Understanding how diversity evolves and is maintained is critical to predicting the future
trajectories of ecosystems under climate change; however, our understanding of these …

Genomic studies are uncovering extensive cryptic diversity within reef‐building corals,
suggesting that evolutionarily and ecologically relevant diversity is highly underestimated in …

The conservation and management of coral reef ecosystems will benefit from accurate
assessments of reef-building coral species diversity. However, the true diversity of corals …

Understanding how biodiversity originates and is maintained are fundamental challenge in
evolutionary biology. Speciation is a continuous process and progression along this …

Marine protected areas are an important tool to recover and protect coral reef biodiversity.
Connected networks of individual marine protected areas enhance system-wide resilience …

Background Mesophotic coral communities are increasingly gaining attention for the unique
biological diversity they host, exemplified by the numerous mesophotic fish species that …

Cryptic genetic variation is increasingly being identified in numerous coral species, with
prior research indicating that different cryptic genetic lineages can exhibit varied responses …

Population declines threaten many marine ecosystems, but their genetic consequences
remain largely unknown. A new study shows how a Caribbean coral finds itself trapped in an …

Endemic species are often at greater risk of extinction and therefore should be a high priority
for conservation. Lord Howe Island is a biodiversity hotspot with numerous endemic species …

Understanding the dispersal potential of different species is essential for predicting recovery
trajectories following local disturbances and the potential for adaptive loci to spread to …