Laboratory Quantification of the Relative Contribution of Staghorn Coral Skeletons to the Total Wave-Energy Dissipation Provided by an Artificial Coral Reef [PDF]
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021 Coral reefs function as submerged breakwaters providing wave mitigation and flood-reduction benefits for coastal communities. Although the wave-reducing capacity of reefs has been associated with wave breaking and friction, studies quantifying the ...
Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos +2 more
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A quick and reliable menthol-induced bleaching protocol for the Caribbean staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis [PDF]
PeerJCorals and dinoflagellate algae form a unique mutualistic symbiosis that provides the energetic and structural foundation for shallow coral reef ecosystems. Despite the long success of this partnership in oligotrophic seas, coral reefs are in decline due
J. Grace Klinges +6 more
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Genetic Signature of Resistance to White Band Disease in the Caribbean Staghorn Coral Acropora cervicornis [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Coral reefs are declining worldwide due to multiple factors including rising sea surface temperature, ocean acidification, and disease outbreaks. Over the last 30 years, White Band Disease (WBD) alone has killed up to 95% of the Caribbean`s dominant ...
Steven V Vollmer, Silvia Libro
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Diverse Staghorn Coral Fauna on the Mesophotic Reefs of North-East Australia
PLoS ONE, 2015 Concern for the future of reef-building corals in conditions of rising sea temperatures combined with recent technological advances has led to a renewed interest in documenting the biodiversity of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) and their potential to
Pim Bongaerts, Paul R Muir, Tom Bridge
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Growth Dynamics of the Threatened Caribbean Staghorn Coral Acropora cervicornis: Influence of Host Genotype, Symbiont Identity, Colony Size, and Environmental Setting [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: The drastic decline in the abundance of Caribbean acroporid corals (Acropora cervicornis, A. palmata) has prompted the listing of this genus as threatened as well as the development of a regional propagation and restoration program.
Iliana Baums +2 more
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Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from a colony sample of Acropora cf. manni (staghorn coral; Cnidaria; Anthozoa; Scleractinia; Acroporidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 459.26 megabases and 489.30 megabases. Most of haplotype 1
Dareon Rios +15 more
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Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from a specimen of Acropora cervicornis (staghorn coral; Cnidaria; Anthozoa; Scleractinia; Acroporidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 328.68 megabases.
Eerik Aunin +13 more
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Identification of Candidate Coral Pathogens on White Band Disease-Infected Staghorn Coral [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Bacterial diseases affecting scleractinian corals pose an enormous threat to the health of coral reefs, yet we still have a limited understanding of the bacteria associated with coral diseases.
Steven V Vollmer +1 more
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Occupation Dynamics and Impacts of Damselfish Territoriality on Recovering Populations of the Threatened Staghorn Coral, Acropora cervicornis [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Large-scale coral reef restoration is needed to help recover structure and function of degraded coral reef ecosystems and mitigate continued coral declines.
Diego Lirman
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RNA-seq Profiles of Immune Related Genes in the Staghorn Coral Acropora cervicornis Infected with White Band Disease [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Coral diseases are among the most serious threats to coral reefs worldwide, yet most coral diseases remain poorly understood. How the coral host responds to pathogen infection is an area where very little is known.
Steven V Vollmer +2 more
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