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Carlo Caruso

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

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Ecology· 2 Bioengineering· 1

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Crawford DruryiD· 3 shared Joshua R. HancockiD· 3 shared Kira Morgan Hughes· 2 shared Spencer MilleriD· 2 shared Aaron M. ThodeiD· 1 shared Alejandro Alvaro· 1 shared Alex LeBon· 1 shared Allison M. KleiniD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Proactive Coral Reef Restoration Using Thermally Tolerant Corals in Hawaii

Hanalei Hoopai-Sylva, Carlo Caruso, Spencer Miller, Joshua R. Hancock, Matthew Parry, Kira Morgan Hughes, Crawford Drury

The paper evaluates the feasibility of using thermally tolerant corals for proactive reef restoration in Hawaii, finding no growth or complexity tradeoffs but lower survivorship in some species.

Conservation Letters · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Positive associations between growth and thermal tolerance in the reef-building coral Montipora capitata

Nia Walker, Hayley Luke, Spencer Miller, Darienne Kealoha, Carlo Caruso, Erika C. Johnston, Elena M. Mujica, Joshua R. Hancock, Crawford Drury

The paper investigates growth and thermal tolerance in Montipora capitata, finding positive associations between thermal tolerance and growth and recovery, but not with bleaching resistance.

Marine Ecology Progress Series · Sep 8, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology

Bacteria-powered living materials enable coral larval settlement

Natalie Levy, Samapti Kundu, Marnie L. Freckelton, Julie Dinasquet, Isabel Flores, Claudia Tatiana Galindo-Martínez, Martín Tresguerres, Vanessa De La Garza, Yazhi Sun, Zahra Karimi, Crawford Drury, Christopher P. Jury, Joshua R. Hancock, Shaochen Chen, Michael G.‏ Hadfield, , Lindsey Badder

This paper introduces a bacteria-powered living material that significantly enhances coral larval settlement on restoration substrates.

PNAS Nexus · Aug 30, 2025Peer-reviewedBioengineering