Sibling species in the sea

N Knowlton - Annual review of ecology and systematics, 1993 - JSTOR
Sibling species are common in all major marine groups and habitats. Their abundance
reflects both inadequate study of morphological features of living organisms (" pseudo …

Systematic and biogeographical patterns in the reproductive biology of scleractinian corals

AH Baird, JR Guest, BL Willis - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
A limited diversity of character states for reproductive traits and a robust phylogeny make
scleractinian corals an ideal model organism with which to explore the evolution of life …

Sexual production of corals for reef restoration in the Anthropocene

CJ Randall, AP Negri, KM Quigley, T Foster… - Marine Ecology …, 2020 - int-res.com
Coral-reef ecosystems are experiencing frequent and severe disturbance events that are
reducing global coral abundance and potentially overwhelming the natural capacity for reefs …

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 …

Sexual reproduction of scleractinian corals

PL Harrison - Coral reefs: an ecosystem in transition, 2011 - Springer
Sexual reproduction by scleractinian reef corals is important for maintaining coral
populations and evolutionary processes. The ongoing global renaissance in coral …

Nutrient enrichment on coral reefs: is it a major cause of coral reef decline?

AM Szmant - Estuaries, 2002 - Springer
Coral reefs are degrading worldwide at an alarming rate. Nutrient over-enrichment is
considered a major cause of this decline because degraded coral reefs generally exhibit a …

Genotypic diversity and gene flow in brooding and spawning corals along the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

DJ Ayre, TP Hughes - Evolution, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Marine organisms exhibit great variation in reproductive modes, larval types, and other life‐
history traits that may have major evolutionary consequences. We measured local and …

A biogeographic analysis and review of the far eastern Pacific coral reef region

PW Glynn, JS Ault - Coral reefs, 2000 - Springer
New information on the presence and relative abundances of 41 reef-building
(zooxanthellate) coral species at 11 eastern Pacific and 3 central Pacific localities is …

Where have all the carbonates gone? A model comparison of calcium carbonate budgets before and after the 1982–1983 El Nino at Uva Island in the eastern Pacific

CM Eakin - Coral Reefs, 1996 - Springer
El Nifio related coral mortality and a subsequent increase in crustose coralline algae and
sea urchins have resulted in profound changes to the coral reef ecosystem at Uva Island …

Mutualistic microalgae co-diversify with reef corals that acquire symbionts during egg development

KE Turnham, DC Wham, E Sampayo… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The application of molecular genetics has reinvigorated and improved how species are
defined and investigated scientifically, especially for morphologically cryptic micro …