Growth of the hermatypic coral Montastraea cavernosa in the Veracruz Reef System
Ciencias Marinas, 2008 The hermatypic coral Montastraea cavernosa is one of the most important reef-builders in the Veracruz Reef System, an ecosystem that has developed in a highly turbid environment.
G Horta-Puga, JD Carriquiry
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Photoacclimatization by the coral Montastraea cavernosa in the mesophotic zone: light, food, and genetics [PDF]
Ecology, 2010 Most studies on coral reefs have focused on shallow reef (
Gates, R. +5 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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A New “Business as Usual” Climate Scenario and the Stress Response of the Caribbean Coral Montastraea cavernosa [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 The climate change related decline of shallow (<30 m) coral reef ecosystems has been driven by the mortality of scleractinian corals caused primarily by the phenomenon known as “coral bleaching.” But despite pervasive phase shifts and macroalgal ...
Michael P. Lesser +6 more
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Habitat quality effects on the abundance of a coral‐dwelling fish across spatial scales [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionMicrohabitat associated fishes are expected to be negatively affected by coral reef degradation, given that many species are coral dwellers. However, the factors underlying this negative impact and the spatial scale(s) at which it occurs are poorly ...
Hana Fahim +2 more
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Populations of the coral species Montastraea cavernosa on the Belize Barrier Reef lack vertical connectivity. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2019 AbstractLarval connectivity among and within coral reefs is important for sustaining coral metapopulations, enhancing ecosystem resilience through species and genetic diversity, and maintaining reef ecosystems’ structure and functions. This study characterized genetic structure and assessed horizontal and vertical connectivity among populations of the ...
Eckert RJ, Studivan MS, Voss JD.
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Variation in Morphology vs Conservation of a Mitochondrial Gene in Montastraea cavernosa (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) [PDF]
Gulf of Mexico Science, 1998 Skeletal morphology of many scleractinian corals may be influenced by environmental factors and may thus result in substantial intraspecific phenotypic plasticity and, possibly, in overlapping morphologies between species.
Foltz, David W. +2 more
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Metabolomics of Healthy and Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Affected Montastraea cavernosa Corals
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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Changing Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Dynamics Through Time in Montastraea cavernosa
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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Building heat-resilient Caribbean reefs: integrating thermal thresholds and coral colonies selection in restoration [PDF]
PeerJCaribbean reefs face increasingly frequent and intense bleaching events, adding to the numerous other threats impacting these ecosystems. Addressing these challenges requires global action to reduce climate drivers, along with local efforts like reef ...
Macarena Blanco Pimentel +4 more
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