Coming of age: Annual onset of coral reproduction is determined by age rather than size

H Rapuano, T Shlesinger, L Roth, O Bronstein, Y Loya - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Constraints on organisms possessing a unitary body plan appear almost absent from
colonial organisms. Like unitary organisms, however, coral colonies seemingly delay …

Shallow corals acclimate to mesophotic depths while maintaining their heat tolerance against ongoing climate change

P Tavakoli-Kolour, F Sinniger, M Morita… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Global warming poses a significant threat to coral reefs. It has been assumed that
mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs, 30 to 150 m depths) may serve as refugia from ocean …

Light pollution alters the skeletal morphology of coral juveniles and impairs their light capture capacity

N Kramer, R Tamir, CT Galindo-Martínez… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanization and infrastructure development have changed the night-time light regime of
many coastal marine habitats. Consequently, Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) is becoming a …

Coral performance is comparable when transplanted to disparate reef sites despite divergent histories of reef decline and recovery

CS Clements, MC Ladd, JP Gallagher… - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2024 - int-res.com
As coral reefs degrade worldwide, researchers and managers need to determine whether
corals can acclimatize to altered local conditions or whether their fixed phenotypes prevent …