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Long-term variation of octocoral populations in St. John, US Virgin Islands von Lenz, Elizabeth A., Bramanti, Lorenzo, Lasker, Howard R., Edmunds, Peter J.

“… The decline in abundance of scleractinian corals over the past three decades in the Caribbean has raised the possibility that other important benthic taxa, …”
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Growing up is hard to do: a demographic model of survival and growth of Caribbean octocoral recruits von Lasker, Howard R., Martínez-Quintana, Ángela

“… Among species with size structured demography, population structure is determined by size specific survival and growth rates. This interplay is particularly …”
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Repeated loss of coloniality and symbiosis in scleractinian corals von Barbeitos, Marcos S, Romano, Sandra L, Lasker, Howard R

“… The combination of coloniality and symbiosis in Scleractinia is thought to confer competitive advantage over other benthic invertebrates, and it is likely the …”
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Recruitment and Resilience of a Harvested Caribbean Octocoral von Lasker, Howard R.

“… Disturbance events are an important component of the ecology of coral reefs and increasingly frequent disturbances coupled with a lack of population resilience …”
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High levels of recruitment underline the sustainability of octocoral populations to harvest von Castro-Sanguino, Carolina, Lasker, Howard R.

“… Climate change is reshaping marine ecosystems. In recent decades, octocorals have become dominant on many Caribbean reefs as scleractinian corals diminish due …”
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Population structure among octocoral adults and recruits identifies scale dependent patterns of population isolation in The Bahamas von Lasker, Howard R., Porto-Hannes, Isabel

“… Patterns of dispersal and connectivity of the Caribbean gorgonian Antillogorgia elisabethae in The Bahamas were assessed in both adults and recently settled …”
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A long-term perspective to the effects of the 2023 marine heat wave on stony corals in the Caribbean von Edmunds, Peter J, Lasker, Howard R

“… Marine heat waves (MHW) are a leading cause of death for stony corals, and it is reasonable to expect that a record-breaking MHW would negatively impact coral …”
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Reproductive biology of the Caribbean brooding octocoral Antillogorgia hystrix von Coelho, Márcio A.G., Lasker, Howard R.

“… The reproductive biology of the Caribbean gorgonian Antillogorgia hystrix was studied in the shallow-water reefs of Cross Harbour, Great Abaco (The Bahamas) …”
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Species level identification of Antillogorgia spp. recruits identifies multiple pathways of octocoral success on Caribbean reefs von Lasker, Howard R., Porto-Hannes, Isabel

“… Successful recruitment is critical to the maintenance and resilience of populations and may be at the core of the transition from scleractinian- to …”
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Three‐dimensional species distribution modelling reveals the realized spatial niche for coral recruitment on contemporary Caribbean reefs von Martínez‐Quintana, Ángela, Lasker, Howard R., Wilson, Adam M.

“… The three‐dimensional structure of habitats is a critical component of species' niches driving coexistence in species‐rich ecosystems. However, its influence …”
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The recovery of octocoral populations following periodic disturbance masks their vulnerability to persistent global change von Cant, James, Bramanti, Lorenzo, Tsounis, Georgios, Martínez Quintana, Ángela, Lasker, Howard R., Edmunds, Peter J.

“… As the major form of coral reef regime shift, stony coral to macroalgal transitions have received considerable attention. In the Caribbean, however, regime …”
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Patterns of morphological integration in marine modular organisms: supra-module organization in branching octocoral colonies von Sánchez, Juan Armando, Lasker, Howard R

“… Despite the relative simplicity of their modular growth, marine invertebrates such as arborescent gorgonian octocorals (Octocorallia: Cnidaria) generate …”
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Corrigendum: Colony growth responses of the Caribbean octocoral, Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae, to harvesting. 122, 299–307 von Anderson, Emily, Castanaro, John, Lasker, Howard R.

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Allochronic reproductive cycles among colonies of the Caribbean octocoral Antillogorgia americana von Lasker, Howard R., Calderón, Julio

“… The reproductive biology of the branching octocoral Antillogorgia americana was studied at a site on the Caribbean coast of Panama in 1990–1991 by examining …”
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Phylogeography and morphological variation of the branching octocoral Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae von Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Carla, Barbeitos, Marcos S., Sánchez, Juan A., Lasker, Howard R.

“… Coral reef anthozoans exhibit extensive morphological variation across and within environmental clines making it difficult to define species boundaries. The …”
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Variability of size structure and species composition in Caribbean octocoral communities under contrasting environmental conditions von Tsounis, Georgios, Edmunds, Peter J., Bramanti, Lorenzo, Gambrel, Bonnie, Lasker, Howard R.

“… Octocorals have increased in abundance on a number of Caribbean reefs, but this trend has largely been reported with functional group or genus resolution. A …”
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Boundaries and hybridization in a secondary contact zone between freshwater mussel species (Family:Unionidae) von Porto-Hannes, Isabel, Burlakova, Lyubov E, Zanatta, David T, Lasker, Howard R

“… Correct species identification and delineation are crucial for effective conservation and management. However, species delineation can be problematic in the …”
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Algal turf negatively affects recruitment of a Caribbean octocoral von Wells, Christopher D., Martínez-Quintana, Ángela, Tonra, Kaitlyn J., Lasker, Howard R.

“… Algal cover has increased and scleractinian coral cover has steadily declined over the past 40 years on Caribbean coral reefs, while octocoral abundance has …”
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Spawning, embryogenesis, settlement, and post‐settlement development of the gorgonian Plexaura homomalla von Tonra, Kaitlyn J., Wells, Christopher D., Lasker, Howard R.

“… Patterns of population biology and community structure can be studied by looking closely at the ontogeny and reproductive biology of reef‐building organisms …”
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Differential distribution of octocorals and scleractinians around St. John and St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands von Edmunds, Peter J, Tsounis, Georgios, Lasker, Howard R

“… While the decline in cover of scleractinian corals on Caribbean reefs is well known, little attention has been paid to other taxa that might covary in …”
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