[HTML][HTML] The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans

JS Madin, KD Anderson, MH Andreasen, TCL Bridge… - Scientific Data, 2016 - nature.com
Trait-based approaches advance ecological and evolutionary research because traits
provide a strong link to an organism's function and fitness. Trait-based research might lead …

Species-specific trends in the reproductive output of corals across environmental gradients and bleaching histories

EJ Howells, RN Ketchum, AG Bauman, Y Mustafa… - Marine pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
Coral populations in the Persian Gulf have a reputation for being some of the toughest in the
world yet little is known about the energetic constraints of living under temperature and …

[HTML][HTML] El Niño and coral larval dispersal across the eastern Pacific marine barrier

S Wood, IB Baums, CB Paris, A Ridgwell… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
More than 5,000 km separates the frequently disturbed coral reefs of the Eastern Tropical
Pacific (ETP) from western sources of population replenishment. It has been hypothesized …

[HTML][HTML] Coral reproduction in Western Australia

J Gilmour, CW Speed, R Babcock - PeerJ, 2016 - peerj.com
Larval production and recruitment underpin the maintenance of coral populations, but these
early life history stages are vulnerable to extreme variation in physical conditions …

A novel application of a cryosectioning technique to undecalcified coral specimens

N Wada, T Kawamoto, Y Sato, N Mano - Marine biology, 2016 - Springer
Histological observations represent an important application to directly characterize the
structure of tissues and locate host-associated and invasive microorganisms. Histological …

Gametogenesis and fecundity of Acropora tenella (Brook 1892) in a mesophotic coral ecosystem in Okinawa, Japan

R Prasetia, F Sinniger, S Harii - Coral Reefs, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Mesophotic coral ecosystems (below 30–40 m depth) host a large diversity of
zooxanthellate coral communities and may play an important role in the ecology and …

[HTML][HTML] Reproduction, abundance and survivorship of two Alveopora spp. in the mesophotic reefs of Eilat, Red Sea

L Eyal-Shaham, G Eyal, R Tamir, Y Loya - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Although the study of coral reproduction has advanced tremendously over the last few
decades, a particular gap exists in our knowledge of the reproductive modes of corals from …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in Growth and Calcification Rates in the Reef-Building Coral Porites lobata: The Implications of Morphotype and Gender on Coral Growth

JJA Tortolero-Langarica, AL Cupul-Magana… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Corals display different growth forms as an adaptive response to both local and global
environmental conditions. Despite the importance of morphologic variability on corals …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of the variability of the South Pacific convergence zone using satellite and reanalysis wind products

A Kidwell, T Lee, YH Jo, XH Yan - Journal of Climate, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
The variability of the South Pacific convergence zone (SPCZ) is evaluated using ocean
surface wind products derived from the atmospheric reanalysis ERA-Interim for the period of …

Reproduction of sea anemones and other hexacorals

E Bocharova - The Cnidaria, past, present and future: The world of …, 2016 - Springer
The data on different modes of reproduction in sea anemones and other hexacorals are
reviewed. There are colonial and solitary individuals, gonochoric and hermaphroditic …