A5062122145- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
2020-2024
James Cook University
2020-2024
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
2024
Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine
2020-2023
Australian Research Council
2023
Tel Aviv University
2015-2018
Coral reefs are the epitome of species diversity, yet number described scleractinian coral species, framework-builders reefs, remains moderate by comparison. DNA sequencing studies rapidly challenging this notion exposing a wealth undescribed but evolutionary and ecological significance diversity largely unclear. Here, we present an annotated genome for one most ubiquitous corals in Indo-Pacific (Pachyseris speciosa) uncover, through comprehensive genomic phenotypic assessment, that it...
Abstract The discovery of multi-species synchronous spawning scleractinian corals on the Great Barrier Reef in 1980s stimulated an extraordinary effort to document times other parts globe. Unfortunately, most these data remain unpublished which limits our understanding regional and global reproductive patterns. Coral Spawning Database (CSD) collates much disparate into a single place. CSD includes 6178 observations (3085 were unpublished) time or day for over 300 species 61 genera from 101...
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (i.e., deep reefs at 30-120 m depth) appear to be thriving while many shallow in the world are declining. Amid efforts understand and manage their decline, it was suggested that mesophotic might serve as natural refuges a possible source of propagules for reefs. However, our knowledge how reproductive performance corals alters with depth is sparse. Here, we present comprehensive study phenology, fecundity, abundance seven reef-building conspecific habitats....
The phenomenon of coral fluorescence in mesophotic reefs, although well described for shallow waters, remains largely unstudied. We found that representatives many scleractinian species are brightly fluorescent at depths 50–60 m the Interuniversity Institute Marine Sciences (IUI) reef Eilat, Israel. Some these have distribution maxima (40–100 m). Several individuals from displayed yellow or orange-red fluorescence, latter being essentially absent corals shallowest parts this reef....
Sesoko Station, Okinawa, has been the site of many significant advances in coral reproductive research and it continues to be a preferred destination for both Japanese international researchers. Consequently, there are decades spawning observations, which we present explore here with aim making easier predict when species spawn at Station. The data include over 700 observations from 87 reef-building hermatypic corals. Almost all occurred between dusk dawn, most activity concentrated 2 4...
To compete effectively, living organisms must adjust the allocation of available energy resources for growth, survival, maintenance, and reproduction throughout their life histories. Energy demands allocations change history an organism, understanding strategies requires determination relative age individuals. As most scleractinian corals are colonial, relationship between mass/size is complicated by colony fragmentation, partial mortality, asexual reproduction. overcome these limitations,...
Abstract The phylogenetic utility of targeted enrichment methods has been demonstrated in taxa that often have a history single gene marker development. These genomic capture are now being applied to resolve evolutionary relationships from deep shallow timescales clades were previously deficient molecular development and lacking robust morphological characters reflect relationships. Effectively capturing 1000s loci, however, diverse group across broad time scale requires bait set...
ABSTRACT Coral reefs are the epitome of species diversity, yet number described scleractinian coral species, framework-builders reefs, remains moderate by comparison. DNA sequencing studies rapidly challenging this notion exposing a wealth undescribed but evolutionary and ecological significance diversity largely unclear. Here, we present an annotated genome for one most ubiquitous corals in Indo-Pacific ( Pachyseris speciosa ), uncover through comprehensive genomic phenotypic assessment...