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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: Benthic community change and stress-tolerant coral at a high-latitude coral community in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico
Benthic community change and stress-tolerant coral at a high-latitude coral community in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico Open
View article: Population genetics of the giant barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta, reveal distinct, hybridizing lineages across the Florida Reef Tract
Population genetics of the giant barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta, reveal distinct, hybridizing lineages across the Florida Reef Tract Open
With recent anthropogenically driven coral reef declines, reef biodiversity and resilience have become a top priorities for natural resource management. Population genetic analyses can not only provide useful data for understanding genetic…
View article: Recent trends and biases in mesophotic ecosystem research
Recent trends and biases in mesophotic ecosystem research Open
Mesophotic ecosystems (approx. 30–150 m) represent a significant proportion of the world’s oceans yet have long remained understudied due to challenges in accessing these deeper depths. Owing to advances in underwater technologies and a gr…
View article: Assessment of nutrient amendments on stony coral tissue loss disease in Southeast Florida
Assessment of nutrient amendments on stony coral tissue loss disease in Southeast Florida Open
Florida’s coral reefs are facing a multi-year outbreak of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) with dramatic consequences for coral communities. However, potential anthropogenic and environmental drivers of SCTLD progression and severit…
View article: Algal symbiont genera but not coral host genotypes correlate to stony coral tissue loss disease susceptibility among Orbicella faveolata colonies in South Florida
Algal symbiont genera but not coral host genotypes correlate to stony coral tissue loss disease susceptibility among Orbicella faveolata colonies in South Florida Open
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has spread throughout the entirety of Florida’s Coral Reef (FCR) and across the Caribbean, impacting at least 30 coral species. The threatened hermatypic coral, Orbicella faveolata , demonstrates int…
View article: Does depth divide? Variable genetic connectivity patterns among shallow and mesophotic <i>Montastraea cavernosa</i> coral populations across the Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean
Does depth divide? Variable genetic connectivity patterns among shallow and mesophotic <i>Montastraea cavernosa</i> coral populations across the Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean Open
Despite general declines in coral reef ecosystems in the tropical western Atlantic, some reefs, including mesophotic reefs (30–150 m), are hypothesized to function as coral refugia due to their relative isolation from anthropogenic stresso…
View article: Genetically divergent shallow and mesophotic Stephanocoenia intersepta coral populations across Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Genetically divergent shallow and mesophotic Stephanocoenia intersepta coral populations across Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Open
Population genetic analyses can provide useful data on species’ regional connectivity and diversity which can inform conservation and restoration efforts. In this study, we quantified the genetic connectivity and diversity of Stephanocoeni…
View article: Diet and Feeding Ecology of the Whitespotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari) from Florida Coastal Waters Revealed via DNA Barcoding
Diet and Feeding Ecology of the Whitespotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari) from Florida Coastal Waters Revealed via DNA Barcoding Open
The whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) is a highly mobile, predatory batoid distributed throughout shallow, warm–temperate to tropical Atlantic Basin waters from North Carolina to Brazil. The species’ strong, plate-like dentition …
View article: Evaluating stony coral tissue loss disease intervention success through whole-transcriptome gene expression profiling
Evaluating stony coral tissue loss disease intervention success through whole-transcriptome gene expression profiling Open
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) remains an unprecedented disease outbreak due to its high mortality rate and rapid spread throughout Florida’s Coral Reef and wider Caribbean. A collaborative effort is underway to evaluate disease i…
View article: Coral disease outbreak at the remote Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico
Coral disease outbreak at the remote Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico Open
East and West Flower Garden Bank (FGB) are part of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. This geographically-isolated reef system contains extensive coral communities with the highest coral…
View article: Depth-Dependent Genetic Structuring of a Depth-Generalist Coral and Its Symbiodiniaceae Algal Communities at Campeche Bank, Mexico
Depth-Dependent Genetic Structuring of a Depth-Generalist Coral and Its Symbiodiniaceae Algal Communities at Campeche Bank, Mexico Open
Depth-generalist coral holobionts inhabit shallow (0–30 m) and mesophotic (30–150 m) reef zones but may exhibit genetic specialization as a result of adaptations to environmental shifts and/or due to a lack of dispersal across depth. The l…
View article: Population genetic structure of the great star coral, Montastraea cavernosa, across the Cuban archipelago with comparisons between microsatellite and SNP markers
Population genetic structure of the great star coral, Montastraea cavernosa, across the Cuban archipelago with comparisons between microsatellite and SNP markers Open
View article: RyanEckert/Belize_Mcav_Symbiodiniaceae_ITS2: Depth influences Symbiodiniaceae associations among Montastraea cavernosa corals on the Belize Barrier Reef
RyanEckert/Belize_Mcav_Symbiodiniaceae_ITS2: Depth influences Symbiodiniaceae associations among Montastraea cavernosa corals on the Belize Barrier Reef Open
This is the published dataset including analysis code for: Eckert RJ, Reaume A, Sturm AB, Studivan MS, and Voss JD (2020) Depth influences Symbiodiniaceae associations among Montastraea cavernosa corals on the Belize Barrier Reef.…
View article: RyanEckert/Belize_Mcav_Symbiodiniaceae_ITS2: Depth influences Symbiodiniaceae associations among Montastraea cavernosa corals on the Belize Barrier Reef
RyanEckert/Belize_Mcav_Symbiodiniaceae_ITS2: Depth influences Symbiodiniaceae associations among Montastraea cavernosa corals on the Belize Barrier Reef Open
This is the published dataset for: Eckert RJ, Reaume A, Sturm AB, Studivan MS, and Voss JD.(in review) Symbiodiniaceae associations among Montastraea cavernosa populations along a depth gradient on the Belize Barrier Reef. Frontie…
View article: Long-term Monitoring at East and West Flower Garden Banks: 2018 Annual Report
Long-term Monitoring at East and West Flower Garden Banks: 2018 Annual Report Open
This report summarizes fish and benthic community observations and water quality data collected from East Flower Garden Bank (EFGB) and West Flower Garden Bank (WFGB) in 2022, along with 33 years of historical monitoring data.
View article: Populations of the coral species Montastraea cavernosa on the Belize Barrier Reef lack vertical connectivity
Populations of the coral species Montastraea cavernosa on the Belize Barrier Reef lack vertical connectivity Open
Larval connectivity among and within coral reefs is important for sustaining coral metapopulations, enhancing ecosystem resilience through species and genetic diversity, and maintaining reef ecosystems’ structure and functions. This study …
View article: Coral bleaching and recovery from 2016 to 2017 at East and West Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico
Coral bleaching and recovery from 2016 to 2017 at East and West Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico Open
East Flower Garden Bank (EFGB) and West Flower Garden Bank (WFGB), part of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, support tropical coral reefs that exhibit over 50% living coral cover. Th…
View article: Localized coral reef mortality event at East Flower Garden Bank, Gulf of Mexico
Localized coral reef mortality event at East Flower Garden Bank, Gulf of Mexico Open
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary contains the northernmost coral reef ecosystem in the Gulf of Mexico, with >50% living coral cover.Historically, this reef system has harbored a healthy coral community, relatively free of dise…
View article: Persistence of coral assemblages at East and West Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico
Persistence of coral assemblages at East and West Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico Open
Since 1989 a federally supported long-term coral reef monitoring program has focused on two study sites atop East and West Flower Garden Banks in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. We examined 25 yr of benthic cover data to provide a multi-d…
View article: Rapid invasion of Indo-Pacific lionfishes Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) and P. miles (Bennett, 1828) in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of Mexico, documented in multiple data sets
Rapid invasion of Indo-Pacific lionfishes Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) and P. miles (Bennett, 1828) in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of Mexico, documented in multiple data sets Open