Depth Influences Symbiodiniaceae Associations Among Montastraea cavernosa Corals on the Belize Barrier Reef [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 In Belize, shallow populations (10 and 16 m) of the coral species Montastraea cavernosa from the back reef and reef crest are genetically differentiated from deeper populations on the fore reef and reef wall (25 and 35 m).
Ryan J. Eckert +4 more
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Population Structure of Montastraea cavernosa on Shallow versus Mesophotic Reefs in Bermuda. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Mesophotic coral reef ecosystems remain largely unexplored with only limited information available on taxonomic composition, abundance and distribution. Yet, mesophotic reefs may serve as potential refugia for shallow-water species and thus understanding
Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley +3 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 +2 more
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Montastraea cavernosa corallite structure demonstrates distinct morphotypes across shallow and mesophotic depth zones in the Gulf of Mexico. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 This study assessed morphological variation of the depth-generalist coral Montastraea cavernosa across shallow and mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) using thirteen corallite metrics.
Michael S Studivan +2 more
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Fine‐scale structure among mesophotic populations of the great star coral Montastraea cavernosa revealed by SNP genotyping [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Mesophotic reefs (30‐150 m) have been proposed as potential refugia that facilitate the recovery of degraded shallow reefs following acute disturbances such as coral bleaching and disease.
Crawford Drury +4 more
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Genetic structure in the coral, Montastraea cavernosa: assessing genetic differentiation among and within Mesophotic reefs. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Mesophotic coral reefs (30-150 m) have recently received increased attention as a potential source of larvae (e.g., the refugia hypothesis) to repopulate a select subset of the shallow water (
Daniel A Brazeau +2 more
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An Acute Permethrin Exposure Causes Significant Microbial Shifts in Montastraea cavernosa [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Insecticide use is common in developed tropical regions where it may enter coastal reef ecosystems through land-based sources. This local introduction of contaminants could affect ecosystem health as corals can better withstand global stressors more ...
Nicholas J. MacKnight +6 more
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Changing Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Dynamics Through Time in Montastraea cavernosa [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is affecting corals across the Western Atlantic and displays species-specific and regional differences in prevalence, incidence, degree of mortality, and lesion morphology.
Greta Aeby +7 more
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Metabolomics of Healthy and Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Affected Montastraea cavernosa Corals [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Stony coral tissue loss disease, first observed in Florida in 2014, has now spread along the entire Florida Reef Tract and on reefs in many Caribbean countries.
Jessica M. Deutsch +9 more
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Comparative Genomics of Color Morphs In the Coral Montastraea cavernosa. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2017 AbstractMontastraea cavernosa is a common coral in the Caribbean basin found in several color morphs. To investigate the causes for brown and orange morphs we undertook a genomics approach on corals collected at the same time and depth in the Bahamas.
Jarett JK +4 more
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