due to the minute size of the study organism and the complexity ...
Leah M. Harper, Lindsay K. Huebner, Elijah D. O’Cain, Rob Ruzicka, Daniel F. Gleason, Nicole D. Fogarty   +5 more
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Rhodobacterales and Rhizobiales Are Associated With Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease and Its Suspected Sources of Transmission

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
In 2014, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) was first detected off the coast of Miami, FL, United States, and continues to persist and spread along the Florida Reef Tractr (FRT) and into the Caribbean.
Stephanie M. Rosales, Stephanie M. Rosales, Abigail S. Clark, Lindsay K. Huebner, Rob R. Ruzicka, Erinn M. Muller   +5 more
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Impacts of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) on Coral Community Structure at an Inshore Patch Reef of the Upper Florida Keys Using Photomosaics

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Since the appearance of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) on reefs off Miami in 2014, this unprecedented outbreak has spread across the entirety of Florida’s coral reef tract, as well as to many territories throughout the Caribbean.
Graham Kolodziej, Graham Kolodziej, Michael S. Studivan, Michael S. Studivan, Arthur C. R. Gleason, Chris Langdon, Ian C. Enochs, Derek P. Manzello   +7 more
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Will the Florida Big Bend Area Become the Next Gulf of Mexico Reef Tract? [PDF]

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Bradley T. Furman, Bradley J. Peterson, Kenneth L. Heck   +2 more
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Synergistic Effects of Thermal Stress and Estuarine Discharge on Transcriptomic Variation of Montastraea cavernosa Corals in Southeast Florida

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Coral reefs at the northern extent of Florida’s coral reef tract are exposed to many localized anthropogenic influences including controlled freshwater discharges, runoff, upwelling, and seasonal environmental variability.
Michael S. Studivan, Michael S. Studivan, Michael S. Studivan, Alycia Shatters, Danielle L. Dodge, Jeff L. Beal, Jeff L. Beal, Joshua D. Voss   +7 more
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Education and Research: A Symbiosis to Better Understand a Novel Coral Disease

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Ongoing ecological events, such as new and emerging diseases, provide an important platform for education and research. Field courses and undergraduate research projects can be critical to assisting students with learning scientific skills and career ...
Deanna M. Soper
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Disturbances drive changes in coral community assemblages and coral calcification capacity

Ecosphere, 2020
Anthropogenic environmental change has increased coral reef disturbance regimes in recent decades, altering the structure and function of many coral reefs globally.
Travis A. Courtney, Brian B. Barnes, Iliana Chollett, Robin Elahi, Kevin Gross, James R. Guest, Ilsa B. Kuffner, Elizabeth A. Lenz, Hannah R. Nelson, Caroline S. Rogers, Lauren T. Toth, Andreas J. Andersson   +11 more
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Climate-modulated range expansion of reef-building coral communities off southeast Florida during the late Holocene

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
The Holocene reefs off southeast Florida provide unique insights into the biogeographical and ecological response of western Atlantic coral reefs to past climate change that can be used to evaluate future climate impacts.
Alexander B. Modys, Alexander B. Modys, Anton Oleinik, Richard A. Mortlock, Lauren T. Toth, William F. Precht   +5 more
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