Heatwave winners and losers: cryptic coral holobionts differ in thermal tolerance
Zoe Meziere, Ilha Byrne, Andrew Khalil, Iva Popovic, Adriana Humanes, James R. Guest, Cheong Xin Chan, Cynthia Riginos, Katrina McGuigan
The paper examines thermal tolerance differences among cryptic coral taxa during a heatwave, finding that survival correlates with biological factors rather than environmental exposure.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Jun 3, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology