Search Results - "SCHLEYER, MICHAEL H."

Bacterial communities associated with Porites white patch syndrome (PWPS) on three western Indian Ocean (WIO) coral reefs by Séré, Mathieu G, Tortosa, Pablo, Chabanet, Pascale, Turquet, Jean, Quod, Jean-Pascal, Schleyer, Michael H

“…The scleractinian coral Porites lutea, an important reef-building coral on western Indian Ocean reefs (WIO), is affected by a newly-reported white syndrome…”
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The Third Global Coral Bleaching Event on the Marginal Coral Reefs of the Southwestern Indian Ocean and Factors That Contribute to Their Resistance and Resilience by Porter, Sean N., Sink, Kerry J., Schleyer, Michael H.

“…Coral reefs reach their southernmost limits in the southwestern Indian Ocean in Maputaland, South Africa. Here, we investigate the recent global coral…”
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Environmental Variation and How its Spatial Structure Influences the Cross-Shelf Distribution of High-Latitude Coral Communities in South Africa by Porter, Sean N., Schleyer, Michael H.

“…Coral communities display spatial patterns. These patterns can manifest along a coastline as well as across the continental shelf due to ecological…”
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Phylogeography of the scalloped spiny-lobster Panulirus homarus rubellus in the southwest Indian Ocean by Reddy, Maggie M, Macdonald, Angus H. H, Groeneveld, Johan C, Schleyer, Michael H

“…The Mozambique Channel between south-east Africa and Madagascar potentially forms a barrier to larval dispersal and thus gene flow across the channel, even in…”
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Long-term community changes on a high-latitude coral reef in the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa by Schleyer, Michael H., Kruger, Alke, Celliers, Louis

“…South African coral reefs are limited in size but, being marginal, provide a model for the study of many of the stresses to which these valuable systems are…”
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Characterisation of an atypical manifestation of black band disease on Porites lutea in the Western Indian Ocean by Séré, Mathieu, Wilkinson, David A, Schleyer, Michael H, Chabanet, Pascale, Quod, Jean-Pascal, Tortosa, Pablo

“…Recent surveys conducted on Reunion Island coral reefs revealed an atypical manifestation of black band disease on the main framework building coral, Porites…”
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Accumulation of organochlorine pesticides in reef organisms from marginal coral reefs in South Africa and links with coastal groundwater by Porter, Sean N., Humphries, Marc S., Buah-Kwofie, Archibold, Schleyer, Michael H.

“…Coral reefs support rich levels of biodiversity, but are globally threatened by a multitude of factors, including land-sourced pollutants. Concentrations of…”
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Accumulation of commonly used agricultural herbicides in coral reef organisms from iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa by Tyohemba, Raymond L., Humphries, Marc S., Schleyer, Michael H., Porter, Sean N.

“…Coral reefs are amongst the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth, but are significantly impacted by agricultural runoff. Despite herbicides being commonly…”
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Climate change impacts on coral reefs: Synergies with local effects, possibilities for acclimation, and management implications by Ateweberhan, Mebrahtu, Feary, David A., Keshavmurthy, Shashank, Chen, Allen, Schleyer, Michael H., Sheppard, Charles R.C.

“…•Coral bleaching, acidification and diseases, will interact synergistically.•Interactions with local stress factors will further compound climate change…”
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Latitudinal symbiont zonation in Stylophora pistillata from southeast Africa by Macdonald, Angus H. H., Sampayo, Eugenia M., Ridgway, Tyrone, Schleyer, Michael H.

“…Studies on latitudinal gradients in Symbiodinium diversity on scleractinian corals are largely restricted to warm-water low latitude locations, and it appears…”
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Testing for concordance between predicted species richness, past prioritization, and marine protected area designations in the western Indian Ocean by McClanahan, Tim R., Friedlander, Alan M., Wickel, Julien, Graham, Nicholas A. J., Bruggemann, J. Henrich, Guillaume, Mireille M. M., Chabanet, P., Porter, Sean, Schleyer, Michael H., Azali, M. Kodia, Muthiga, N. A.

“…Scientific advances in environmental data coverage and machine learning algorithms have improved the ability to make large‐scale predictions where data are…”
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Reproduction and the unusual condition of hermaphroditism in Sarcophyton glaucum (Octocorallia, Alcyoniidae) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Schleyer, Michael H, Kruger, Alke, Benayahu, Yehuda

“…Issue Title: Coelenterate Biology 2003: Trends in Research on Cnidaria and Ctenophora, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Coelenterate Biology,…”
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The soft coral fauna (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) of Mayotte by Schleyer, Michael H., Benayahu, Yehuda

“…Soft corals collected around Mayotte in 2011 comprised 24 genera and 57 identifiable species of Alcyonacea; two genera and three species were added to the list…”
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What can South African reefs tell us about the future of high-latitude coral systems? by Schleyer, Michael H., Floros, Camilla, Laing, Stuart C.S., Macdonald, Angus H.H., Montoya-Maya, Phanor H., Morris, Tamaryn, Porter, Sean N., Seré, Mathieu G.

“…Coral communities are found at high latitude on the East Coast subtropical reefs of South Africa. They are biodiverse, economically important, and afforded…”
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Identification of a bacterial pathogen associated with Porites white patch syndrome in the Western Indian Ocean by Séré, Mathieu G, Tortosa, Pablo, Chabanet, Pascale, Quod, Jean‐Pascal, Sweet, Michael J, Schleyer, Michael H

“…Porites white patch syndrome (PWPS) is a coral disease recently described in the Western Indian Ocean. This study aimed to isolate and identify potential…”
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Trends in a recreational fishery for mussels in eastern South Africa, based on postal, telephone and online surveys by Steyn, Erika, Groeneveld, Johan C., Santos, Jorge, Kruger, Alke, Mselegu, Xolani I., Schleyer, Michael H.

“…The intertidal brown mussel Perna perna is targeted by recreational and subsistence fisheries in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The recreational mussel fishery…”
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Coral community structure and risk assessment of high-latitude reefs at Sodwana Bay, South Africa by Celliers, Louis, Schleyer, Michael H

“…The importance of studying coral communities at different spatial scales is acknowledged in a growing volume of scientific literature, and principles of…”
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Limited ecologically relevant genetic connectivity in the south-east African coral populations calls for reef-level management by Montoya-Maya, Phanor H., Schleyer, Michael H., Macdonald, Angus H. H.

“…Estimates of contemporary gene flow between or within marine protected areas along the south-east African coast are required to reveal the degree to which…”
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Pre- and post-1998 ENSO records of shallow-water octocorals (Alcyonacea) in the Chagos Archipelago by Schleyer, Michael H., Benayahu, Yehuda

“…► Pre- and post-1998 ENSO (1996 and 2006) octocorals in the Chagos shared many taxa. ► Persistent genera manifested subtle changes but some fast-growers had…”
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Identification and prevalence of coral diseases on three Western Indian Ocean coral reefs by Séré, Mathieu G, Chabanet, Pascale, Turquet, Jean, Quod, Jean-Pascal, Schleyer, Michael H

“…Coral diseases have caused a substantial decline in the biodiversity and abundance of reef-building corals. To date, more than 30 distinct diseases of…”
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