Lesa M. Peplow

TL;DR: The necessity for consideration of alternative (e.g., hybrid) ecosystem states is highlighted, traits of resilient corals and coral reef ecosystems are discussed, and a decision tree for incorporating assisted evolution into restoration initiatives to enhance climate resilience of coral reefs is proposed.

TL;DR: Using deep sequencing analysis of Symbiodinium rDNA internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) PCR amplicons from two pocilloporid coral species, evidence is shown consistent with de novo acquisition of Symbodinium types from the environment by adult corals following two consecutive bleaching events.

TL;DR: Examination of population structure, connectivity and symbiont specificity in the brooding coral Seriatopora hystrix across a depth profile in both northwest (Scott Reef) and northeast Australia (Yonge Reef) finds evidence for recruitment of larvae of deep water origin into shallow habitats, suggesting that recovery of shallow water habitats may be aided by migration from deep water refuges.

TL;DR: Although Great Barrier Reef populations of the brooding coral, Seriatopora hystrix, are mostly self-seeded and some populations are highly isolated, a considerable amount of sexual larvae has been exchanged among several reefs 10 s to 100 s km apart over the past few generations, which may aid in recovery from environmental disturbances.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors genotyped 947 coral Acropora millepora from 20 sites spanning almost the full length of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) (∼12° of latitude and ∼1550 km).