Wild and nursery-raised corals: comparative physiology of two framework coral species

SE Gantt, EF Keister, AA Manfroy, DE Merck, WK Fitt… - Coral Reefs, 2023 - Springer
Worldwide decline in coral populations has led to the development of numerous coral
conservation and restoration groups. These groups have established successful methods for …

Evaluation of the performance and cost-effectiveness of coral microfragments in covering artificial habitats

TPI Mostrales, RN Rollon, WY Licuanan - Ecological engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Microfragmentation is a potentially more versatile method of increasing coral cover. While
recent studies have evaluated the performance of microfragments of massive corals, data on …

Symbiodiniaceae phenotypic traits as bioindicators of acclimatization after coral transplantation

CJ Anthony, C Lock, G Pérez-Rosales, H Rouzé… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis underpins coral reef resilience and influences conservation
success, given the relationship's role in coral bleaching. Here, we transplanted Guam's …

Characterization of trade-offs between immunity and reproduction in the coral species Astrangia poculata

N Villafranca, I Changsut, SD de Villegas, H Womack… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Background Living organisms face ubiquitous pathogenic threats and have consequently
evolved immune systems to protect against potential invaders. However, many components …

Characterization of trade-offs between immunity and reproduction in Astrangia poculata

N Villafranca, I Changsut, SC Diaz de Villegas… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Background Living organisms face ubiquitous pathogenic threats and have consequently
evolved immune systems to protect against potential invaders. However, many components …

[PDF][PDF] Maximizing Coral Tissue Production: The Role of Fragment Size and Grow-Out Location

B Tobias - 2024 - scholarship.miami.edu
No. of pages in text.(54) As Florida's Coral Reef experiences unprecedented declines from
local and global stressors such as disease and thermal stress, practitioners are increasingly …

Assessing Coral Restoration Feasibility in the Face of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease on Florida's Coral Reef

GS Pantoni - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Since the emergence of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) in 2014, 60% of live coral
cover on Florida's coral reefs have been lost. This study assessed the efficacy of outplanting …

Spatiotemporal Patterns in Orbicella Faveolata Wound Regeneration as an Indicator of Colony Health

AG Wheeler - 2024 - nsuworks.nova.edu
Anthropogenic (eg damage from anchors, scuba divers, tissue sampling) and natural
disturbances (eg predation, storm damage) can result in wounding of live tissue on coral …

Measuring the Impact of Thermal Stress on Coral Resilience in Hawai'i Using Large-Area Imagery

C Rodriguez - 2022 - digitalcommons.csumb.edu
Coral reefs worldwide are declining due to several anthropogenic stressors, but rising ocean
temperature is the most serious threat to coral reef persistence. Develo** models that …

[PDF][PDF] The impact of NH4+ loading on the scleractinian coral Acropora

MA Fisher - 2022 - krex.k-state.edu
Coral reefs are one of the most diverse and complex ecosystems in the world supporting an
estimated 25-38% of all marine life. Unfortunately, coral reef ecosystems and their keystone …