Geographically driven differences in microbiomes of Acropora cervicornis originating from different regions of Florida's Coral Reef

SD Williams, JG Klinges, S Zinman, AS Clark, E Bartels… - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Effective coral restoration must include comprehensive investigations of the targeted coral
community that consider all aspects of the coral holobiont—the coral host, symbiotic algae …

Thermal priming and bleaching hormesis in the staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck 1816)

HA Martell - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2023 - Elsevier
Stress memory is a highly conserved phenomenon that enables the survival of organisms.
There is evidence of stress memory in stony corals, but its costs and benefits remain largely …

[PDF][PDF] Phosphate enrichment induces increased dominance of the parasite Aquarickettsia in the coral Acropora cervicornis

JG Klinges, SH Patel, WC Duke… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Nutrient pollution is linked to coral disease susceptibility and severity, but the mechanism
behind this effect remains underexplored. A recently identified bacterial species,'Ca …

Exposure to global change and microplastics elicits an immune response in an endangered coral

CB Bove, K Greene, S Sugierski, NG Kriefall… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Global change is increasing seawater temperatures and decreasing oceanic pH, driving
declines of coral reefs globally. Coral ecosystems are also impacted by local stressors …

Selective breeding to enhance the adaptive potential of corals

C Drury, C Caruso, K Quigley - Coral reef conservation and restoration in …, 2022 - Springer
The decline of coral reefs has prompted an emergent field of research on the potential for
various biological interventions focused on increasing stress tolerance in corals. Among …

Microbiomes of a disease-resistant genotype of Acropora cervicornis are resistant to acute, but not chronic, nutrient enrichment

JG Klinges, SH Patel, WC Duke, EM Muller… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Chronically high levels of inorganic nutrients have been documented in Florida's coral reefs
and are linked to increased prevalence and severity of coral bleaching and disease …

Concordance of microbial and visual health indicators of white-band disease in nursery reared Caribbean coral Acropora cervicornis

MD Schul, DE Anastasious, LJ Spiers, JL Meyer… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Background Coral diseases are one of the leading causes of declines in coral populations.
In the Caribbean, white band disease (WBD) has led to a substantial loss of Acropora corals …

Divergent responses of the coral holobiont to deoxygenation and prior environmental stress

SD Swaminathan, JL Meyer, MD Johnson… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Ocean deoxygenation is intensifying globally due to human activities–and is emerging as a
grave threat to coral reef ecosystems where it can cause coral bleaching and mass mortality …

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EJ Armstrong, CJ Krediet, Z Zhou… - … Approaches to Coral …, 2023 - books.google.com
Biogeochemical cycling, the movement of small metabolic intermediates and products
between organisms and the environment undergirds the ability for complex lifeforms to exist …

[DOC][DOC] Selective Breeding to Support the Long-Term Persistence of Coral Reefs

C Drury, C Caruso, K Quigley - 2021 - ecoevorxiv.org
The decline of coral reefs has prompted an emergent field of research on the potential for
various biological interventions focused on increasing stress tolerance in corals. Among …