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View article: Differences in Molecular Responses to a Thermally Variable Preconditioning Treatment for Two Caribbean Coral Species
Differences in Molecular Responses to a Thermally Variable Preconditioning Treatment for Two Caribbean Coral Species Open
Coral reefs around the world are increasingly threatened by rising ocean temperatures, leading to more frequent mass bleaching events. However, some corals, typically found in more thermally variable environments, have demonstrated resilie…
View article: Genetic lineages do not predict stony coral tissue loss disease resistance or survivorship among coral restoration outplants in Florida
Genetic lineages do not predict stony coral tissue loss disease resistance or survivorship among coral restoration outplants in Florida Open
As stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has spread across Florida's Coral Reef (FCR), there has been an emphasis on restoring the losses in coral cover through outplanting. This research is part of a larger project assessing the efficac…
View article: Tandem reef restoration using corals and sea urchins: Building complex habitat for herbivores
Tandem reef restoration using corals and sea urchins: Building complex habitat for herbivores Open
Amidst the decline of coral reef ecosystems, restoration practitioners are expanding their focus to incorporate key reef community components, such as grazers, to improve site conditions and the long-term survivorship of restored corals. W…
View article: Heat-tolerant algal symbionts may prevent extirpation of the threatened elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, in Florida during intensifying marine heatwaves
Heat-tolerant algal symbionts may prevent extirpation of the threatened elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, in Florida during intensifying marine heatwaves Open
The elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata , was historically a major reef-building species in the Caribbean, but has suffered devastating declines in recent decades. Despite significant restoration efforts in Florida, the marine heatwave of 2023…
View article: Enhancing reef carbonate budgets through coral restoration
Enhancing reef carbonate budgets through coral restoration Open
Complex reef structure, built via calcium carbonate production by stony corals and other calcifying taxa, supports key ecosystem services. However, the decline in coral cover on reefs of the Florida Reef Tract (US), caused by ocean warming…
View article: Acclimation and size influence predation, growth, and survival of sexually produced Diploria labyrinthiformis used in restoration
Acclimation and size influence predation, growth, and survival of sexually produced Diploria labyrinthiformis used in restoration Open
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has swept through Florida reefs and caused mass mortality of numerous coral species. In the wake of these losses, efforts are underway to propagate coral species impacted by SCTLD and promote populat…
View article: An evaluation tool for assessing coral restoration efforts
An evaluation tool for assessing coral restoration efforts Open
The ever-increasing need for coral restoration as a tool available to mitigate reef declines and aid in the recovery of lost ecosystem services requires improving restoration performance over time through an adaptive management framework t…
View article: Citizen science benefits coral reefs and community members alike
Citizen science benefits coral reefs and community members alike Open
The field of coral gardening and active restoration has expanded rapidly over the past 2 decades in response to the rapid, global decline of coral reefs. Even with this expansion, the long-term success of coral restoration and ecosystem re…
View article: EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF A HYBRID ARTIFICIAL CORAL REEF WITH BRAIN AND STAGHORN CORALS
EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF A HYBRID ARTIFICIAL CORAL REEF WITH BRAIN AND STAGHORN CORALS Open
Considering that more than 40 percent of the world's population resides within 100 km of coastal areas [WRI, 2007], the protection of coastal communities is critical. Coral reefs provide a large variety of ecosystem services from fishing, …
View article: Culturing for conservation: the need for timely investments in reef aquaculture
Culturing for conservation: the need for timely investments in reef aquaculture Open
Temperate oyster and tropical coral reefs are analogous systems that create habitat for economically, ecologically, and culturally important species, and they provide countless ecosystem services to human coastal communities. Globally, ree…
View article: <i>Acropora Cervicornis</i>Data Coordination Hub, an Open Access Database for Evaluating Genet Performance
<i>Acropora Cervicornis</i>Data Coordination Hub, an Open Access Database for Evaluating Genet Performance Open
Once one of the predominant reef-building corals in the region, Acropora cervicornis is now a focal species of coral restoration efforts in Florida and the western Caribbean. Scientists and restoration practitioners have been independently…
View article: <i>Dictyota</i> defense: Developing effective chemical protection against intense fish predation for outplanted massive corals
<i>Dictyota</i> defense: Developing effective chemical protection against intense fish predation for outplanted massive corals Open
The incorporation of coral species with massive ( e.g ., boulder, brain) morphologies into reef restoration is critical to sustain biodiversity and increase coral cover on degraded reef ecosystems. However, fragments and colonies of massiv…
View article: Influence of seascape spatial pattern on the trophic niche of an omnivorous fish
Influence of seascape spatial pattern on the trophic niche of an omnivorous fish Open
Habitat fragmentation of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) transforms the spatial pattern of seascapes by changing both the total area and spatial configuration of the habitat patches. The ecological effects of SAV seascapes are most ofte…
View article: Census of heat tolerance among Florida's threatened staghorn corals finds resilient individuals throughout existing nursery populations
Census of heat tolerance among Florida's threatened staghorn corals finds resilient individuals throughout existing nursery populations Open
The rapid loss of reef-building corals owing to ocean warming is driving the development of interventions such as coral propagation and restoration, selective breeding and assisted gene flow. Many of these interventions target naturally he…
View article: Influences of genotype, phenotypes, and size characteristics on lesion recovery in Caribbean staghorn coral
Influences of genotype, phenotypes, and size characteristics on lesion recovery in Caribbean staghorn coral Open
Severe declines of coral cover in the Caribbean and throughout the world have led scientists and managers to invest in restoring coral reefs and determining which coral phenotypes and genotypes will maximize restoration success. Acropora c…
View article: Laboratory Quantification of the Relative Contribution of Staghorn Coral Skeletons to the Total Wave-Energy Dissipation Provided by an Artificial Coral Reef
Laboratory Quantification of the Relative Contribution of Staghorn Coral Skeletons to the Total Wave-Energy Dissipation Provided by an Artificial Coral Reef Open
Coral reefs function as submerged breakwaters providing wave mitigation and flood-reduction benefits for coastal communities. Although the wave-reducing capacity of reefs has been associated with wave breaking and friction, studies quantif…
View article: Genotype by environment interactions in coral bleaching
Genotype by environment interactions in coral bleaching Open
Climate-driven reef decline has prompted the development of next-generation coral conservation strategies, many of which hinge on the movement of adaptive variation across genetic and environmental gradients. This process is limited by our…
View article: Evaluating the rainwater killifish (<scp><i>Lucania parva</i></scp>) as an indicator of Everglades restoration
Evaluating the rainwater killifish (<span><i>Lucania parva</i></span>) as an indicator of Everglades restoration Open
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) objectives include the return of more natural salinity regimes to the bays and estuaries of southern Florida (U.S.A.). We examined for spatiotemporal patterns in rainwater killifish ( Lucani…
View article: Supplementary material from "Genotype by environment interactions in the coral bleaching response"
Supplementary material from "Genotype by environment interactions in the coral bleaching response" Open
Climate-driven reef decline has prompted the development of next-generation coral conservation strategies, many of which hinge on the movement of adaptive variation across genetic and environmental gradients. This process is limited by our…
View article: Differential survival of nursery‐reared <scp><i>Acropora cervicornis</i></scp> outplants along the Florida reef tract
Differential survival of nursery‐reared <span><i>Acropora cervicornis</i></span> outplants along the Florida reef tract Open
In recent decades, the Florida reef tract has lost over 95% of its coral cover. Although isolated coral assemblages persist, coral restoration programs are attempting to recover local coral populations. Listed as threatened under the Endan…
View article: Peer Review #2 of "Fish predation hinders the success of coral restoration efforts using fragmented massive corals (v0.2)"
Peer Review #2 of "Fish predation hinders the success of coral restoration efforts using fragmented massive corals (v0.2)" Open
As coral reefs continue to decline globally, coral restoration practitioners have explored various approaches to return coral cover and diversity to decimated reefs.While branching coral species have long been the focus of restoration effo…
View article: Peer Review #1 of "Fish predation hinders the success of coral restoration efforts using fragmented massive corals (v0.1)"
Peer Review #1 of "Fish predation hinders the success of coral restoration efforts using fragmented massive corals (v0.1)" Open
As coral reefs continue to decline globally, coral restoration practitioners have explored various approaches to return coral cover and diversity to decimated reefs.While branching coral species have long been the focus of restoration effo…
View article: Peer Review #2 of "Fish predation hinders the success of coral restoration efforts using fragmented massive corals (v0.1)"
Peer Review #2 of "Fish predation hinders the success of coral restoration efforts using fragmented massive corals (v0.1)" Open
As coral reefs continue to decline globally, coral restoration practitioners have explored various approaches to return coral cover and diversity to decimated reefs.While branching coral species have long been the focus of restoration effo…
View article: Peer Review #1 of "Fish predation hinders the success of coral restoration efforts using fragmented massive corals (v0.2)"
Peer Review #1 of "Fish predation hinders the success of coral restoration efforts using fragmented massive corals (v0.2)" Open
As coral reefs continue to decline globally, coral restoration practitioners have explored various approaches to return coral cover and diversity to decimated reefs.While branching coral species have long been the focus of restoration effo…
View article: Fish predation hinders the success of coral restoration efforts using fragmented massive corals
Fish predation hinders the success of coral restoration efforts using fragmented massive corals Open
As coral reefs continue to decline globally, coral restoration practitioners have explored various approaches to return coral cover and diversity to decimated reefs. While branching coral species have long been the focus of restoration eff…
View article: The impacts of competitive interactions on coral colonies after transplantation: a multispecies experiment from the Florida Keys, US
The impacts of competitive interactions on coral colonies after transplantation: a multispecies experiment from the Florida Keys, US Open
Reef restoration programs in Florida, US, focused initially on Acropora, but there is now a need to include other species that have also experienced declines. An outplanting experiment using Acropora cervicornis , Montastraea cavernosa , a…
View article: Modelling the resilience of seagrass communities exposed to pulsed freshwater discharges: A seascape approach
Modelling the resilience of seagrass communities exposed to pulsed freshwater discharges: A seascape approach Open
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) communities display complex patch dynamics at seascape scales that are presently poorly understood as most studies of disturbance on SAV habitats have focused on changes in biomass at small, quadrat-level…
View article: Clonal diversity impacts coral cover in <i>Acropora cervicornis</i> thickets: Potential relationships between density, growth, and polymorphisms
Clonal diversity impacts coral cover in <i>Acropora cervicornis</i> thickets: Potential relationships between density, growth, and polymorphisms Open
As coral reefs decline, cryptic sources of resistance and resilience to stress may be increasingly important for the persistence of these communities. Among these sources, inter‐ and intraspecific diversity remain understudied on coral ree…
View article: Exploring Coral Reef Restoration for Wave-Energy Dissipation through Experimental Laboratory Testing
Exploring Coral Reef Restoration for Wave-Energy Dissipation through Experimental Laboratory Testing Open
Presented at: Coastal Structures Conference 2019, Hannover, Germany, September 30th – October 2nd, 2019
View article: Pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus duorarum spatiotemporal abundance trends along an urban, subtropical shoreline slated for restoration
Pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus duorarum spatiotemporal abundance trends along an urban, subtropical shoreline slated for restoration Open
The Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW) project of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) aims to reduce point-source freshwater discharges and spread freshwater flow along the mainland shoreline of southern Biscayne Bay. Th…