Growth and survival among Hawaiian corals outplanted from tanks to an ocean nursery are driven by individual genotype and species differences rather than preconditioning to thermal stress

The drastic decline in coral coverage has stimulated an interest in reef restoration, and various iterations of coral nurseries have been used to augment restoration strategies. Here we examine the growth of two species of Hawaiian Montipora that were maintained in mesocosms under either ambient or...

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Main Authors: E. Michael Henley, Jessica Bouwmeester, Christopher P. Jury, Robert J. Toonen, Mariko Quinn, Claire V.A. Lager, Mary Hagedorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/13112.pdf