Extending the natural adaptive capacity of coral holobionts

CR Voolstra, DJ Suggett, RS Peixoto… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Anthropogenic climate change and environmental degradation destroy coral reefs, the
ecosystem services they provide, and the livelihoods of close to a billion people who …

Coral bleaching patterns are the outcome of complex biological and environmental networking

DJ Suggett, DJ Smith - Global Change Biology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Continued declines in coral reef health over the past three decades have been punctuated
by severe mass coral bleaching‐induced mortality events that have grown in intensity and …

Considerations for maximizing the adaptive potential of restored coral populations in the western Atlantic

IB Baums, AC Baker, SW Davies… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Active coral restoration typically involves two interventions: crossing gametes to facilitate
sexual larval propagation; and fragmenting, growing, and outplanting adult colonies to …

Principles for coral reef restoration in the anthropocene

TP Hughes, AH Baird, TH Morrison, G Torda - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
Coral reefs are critically important ecosystems that support coastal societies and economies
throughout the tropical oceans. However, many of the word's coral reefs are already …

[HTML][HTML] Corals at the edge of environmental limits: A new conceptual framework to re-define marginal and extreme coral communities

V Schoepf, JH Baumann, DJ Barshis… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The worldwide decline of coral reefs has renewed interest in coral communities at the edge
of environmental limits because they have the potential to serve as resilience hotspots and …

Within-population variability in coral heat tolerance indicates climate adaptation potential

A Humanes, L Lachs… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Coral reefs are facing unprecedented mass bleaching and mortality events due to marine
heatwaves and climate change. To avoid extirpation, corals must adapt. Individual variation …

Empirically derived thermal thresholds of four coral species along the Red Sea using a portable and standardized experimental approach

NR Evensen, CR Voolstra, M Fine, G Perna… - Coral Reefs, 2022 - Springer
Global warming is causing an unprecedented loss of species and habitats worldwide. This is
particularly apparent for tropical coral reefs, with an increasing number of reefs experiencing …

Mangrove lagoons of the Great Barrier Reef support coral populations persisting under extreme environmental conditions

EF Camp, J Edmondson, A Doheny, J Rumney… - Marine Ecology …, 2019 - int-res.com
Global degradation of coral reefs has increased the urgency of identifying stress-tolerant
coral populations, to enhance understanding of the biology driving stress tolerance, as well …

The role and risks of selective adaptation in extreme coral habitats

F Scucchia, P Zaslansky, C Boote, A Doheny… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The alarming rate of climate change demands new management strategies to protect coral
reefs. Environments such as mangrove lagoons, characterized by extreme variations in …

Priority species to support the functional integrity of coral reefs

K Wolfe, K Anthony, RC Babcock, L Bay… - … and marine biology, 2020 - library.oapen.org
Ecosystem-based management on coral reefs has historically focused on biodiversity
conservation through the establishment of marine reserves, but it is increasingly recognised …