A tenuis relationship: traditional taxonomy obscures systematics and biogeography of the 'Acropora tenuis' (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) species complex

TCL Bridge, PF Cowman, AM Quattrini… - Zoological Journal of …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Molecular phylogenetics has fundamentally altered our understanding of the taxonomy,
systematics and biogeography of corals. Recently developed phylogenomic techniques …

[HTML][HTML] A global synthesis of the current knowledge on the taxonomic and geographic distribution of major coral diseases

J Morais, APLR Cardoso, BA Santos - Environmental Advances, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Although knowledge on the diseases affecting corals has been accumulating exponentially
since the 2000s, even more effort is required to summarize and guide further investigation …

Factors limiting the range extension of corals into high-latitude reef regions

D Abrego, EJ Howells, SDA Smith, JS Madin… - Diversity, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Reef-building corals show a marked decrease in total species richness from the tropics to
high latitude regions. Several hypotheses have been proposed to account for this pattern in …

Palaeoclimate ocean conditions shaped the evolution of corals and their skeletons through deep time

AM Quattrini, E Rodríguez, BC Faircloth… - Nature Ecology & …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Identifying how past environmental conditions shaped the evolution of corals and their
skeletal traits provides a framework for predicting their persistence and that of their non …

Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity

SW Davies, MH Gamache, LI Howe-Kerr, NG Kriefall… - PeerJ, 2023‏ - peerj.com
Dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae occupy multiple ecological niches on tropical,
subtropical, and temperate reefs, ranging from species that are exclusively free-living to …

Oceanic differences in coral-bleaching responses to marine heatwaves

T Shlesinger, R van Woesik - Science of the Total Environment, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Anomalously high ocean temperatures have increased in frequency, intensity, and duration
over the last several decades because of greenhouse gas emissions that cause global …

[HTML][HTML] A hybrid-capture approach to reconstruct the phylogeny of Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia)

ZBR Quek, SS Jain, ZT Richards, R Arrigoni… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
A well-supported evolutionary tree representing most major lineages of scleractinian corals
is in sight with the development and application of phylogenomic approaches. Specifically …

Translating the 10 golden rules of reforestation for coral reef restoration

KM Quigley, M Hein, DJ Suggett - Conservation Biology, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Efforts are accelerating to protect and restore ecosystems globally. With trillions of dollars in
ecosystem services at stake, no clear framework exists for develo** or prioritizing …

Genomic signatures in the coral holobiont reveal host adaptations driven by Holocene climate change and reef specific symbionts

I Cooke, H Ying, S Forêt, P Bongaerts, JM Strugnell… - Science …, 2020‏ - science.org
Genetic signatures caused by demographic and adaptive processes during past climatic
shifts can inform predictions of species' responses to anthropogenic climate change. To …