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Symbiont community structure in Orbicella faveolata from Mermaid Reef and Sandy Cay Reef in Abaco, The Bahamas in January 2019

, 2021
Dataset: Symbiont community structure in Orbicella faveolataThis dataset contains results from genus-specific qPCR assays to quantify the abundance of Symbiodinium, Breviolum, Cladocopium, and Durusdinium symbionts relative to coral cells in Orbicella ...
Parker, Katie, Cunning, Ross
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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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Habitat quality effects on the abundance of a coral‐dwelling fish across spatial scales

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2024.
Coral‐dwelling fishes are expected to be negatively affected by reef degradation, but the factors underlying this relationship are poorly understood. We showed that the functionally important cleaner fish Elacatinus evelynae is affected by habitat quality metrics across spatial scales, requiring large, healthy coral heads and preferring a subset of ...
Hana Fahim, Taylor Naaykens, Cassidy C. D'Aloia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fine‐grained sediment production by endolithic sponges on Caribbean coral reefs

Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 69, Issue 9, Page 2015-2028, September 2024.
Abstract Endolithic sponges are key players in carbonate cycling on coral reef systems. While their bioerosion of reef framework is relatively well studied, their role in biogenic sediment generation is poorly understood. In this study, the sedimentary attributes and production rates of eight Caribbean endolithic sponge species were characterized.
Didier M. de Bakker, Chris T. Perry, Eden Magaña‐Gallegos, Esmeralda Pérez‐Cervantes, Lorenzo Alvarez‐Filip   +4 more
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The impact of stony coral tissue loss disease and amoxicillin treatments on coral gametogenesis

Frontiers in Marine Science
The unprecedented mortality of stony corals on Florida’s Coral Reef from stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was mitigated on some priority sites and corals through the use of a topical amoxicillin paste to halt disease lesion progression.
Hannah E. Mazurek, Karen L. Neely, D. Abigail Renegar   +2 more
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Changes in the Number of Symbionts and Symbiodinium Cell Pigmentation Modulate Differentially Coral Light Absorption and Photosynthetic Performance

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017
In order to understand the contribution of pigmented coral tissues to the extraordinary optical properties of the coral-symbiont-skeleton unit, we analyzed the associations between structural and optical traits for four coral species, which broadly ...
Tim Scheufen, Tim Scheufen, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, Susana Enríquez   +4 more
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Increased Algal Symbiont Density Reduces Host Immunity in a Threatened Caribbean Coral Species, Orbicella faveolata

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Scleractinian corals are the principal builders of coral reefs. These megadiverse ecosystems are declining due to coral mortality from a variety of stressors, including disease.
Lauren E. Fuess, Ana M. Palacio-Castro, Caleb C. Butler, Andrew C. Baker, Laura D. Mydlarz   +4 more
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South Atlantic Multi‐Site Calibration of Coral Oxygen Isotope Paleothermometer

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 25, Issue 8, August 2024.
Abstract Coral‐based stable oxygen isotopes (δ18O) have been used as a proxy for sea surface temperature (SST) since the 1970s, and δ18O–SST calibration studies have been fundamental to assure robust and faithful SST reconstructions. Paleoclimatic studies based on corals from the tropical western South Atlantic (TWSA) are scarce, and the available ...
N. S. Pereira, C. M. Chiessi, S. Crivellari, K. H. Kilbourne, R. K. P. Kikuchi, B. P. Ferreira, R. J. A. Macêdo, M. C. M. dos Santos, M. G. Pereira, L. S. Neves da Rocha, A. N. Sial   +10 more
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Early Life History Response of Reef Building Coral, Orbicella faveolata, to Ocean Acidification and Warming [PDF]

, 2018
Ocean warming and acidification pose major threats to coral reef organisms. It is unknown how the early life history stages of Atlantic corals cope with the combined effects of these two global environmental stressors.
Pitts, Kelly A
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Triggers, cascades, and endpoints: connecting the dots of coral bleaching mechanisms

Biological Reviews, Volume 99, Issue 3, Page 715-752, June 2024.
ABSTRACT The intracellular coral–dinoflagellate symbiosis is the engine that underpins the success of coral reefs, one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. However, the breakdown of the symbiosis and the loss of the microalgal symbiont (i.e.
Joshua Helgoe, Simon K. Davy, Virginia M. Weis, Mauricio Rodriguez‐Lanetty   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source