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Energetic and reproductive costs of coral recovery in divergent bleaching responses by Leinbach, Sarah E., Speare, Kelly E., Rossin, Ashley M., Holstein, Daniel M., Strader, Marie E.

“…Mass thermal bleaching events are a primary threat to coral reefs, yet the sublethal impacts, particularly on energetics and reproduction, are poorly…”
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Corals survive severe bleaching event in refuges related to taxa, colony size, and water depth by Winslow, Erin M., Speare, Kelly E., Adam, Thomas C., Burkepile, Deron E., Hench, James L., Lenihan, Hunter S.

“…Marine heatwaves are increasing in frequency and duration, threatening tropical reef ecosystems through intensified coral bleaching events. We examined a…”
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Nitrogen pollution interacts with heat stress to increase coral bleaching across the seascape by Donovan, Mary K., Adam, Thomas C., Shantz, Andrew A., Speare, Kelly E., Munsterman, Katrina S., Rice, Mallory M., Schmitt, Russell J., Holbrook, Sally J., Burkepile, Deron E.

“…Climate change is increasing the frequency and magnitude of temperature anomalies that cause coral bleaching, leading to widespread mortality of stony corals…”
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Size‐dependent mortality of corals during marine heatwave erodes recovery capacity of a coral reef by Speare, Kelly E., Adam, Thomas C., Winslow, Erin M., Lenihan, Hunter S., Burkepile, Deron E.

“…For many long‐lived taxa, such as trees and corals, older, and larger individuals often have the lowest mortality and highest fecundity. However, climate…”
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Sediment associated with algal turfs inhibits the settlement of two endangered coral species by Speare, Kelly E., Duran, Alain, Miller, Margaret W., Burkepile, Deron E.

“…Populations of Acropora palmata and Orbicella faveolata, two important reef-building corals, have declined precipitously across the Caribbean region since at…”
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Reef habitats structure symbiotic microalgal assemblages in corals and contribute to differential heat stress responses by Leinbach, Sarah E., Speare, Kelly E., Strader, Marie E.

“…Coral-associated microbial symbionts, particularly dinoflagellates from the family Symbiodiniaceae, play a significant role in corals’ ability to survive and…”
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Is coral richness related to community resistance to and recovery from disturbance? by Zhang, Stacy Y, Speare, Kelly E, Long, Zachary T, McKeever, Kimberly A, Gyoerkoe, Megan, Ramus, Aaron P, Mohorn, Zach, Akins, Kelsey L, Hambridge, Sarah M, Graham, Nicholas A J, Nash, Kirsty L, Selig, Elizabeth R, Bruno, John F

“…More diverse communities are thought to be more stable-the diversity-stability hypothesis-due to increased resistance to and recovery from disturbances. For…”
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Nitrogen Identity Drives Differential Impacts of Nutrients on Coral Bleaching and Mortality by Burkepile, Deron E., Shantz, Andrew A., Adam, Thomas C., Munsterman, Katrina S., Speare, Kelly E., Ladd, Mark C., Rice, Mallory M., Ezzat, Leïla, McIlroy, Shelby, Wong, Jane C. Y., Baker, David M., Brooks, Andrew J., Schmitt, Russell J., Holbrook, Sally J.

“…Nitrogen pollution increases the susceptibility of corals to heat-induced bleaching. However, different forms of nitrogen (nitrate vs. ammonium/urea) may have…”
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Priority effects in coral–macroalgae interactions can drive alternate community paths in the absence of top‐down control by Adam, Thomas C., Holbrook, Sally J., Burkepile, Deron E., Speare, Kelly E., Brooks, Andrew J., Ladd, Mark C., Shantz, Andrew A., Vega Thurber, Rebecca, Schmitt, Russell J.

“…The outcomes of species interactions can vary greatly in time and space with the outcomes of some interactions determined by priority effects. On coral reefs,…”
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Microbiome ecological memory and responses to repeated marine heatwaves clarify variation in coral bleaching and mortality by Vompe, Alex D., Epstein, Hannah E., Speare, Kelly E., Schmeltzer, Emily R., Adam, Thomas C., Burkepile, Deron E., Sharpton, Thomas J., Vega Thurber, Rebecca

“…Microbiomes are essential features of holobionts, providing their hosts with key metabolic and functional traits like resistance to environmental disturbances…”
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Nitrate enrichment has lineage specific effects on Pocillopora acuta adults, but no transgenerational effects in planulae by Strader, Marie E., Howe-Kerr, Lauren I., Sims, Jordan A., Speare, Kelly E., Shore, Amanda N., Burkepile, Deron E., Correa, Adrienne M. S.

“…Local-scale nutrient pollution can alter coral growth and reproductive output, as well as their resident communities of microorganisms (dinoflagellates in the…”
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Estimates of fish and coral larvae as nutrient subsidies to coral reef ecosystems by Allgeier, Jacob E., Speare, Kelly E., Burkepile, Deron E.

“…Nutrient subsidies are essential for the functioning of many ecosystems. A long‐standing conundrum in coral reef ecology is how these systems can be among the…”
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Linking Coral Recruitment to Reef Recovery in the Anthropocene by Speare, Kelly E

“…Coral reefs are among the most biodiverse and valuable ecosystems on Earth, providing food, coastal protection, and jobs for over a billion people worldwide…”
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