Consensus guidelines for advancing coral holobiont genome and specimen voucher deposition

CR Voolstra, KM Quigley, SW Davies… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Coral research is being ushered into the genomic era. To fully capitalize on the potential
discoveries from this genomic revolution, the rapidly increasing number of high-quality …

A tenuis relationship: traditional taxonomy obscures systematics and biogeography of the 'Acropora tenuis' (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) species complex

TCL Bridge, PF Cowman, AM Quattrini… - Zoological Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Molecular phylogenetics has fundamentally altered our understanding of the taxonomy,
systematics and biogeography of corals. Recently developed phylogenomic techniques …

[HTML][HTML] A global synthesis of the current knowledge on the taxonomic and geographic distribution of major coral diseases

J Morais, APLR Cardoso, BA Santos - Environmental Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Although knowledge on the diseases affecting corals has been accumulating exponentially
since the 2000s, even more effort is required to summarize and guide further investigation …

Palaeoclimate ocean conditions shaped the evolution of corals and their skeletons through deep time

AM Quattrini, E Rodríguez, BC Faircloth… - Nature Ecology & …, 2020 - nature.com
Identifying how past environmental conditions shaped the evolution of corals and their
skeletal traits provides a framework for predicting their persistence and that of their non …

Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity

SW Davies, MH Gamache, LI Howe-Kerr, NG Kriefall… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae occupy multiple ecological niches on tropical,
subtropical, and temperate reefs, ranging from species that are exclusively free-living to …

Oceanic differences in coral-bleaching responses to marine heatwaves

T Shlesinger, R van Woesik - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Anomalously high ocean temperatures have increased in frequency, intensity, and duration
over the last several decades because of greenhouse gas emissions that cause global …

Genomic signatures in the coral holobiont reveal host adaptations driven by Holocene climate change and reef specific symbionts

I Cooke, H Ying, S Forêt, P Bongaerts, JM Strugnell… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Genetic signatures caused by demographic and adaptive processes during past climatic
shifts can inform predictions of species' responses to anthropogenic climate change. To …

Translating the 10 golden rules of reforestation for coral reef restoration

KM Quigley, M Hein, DJ Suggett - Conservation Biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Efforts are accelerating to protect and restore ecosystems globally. With trillions of dollars in
ecosystem services at stake, no clear framework exists for developing or prioritizing …

Bathymetric evolution of black corals through deep time

J Horowitz, AM Quattrini, MR Brugler… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Deep-sea lineages are generally thought to arise from shallow-water ancestors, but this
hypothesis is based on a relatively small number of taxonomic groups. Anthozoans, which …

Disparate genetic divergence patterns in three corals across a pan-Pacific environmental gradient highlight species-specific adaptation

CR Voolstra, BCC Hume, EJ Armstrong, G Mitushasi… - npj Biodiversity, 2023 - nature.com
Tropical coral reefs are among the most affected ecosystems by climate change and face
increasing loss in the coming decades. Effective conservation strategies that maximize …