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Effects of future climate on coral-coral competition.

PLoS ONE, 2020
As carbon dioxide (CO2) levels increase, coral reefs and other marine systems will be affected by the joint stressors of ocean acidification (OA) and warming.
Nicole K Johnston, Justin E Campbell, Valerie J Paul, Mark E Hay   +3 more
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A Demonstration of the Capability of Low-Cost Hyperspectral Imaging for the Characterisation of Coral Reefs

Oceans, 2023
The use of hyperspectral imaging in marine applications is limited, largely due to the cost-prohibitive nature of the technology and the risk of submerging such expensive electronics. Here, we examine the use of low-cost (
Jonathan Teague, John C. C. Day, Michael J. Allen, Thomas B. Scott, Eric J. Hochberg, David Megson-Smith   +5 more
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Examining the Effect of Heat Stress on Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767) from a Mesophotic Coral Ecosystem (MCE) [PDF]

Water, 2020
Coral reefs are under increasing pressure from global warming. Little knowledge, however, exists regarding heat induced stress on deeper mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs). Here, we examined the effect of acute (72 h) and chronic (480 h) heat stress on the host coral Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767) collected from an upper MCE (~30 m) in Florida ...
John E. Skutnik, Sango Otieno, Sok Kean Khoo, Kevin B. Strychar   +3 more
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Disease Diagnostics and Potential Coinfections by Vibrio coralliilyticus During an Ongoing Coral Disease Outbreak in Florida

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
A deadly coral disease outbreak has been devastating the Florida Reef Tract since 2014. This disease, stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), affects at least 22 coral species causing the progressive destruction of tissue.
Blake Ushijima, Julie L. Meyer, Sharon Thompson, Kelly Pitts, Michael F. Marusich, Jessica Tittl, Elizabeth Weatherup, Jacqueline Reu, Raquel Wetzell, Greta S. Aeby, Claudia C. Häse, Valerie J. Paul   +11 more
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Optimizing Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) Intervention Treatments on Montastraea cavernosa in an Endemic Zone

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has persisted since 2014 in the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area (Coral ECA) where it was first discovered. Most of the highly susceptible corals have perished, leaving Montastraea cavernosa
Brian K. Walker, Nicholas R. Turner, Hunter K. G. Noren, Samantha F. Buckley, Kelly A. Pitts   +4 more
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3D Photogrammetry Reveals Dynamics of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) Lesion Progression Across a Thermal Stress Event

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was first observed in the United States Virgin Islands in January 2019 on a reef at Flat Cay off the island of St. Thomas. A year after its emergence, the disease had spread to several reefs around St.
Sonora Meiling, Erinn M. Muller, Tyler B. Smith, Marilyn E. Brandt   +3 more
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Gene expression associated with disease resistance and long-term growth in a reef-building coral

Royal Society Open Science, 2021
Rampant coral disease, exacerbated by climate change and other anthropogenic stressors, threatens reefs worldwide, especially in the Caribbean. Physically isolated yet genetically connected reefs such as Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary ...
Emma R. Kelley, Robin S. Sleith, Mikhail V. Matz, Rachel M. Wright   +3 more
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Nitrogen fixation by symbiotic cyanobacteria provides a source of nitrogen for the scleractinian coral Montastraea cavernosa [PDF]

Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2007
Colonies of the Caribbean coral Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus) that harbor endosymbiotic cyanobacteria can fix nitrogen, whereas conspecifics without these symbionts cannot. The pattern of nitrogen fixation is diurnal and maximum rates occur in the early morning and evening. An analysis of delta N-15 stable isotope data showed that the zooxanthellae,
Lesser, M. P., Falcon, L. I., Rodriguez-Roman, A., Enriquez, S., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Iglesias-Prieto, R.   +5 more
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Bacterial Communities Associated With Crustose Coralline Algae Are Host‐Specific

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 15, Issue 1, February 2026.
Fifteen Indo‐Pacific crustose coralline algae (CCA) species surface microbial communities were characterised with 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing and are distinct. The CCA surface microbiome primarily differentiate by algal host species, but core bacterial communities additionally correlated to host phylogeny.
Abigail C. Turnlund, Paul A. O'Brien, Laura Rix, Sophie Ferguson, Nadine Boulotte, So Young Jeong, Nicole S. Webster, Guillermo Diaz‐Pulido, Muhammad Abdul Wahab, Miguel Lurgi, Inka Vanwonterghem   +10 more
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Selective Effects of Environmental Conditions and Protection Levels on Herbivorous Fish Functions in the Largest South Atlantic Reef Complex

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 36, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Herbivorous fish are key components in maintaining functionality in reef environments; however, this group is widely threatened by overfishing and habitat degradation. Investigating the main factors determining the structure of herbivorous fish becomes paramount to defining management strategies amid anthropogenic impacts. This study evaluated
Douglas Moraes, Natália C. Roos, João L. L. Feitosa, Fabiana C. Félix‐Hackradt, Carlos W. Hackradt   +4 more
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