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Grazers and predators mediate the post-settlement bottleneck in Caribbean octocoral forests

Frontiers in Marine Science
In the Caribbean, reef-building scleractinian corals have declined precipitously and octocorals have emerged as one of their main successors. The success of octocorals and the formation of octocoral forests has been attributed to their continuing ...
Christopher D. Wells, Christopher D. Wells, Joseph Benz, Kaitlyn J. Tonra, Emily R. Anderson, Howard R. Lasker, Howard R. Lasker   +6 more
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Climate Change Leads to a Reduction in Symbiotic Derived Cnidarian Biodiversity on Coral Reefs

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Symbiotic relationships enable partners to thrive and survive in habitats where they would either not be as successful, or potentially not exist, without the symbiosis.
Tamar L. Goulet, Denis Goulet
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Polyhydroxylated Steroids from the Bamboo Coral Isis hippuris

Marine Drugs, 2011
In previous studies on the secondary metabolites of the Taiwanese octocoral Isis hippuris, specimens have always been collected at Green Island. In the course of our studies on bioactive compounds from marine organisms, the acetone-solubles of the ...
Chang-Yih Duh, Wei-Hua Chen, Shang-Kwei Wang   +2 more
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Early Life-History Dynamics of Caribbean Octocorals: The Critical Role of Larval Supply and Partial Mortality

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Recruitment is a key demographic process for maintenance of local populations and recovery following disturbance. For marine invertebrates, distribution and abundances of recruits are impacted by spatiotemporal variation in larval supply, settlement ...
Ángela Martínez-Quintana, Howard R. Lasker, Howard R. Lasker   +2 more
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Evolutionary, Functional and Mechanistic Characterisation of Microbial Terpene Synthase‐Like Genes From Springtails

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, EarlyView.
A genome analysis revealed the presence of many bacterial‐type terpene synthases in springtails. Four enzymes from Sinella curviseta were functionally characterised, resulting in the isolation of several compounds including sinellene ether, the first diterpene ether identified from a terpene synthase that represents a novel skeleton.
Min Wang, Clement Schneider, Zarley Rebholz, Stefan Schulz, Kathy Darragh, Jeroen S. Dickschat   +5 more
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Mitogenomic phylogenetic analyses of Leptogorgia virgulata and Leptogorgia hebes (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) from the Gulf of Mexico provides insight on Gorgoniidae divergence between Pacific and Atlantic lineages

Ecology and Evolution, 2019
The use of genetics in recent years has brought to light the need to reevaluate the classification of many gorgonian octocorals. This study focuses on two Leptogorgia species—Leptogorgia virgulata and Leptogorgia hebes—from the northwestern Gulf of ...
Samantha Silvestri, Diego F. Figueroa, David Hicks, Nicole J. Figueroa   +3 more
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Terpenoids from Octocorals of the Genus Pachyclavularia

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, Jyh-Horng Sheu, Yang-Chang Wu, Ping-Jyun Sung   +3 more
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Mesophotic octocoral larval settlement preferences and behaviors

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Lab‐based coral reproduction is advancing restoration efforts to support coral populations injured by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Objectives This study aimed to answer foundational questions concerning coral spawning and larval settlement that need to be resolved for these mesophotic and deep‐sea coral species before ...
Mark McCauley, Julia Johnstone, William G. Jenkins, Jayci Grosso, Arielle Pollock, Jonathan M. Quigley, Leigh‐Anne Carlson, Christopher L. Gardner, Peter J. Etnoyer, Kristopher G. Benson, Amanda W. J. Demopoulos   +10 more
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Kelp‐boulder transplants for habitat restoration

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Degraded habitats present a major barrier to the survival and recovery of threatened marine species, particularly where structural or biogenic complexity has been lost, and natural regeneration ability is uncertain. Despite growing interest in habitat restoration, techniques rarely deliver rapid improvements at the necessary ...
Tyson J. Bessell, Victor Shelamoff, Cayne Layton, Jemina Stuart‐Smith   +3 more
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The Genome Sequence of the Octocoral Paramuricea clavata – A Key Resource To Study the Impact of Climate Change in the Mediterranean

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2020
The octocoral, Paramuricea clavata, is a habitat-forming anthozoan with a key ecological role in rocky benthic and biodiversity-rich communities in the Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic. Shallow populations of P.
Jean-Baptiste Ledoux, Fernando Cruz, Jèssica Gómez-Garrido, Regina Antoni, Julie Blanc, Daniel Gómez-Gras, Silvija Kipson, Paula López-Sendino, Agostinho Antunes, Cristina Linares, Marta Gut, Tyler Alioto, Joaquim Garrabou   +12 more
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