Persistence of phenotypic responses to short-term heat stress in the tabletop coral Acropora hyacinthus
N. S. Walker, B. H. Cornwell, V. Nestor, K. C. Armstrong, Y. Golbuu, S. R. Palumbi
This study assesses the reliability of short-term heat stress assays in Acropora hyacinthus by linking bleaching and mortality responses over time, showing that 16-hour bleaching scores predict long-term survival.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2022Ecology