Elizabeth C. Shaver

TL;DR: It is found that coral restoration case studies are dominated by short-term projects, with 60% of all projects reporting less than 18 months of monitoring of the restored sites, and most projects are relatively small in spatial scale, with a median size of restored area of 100 m2.

TL;DR: The genome, phylogenetics, and biogeography of a ubiquitous and novel Rickettsiales species that primarily associates with marine organisms, and it is hypothesized that nutrient enrichment, which is increasingly common on coral reefs, encourages unrestricted growth of “Ca. rohweri” in its host by providing abundant N-rich metabolites to be scavenged.

TL;DR: It is suggested that in the several months following coral transplantation or disturbance, Caribbean acroporid corals appear to be highly susceptible to negative effects caused by predators, but not or not yet susceptible to nutrient enrichment despite changes to their microbial communities.

TL;DR: Key positive species interactions that managers and restoration practitioners should utilize to facilitate the restoration of corals are highlighted, including trophic facilitation, mutualisms, and synergisms between biodiversity and ecosystem function.

TL;DR: Experimental removal of corallivorous snails from corals in the Caribbean Sea shows that this local management action can improve coral resilience to severe warming through reducing bleaching severity and post-bleaching tissue mortality.