Niche breadth and divergence in sympatric cryptic coral species (Pocillopora spp.) across habitats within reefs and among algal symbionts

SC Burgess, AM Turner… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
While the presence of morphologically cryptic species is increasingly recognized, we still
lack a useful understanding of what causes and maintains co‐occurring cryptic species and …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring coral reef communities in Puerto Rico using Bayesian networks

JF Carriger, WS Fisher - Ecological Informatics, 2024 - Elsevier
Most coral reef studies focus on scleractinian (stony) corals to indicate reef condition, but
there are other prominent assemblages that play a role in ecosystem structure and function …