Gene Expression of Endangered Coral (Orbicella spp.) in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary After Hurricane Harvey

Gene Expression of Endangered Coral (Orbicella spp.) in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary After Hurricane Harvey

About 190 km south of the Texas–Louisiana border, the East and West Flower Garden Banks (FGB) have maintained > 50% coral cover with infrequent and minor incidents of disease or bleaching since monitoring began in the 1970s. However, a mortality event, affecting 5.6 ha (2.6% of the area) of t...

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Main Authors: Rachel M. Wright, Adrienne M. S. Correa, Lucinda A. Quigley, Lory Z. Santiago-Vázquez, Kathryn E. F. Shamberger, Sarah W. Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
coral reef
Flower Garden Banks (FGB) National Marine Sanctuary
Orbicella faveolata
Orbicella franksi
gene expression
Hurricane Harvey
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00672/full

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