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Temperature stress and disease drives the extirpation of the threatened pillar coral, Dendrogyra cylindrus, in southeast Florida [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
Rare species population dynamics can elucidate the resilience of an ecosystem. On coral reefs, climate change and local anthropogenic stressors are threatening stony coral persistence, increasing the need to assess vulnerable species locally.
Nicholas P. Jones, Lystina Kabay, Kathleen Semon Lunz, David S. Gilliam   +3 more
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Saving the Last Unicorns: The Genetic Rescue of Florida’s Pillar Corals

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
As stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) swept through the Florida Reef Tract, one of the most severely impacted species was the iconic pillar coral, Dendrogyra cylindrus.
Karen L. Neely, Cynthia L. Lewis, Keri O’Neil, Cheryl M. Woodley, Jennifer Moore, Zach Ransom, Amelia Moura, Ken Nedimyer, David Vaughan   +8 more
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Rapid Population Decline of the Pillar Coral Dendrogyra cylindrus Along the Florida Reef Tract

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Coral reefs worldwide are in a state of decline, but the population status and impacts of stressors for rare species are generally not well documented using broad-scale monitoring protocols.
Karen L. Neely, Karen L. Neely, Cynthia L. Lewis, Cynthia L. Lewis, Kathleen S. Lunz, Kathleen S. Lunz, Lystina Kabay   +6 more
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Functional Characterization of Hexacorallia Phagocytic Cells

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Phagocytosis is the cellular defense mechanism used to eliminate antigens derived from dysregulated or damaged cells, and microbial pathogens. Phagocytosis is therefore a pillar of innate immunity, whereby foreign particles are engulfed and degraded in ...
Grace A. Snyder, Shir Eliachar, Michael T. Connelly, Shani Talice, Uzi Hadad, Orly Gershoni-Yahalom, William E. Browne, Caroline V. Palmer, Benyamin Rosental, Nikki Traylor-Knowles   +9 more
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Disparities in Spawning Times Between in situ and ex situ Pillar Corals

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Contrasts in spawning time between in situ and ex situ colonies of the pillar coral Dendrogyra cylindrus were assessed by comparing 8 years of in situ spawning observations with 3 years of observations on ex situ corals held in outdoor flow-through tanks.
Karen L. Neely, Cindy L. Lewis, Cindy L. Lewis, Kevin A. Macaulay   +3 more
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Status of coral reefs of Little Cayman, Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac, British West Indies in 1999 and 2000. (Part 1: Stony corals and algae) [PDF]

, 2003
A benthic assessment of the isolated Cayman Islands was completed at 42 sites. Major changes in the reef community structure were documented by comparison with earlier studies. Acropora palmata and A.
Graifman, R., Hall, J.L., Manfrino, C., Reigl, B.   +3 more
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Recurring Episodes of Thermal Stress Shift the Balance From a Dominant Host-Specialist to a Background Host-Generalist Zooxanthella in the Threatened Pillar Coral, Dendrogyra cylindrus

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019
Most scleractinian corals form obligate symbioses with photosynthetic dinoflagellates (family Symbiodiniaceae), which provide differential tolerances to their host. Previously, research has focused on the influence of symbiont composition and the dynamic
Cynthia Lewis, Cynthia Lewis, Karen Neely, Karen Neely, Mauricio Rodriguez-Lanetty   +4 more
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Cuban Land Use and Conservation, from Rainforests to Coral Reefs [PDF]

, 2018
Cuba is an ecological rarity in Latin America and the Caribbean. Its complex political and economic history shows limited disturbances, extinctions, pollution, and resource depletion by legal or de facto measures.
Ahamed, Sonya, Fernandez, Margarita, Fiske, Greg, Galford, Gillian L, Gonzalez-Diaz, Patricia, Kaufman, Les, Monasterolo, Irene, Roman, Joe   +7 more
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Assessment of the Coral Reefs of the Turks and Caicos Islands (Part 2: Fish Communities) [PDF]

, 2003
Ecologically and commercially significant coral reef fishes were surveyed at 28 sites in the Turks and Caicos Islands during August 1999. Our results constitute the first quantitative census of these fishes and can serve as baseline information for ...
Brandt, Marilyn, Hoshino, Kaho, Manfrino, Carrie, Riegl, Bernhard, Steiner, Sascha C. C.   +4 more
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Fallen Pillars: The Past, Present, and Future Population Dynamics of a Rare, Specialist Coral–Algal Symbiosis

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019
With ongoing changes in climate, rare and ecologically specialized species are at increased risk of extinction. In sessile foundation fauna that reproduce asexually via fragmentation of existing colonies, the number of colonies does not reflect the ...
Andrea N. Chan, Cynthia L. Lewis, Cynthia L. Lewis, Karen L. Neely, Karen L. Neely, Iliana B. Baums   +5 more
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