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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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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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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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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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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Synergistic Effects of Thermal Stress and Estuarine Discharge on Transcriptomic Variation of Montastraea cavernosa Corals in Southeast Florida [PDF]
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 +7 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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Bacterial and Symbiodiniaceae communities’ variation in corals with distinct traits and geographical distribution [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCoral microbiomes play crucial roles in holobiont homeostasis and adaptation. The host’s ability to populate broad ecological niches and to cope with environmental changes seems to be related to the flexibility of the coral microbiome.
Livia Bonetti Villela +11 more
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Machine learning reveals distinct gene expression signatures across tissue states in stony coral tissue loss disease [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceStony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has rapidly degraded Caribbean reefs, compounding climate-related stressors and threatening ecosystem stability.
Kelsey M. Beavers +6 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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