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Resilience of Octocoral Forests to Catastrophic Storms [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 AbstractAfter centuries of human-mediated disturbances, Caribbean reef communities are vastly different from those described in the 1950s. Many are functionally dominated by macroalgae, but this community state represents only one of several possibilities into which present-day coral reefs can transition.
Howard R. Lasker +3 more
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Terpenoids from Octocorals of the Genus Pachyclavularia [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2017 In this paper, we reviewed natural compounds isolated from octocorals belonging to the genus Pachyclavularia, including 20 cembrane-, 39 briarane-, and eight briarellin-related diterpenoids, and one secosterol.
Yu-Chia Chang +3 more
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Worldwide biogeography of Symbiodinium in tropical octocorals [PDF]
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2008 Although octocorals are important components of coral reefs, most research on the genetic diversity of symbiotic zooxanthellae (Symbiodinium spp.) has focused on scleractinian (stony) corals. For both groups, most geographic comparisons have occurred within the same ocean or only included a few geographic sites.
TL Goulet +2 more
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Octocoral Research -- Past, Present and Future
Atoll Research Bulletin, 2001 Peer-reviewed ...
Frederick M. Bayer
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The Draft Genome of an Octocoral, Dendronephthya gigantea [PDF]
Genome Biology and Evolution, 2019 Background: Coral reefs composed of stony corals are threatened by global marine environmental changes. However, soft coral communities composed of octocorallian species, appear more resilient. The genomes of several species of cnidarians have been published, including stony corals, sea anemones, and hydra, but as of yet no octocoral species.
Yeonsu Jeon +19 more
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Sterols from the Octocoral Nephthea columnaris [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2017 Two new sterols, columnaristerols B (1) and C (2), along with two known analogues, 5,6-epoxylitosterol (3) and litosterol (4), were obtained from the octocoral Nephthea columnaris.
Ta-Yuan Whuang +4 more
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Dataset of octocoral assemblages in fore reefs in the northwestern region of Cuba
Data in Brief, 2020 This dataset accompanies ''Spatio temporal variation in octocoral assemblages along a water quality gradient in the northwestern region of Cuba'' [1]. Sampling units were quadrats of 1 m2 (each 1 x 1 m), positioned by a random-systematic design at 10 m ...
Néstor Rey-Villiers +3 more
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The Octocoral Trait Database: a global database of trait information for octocoral species. [PDF]
Sci DataAbstract Trait-based approaches are revolutionizing our understanding of high-diversity ecosystems by providing insights into the principles underlying key ecological processes, such as community assembly, species distribution, resilience, and the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
Gómez-Gras D +8 more
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Phylogeography of Blue Corals (Genus Heliopora) Across the Indo-West Pacific
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Species delimitation of corals is one of the most challenging issues in coral reef ecology and conservation. Morphology can obscure evolutionary relationships, and molecular datasets are consistently revealing greater within-species diversity than ...
Hiroki Taninaka +20 more
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Genetic insights into recolonization processes of Mediterranean octocorals [PDF]
Marine Biology, 2020 Marine ecosystems are strongly impacted by the consequences of human activities, such as habitat destruction or artificialization and climate change. In the Mediterranean Sea, sessile benthic species, and particularly octocorals, have been affected by mass mortality events linked with positive thermal anomalies.
H. Kara +17 more
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