Frontiers in Marine Science | Coral Reef Research

Original Research

Published on 02 Jul 2021

Optimizing Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) Intervention Treatments on Montastraea cavernosa in an Endemic Zone

in Coral Reef Research

Brian K. Walker
Nicholas R. Turner
Hunter K. G. Noren
Samantha F. Buckley
Kelly A. Pitts

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.666224

5,677 views
41 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Jul 2021

Genetic Structure of the Goniopora lobata and G. djiboutiensis Species Complex Is Better Explained by Oceanography Than by Morphological Characteristics

in Coral Reef Research

Nina Yasuda
Yuko F. Kitano
Hiroki Taninaka
Satoshi Nagai
Takuma Mezaki
Hiroshi Yamashita

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.592608

2,316 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Jun 2021

A New Operational Seasonal Thermal Stress Prediction Tool for Coral Reefs Around Australia

in Coral Reef Research

Claire M. Spillman
Grant A. Smith

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.687833

3,285 views
19 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Jun 2021

Physiological and Transcriptomic Variability Indicative of Differences in Key Functions Within a Single Coral Colony

in Coral Reef Research

Jeana L. Drake
Assaf Malik
Yotam Popovits
Oshra Yosef
Eli Shemesh
Jarosław Stolarski
Dan Tchernov
Daniel Sher
Tali Mass

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.685876

4,482 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 29 Jun 2021

Gene Expression Response to Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Transmission in M. cavernosa and O. faveolata From Florida

in Coral Reef Research

Nikki Traylor-Knowles
Michael T. Connelly
Benjamin D. Young
Katherine Eaton
Erinn M. Muller
Valerie J. Paul
Blake Ushijima
Allyson DeMerlis
Melissa K. Drown
Ashley Goncalves

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.681563

8,399 views
34 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 Jun 2021

Diversity and Disease: The Effects of Coral Diversity on Prevalence and Impacts of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

in Coral Reef Research

Sophia V. Costa
Stephanie J. Hibberts
Danielle A. Olive
Kayla A. Budd
Alexys E. Long
Sonora S. Meiling
Madyson B. Miller
Kelsey M. Vaughn
Claudia I. Carrión
Maksym B. Cohen

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.682688

5,776 views
20 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Jun 2021

Approach to the Functional Importance of Acropora cervicornis in Outplanting Sites in the Dominican Republic

in Coral Reef Research

Johanna Calle-Triviño
Aarón Israel Muñiz-Castillo
Camilo Cortés-Useche
Megan Morikawa
Rita Sellares-Blasco
Jesús Ernesto Arias-González

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.668325

5,896 views
9 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 24 Jun 2021

Genome-Wide SNP Data Revealed Notable Spatial Genetic Structure in the Deep-Sea Precious Coral Corallium japonicum

in Coral Reef Research

Kenji Takata
Fumihito Iwase
Akira Iguchi
Hideaki Yuasa
Hiroki Taninaka
Nozomu Iwasaki
Kouji Uda
Tomohiko Suzuki
Masanori Nonaka
Taisei Kikuchi

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.667481

3,492 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Jun 2021

Physiological Differences in Bleaching Response of the Coral Porites astreoides Along the Florida Keys Reef Tract During High-Temperature Stress

in Coral Reef Research

Elizabeth Ann Lenz
Lucy A. Bartlett
Anastasios Stathakopoulos
Ilsa B. Kuffner

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.615795

3,521 views
13 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Jun 2021

Impacts of Seagrass on Benthic Microalgae and Phytoplankton Communities in an Experimentally Warmed Coral Reef Mesocosm

in Coral Reef Research

Kwee Siong Tew
Jimmy Kuo
Jing-O Cheng
Fung-Chi Ko
Pei-Jie Meng
Anderson B. Mayfield
Pi-Jen Liu

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.679683

4,172 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Jun 2021

Genotype, Nursery Design, and Depth Influence the Growth of Acropora cervicornis Fragments

in Coral Reef Research

Paul Maneval
Charles A. Jacoby
Holden E. Harris
Thomas K. Frazer

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.670474

3,988 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Jun 2021

Characterizing Geomorphology of Mesophotic Coral Reef Ecosystems in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico: Implications for Conservation and Management

in Coral Reef Research

Melissa Mayorga-Martínez
Javier Bello-Pineda
Héctor Perales-Valdivia
Horacio Pérez-España
William D. Heyman

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.639359

4,425 views
8 citations

Methods

Published on 28 May 2021

An Experimental Framework for Selectively Breeding Corals for Assisted Evolution

in Coral Reef Research

Adriana Humanes
Elizabeth A. Beauchamp
John C. Bythell
Mitch K. Carl
Jamie R. Craggs
Alasdair J. Edwards
Yimnang Golbuu
Liam Lachs
Helios M. Martinez
Pawel Palmowski

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.669995

15,116 views
54 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 May 2021

Comparing Coral Colony Surveys From In-Water Observations and Structure-From-Motion Imagery Shows Low Methodological Bias

in Coral Reef Research

Courtney S. Couch
Thomas A. Oliver
Rhonda Suka
Mia Lamirand
Mollie Asbury
Corinne Amir
Bernardo Vargas-Ángel
Morgan Winston
Brittany Huntington
Frances Lichowski

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.647943

5,351 views
19 citations

Perspective

Published on 26 May 2021

Selecting Heat-Tolerant Corals for Proactive Reef Restoration

in Coral Reef Research

Carlo Caruso
Kira Hughes
Crawford Drury

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.632027

13,550 views
44 citations

Perspective

Published on 24 May 2021

Education and Research: A Symbiosis to Better Understand a Novel Coral Disease

in Coral Reef Research

Deanna M. Soper

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.669472

2,313 views
1 citation