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Chimerism as a strategy to improve the resilience of boulder corals [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Chimeras form by the fusion of at least two distinct genets. Such genetic heterogeneity has been hypothesized to increase resilience of clonal invertebrates, and, given the changing environment of coral reefs, may provide important benefits in coral ...
Sandra Mendoza-Quiroz, Margaret W. Miller, Raúl Tecalco-Rentería, Gandhi Germán Ramírez-Tapia, Anastazia T. Banaszak   +4 more
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Annotated genome and transcriptome of the endangered Caribbean mountainous star coral (Orbicella faveolata) using PacBio long-read sequencing [PDF]

BMC Genomics
Long-read sequencing is revolutionizing de-novo genome assemblies, with continued advancements making it more readily available for previously understudied, non-model organisms.
Benjamin D. Young, Olivia M. Williamson, Nicholas S. Kron, Natalia Andrade Rodriguez, Lys M. Isma, Nicholas J. MacKnight, Erinn M. Muller, Stephanie M. Rosales, Stephanie M. Sirotzke, Nikki Traylor-Knowles, Sara D. Williams, Michael S. Studivan   +11 more
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Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Results in Persistent Microbial‐Level Disturbances on Coral Reef Ecosystems [PDF]

Environmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 17, Issue 6, December 2025.
Reef microbiomes before the arrival of stony coral tissue loss disease (vulnerable stage) during the outbreak (epidemic) and after (endemic). Microbial diversity, network metrics, and functional potential varied among apparently healthy corals and the surrounding water and sediments across the stages.
Stephanie M. Rosales, J. Grace Klinges, Abigail S. Clark, Erinn M. Muller, Lindsay K. Huebner   +4 more
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Coral transcriptome and bacterial community profiles reveal distinct Yellow Band Disease states inOrbicella faveolata [PDF]

The ISME Journal, 2014
AbstractCoral diseases impact reefs globally. Although we continue to describe diseases, little is known about the etiology or progression of even the most common cases. To examine a spectrum of coral health and determine factors of disease progression we examined Orbicella faveolata exhibiting signs of Yellow Band Disease (YBD), a widespread condition
Collin J Closek, Shinichi Sunagawa, Michael K DeSalvo, Yvette M Piceno, Todd Z DeSantis, Eoin L Brodie, Michele X Weber, Christian R Voolstra, Gary L Andersen, Mónica Medina   +9 more
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Speciation across depth gradients in reef corals [PDF]

Nature Communications
Ecological speciation through adaptation to different habitats can readily occur without strong geographic isolation when the same traits underlie both ecological divergence and reproductive isolation.
Matías Gómez-Corrales, Ana María González Angel, Bishoy Kamel, Mónica Medina, Nancy Knowlton, Don R. Levitan, Carlos Prada   +6 more
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Building heat-resilient Caribbean reefs: integrating thermal thresholds and coral colonies selection in restoration [PDF]

PeerJ
Caribbean 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, Johanna Calle-Triviño, Daniel J. Barshis, Sancia E.T. van der Meij, Megan K. Morikawa   +4 more
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SAMPLE: An R Package to Estimate Sampling Effort for Species' Occurrence Rates [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2025.
This study presents SAMPLE, a novel R package that guides researchers in determining adequate sampling effort for accurately estimating species occurrence rates, a fundamental metric underlying many spatial ecology analyses. Through a real‐world case study of coral‐dwelling species and simulations, we demonstrate how SAMPLE can account for factors like
Henrique Bravo, Yacine Ben Chehida, Sancia E. T. van der Meij   +2 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Genotype and symbiont composition rather than environment influence susceptibility to stony coral tissue loss disease in coral restoration broodstock [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Over the last several decades, Florida’s Coral Reef has been impacted by global and local stressors causing significant declines in living coral with no signs of natural recovery.
Katherine R. Eaton, Raymond B. Banister, Lindsay N. Arick, Emily R. Hall, Erinn M. Muller   +4 more
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Frequent coral disease interventions reduces tissue loss [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Stony coral tissue loss disease is a highly contagious coral disease, causing rapid colony mortality and local extinctions. Conducting disease interventions on all corals in a region during an outbreak is virtually impossible, therefore, intervention ...
Allie Kozachuk, Nicholas P. Jones, Gareth J. Williams, Reagan Sharkey, Katelyn Klug, Brian K. Walker   +5 more
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Metatranscriptome analysis of the reef-buidling coral Orbicella faveolata indicates holobiont response to coral disease [PDF]

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2015
White Plague Disease (WPD) is implicated in coral reef decline in the Caribbean and is characterized by microbial community shifts in coral mucus and tissue.
Camille eDaniels, Sebastian eBaumgarten, Lauren K Yum, Craig T MIchell, Till eBayer, Chatchanit eArif, Cornelia eRoder, Ernesto eWeil, Christian Robert Voolstra   +8 more
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