Location-specific responses to thermal stress in larvae of the reef-building coral Montastraea faveolata.

Nicholas R Polato, Christian R. Voolstra, Julia Schnetzer, Michael K DeSalvo, Carly J Randall, Alina M Szmant, Mónica Medina, Iliana B Baums

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Abstract

The potential to adapt to a changing climate depends in part upon the standing genetic variation present in wild populations. In corals, the dispersive larval phase is particularly vulnerable to the effects of environmental stress. Larval survival and response to stress during dispersal and settlement will play a key role in the persistence of coral populations.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)e11221
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume5
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 23 2010

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