Genomics of a novel ecological phase shift: the case of a ‘weedy’ Montipora coral in Ulithi, Micronesia
Bernardi G, Gatins R, Paddack M, Nelson P, Rulmal J, Crane N. Genomics of a novel ecological phase shift: the case of a ‘weedy’ Montipora coral in Ulithi, Micronesia. Coral Reefs 2024, 43: 601-611. DOI: 10.1007/s00338-024-02486-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStony coralsMontipora coralsUlithi AtollSpecies of stony coralsHuman-mediated spreadEvidence of natural selectionRAD-seq dataFederated States of MicronesiaCoral resilienceCoral assemblagesCoral diversityCoral reefsFish diversityFocal speciesRestoration effortsEcological integrityFish biomassEcosystem functionEcological stressorsMontipora sp.ReefsCoralsDominant speciesSpread successHuman activities