Adult corals enhance juvenile recruitment through cumulative ecological niche construction
Viviana Brambilla, Mollie Asbury, Andrew H. Baird, Matthew‐James Bennett, Nader Boutros, James Cant, Cher F. Y. Chow, Garrett J. Fundakowski, Wilhelm J. Marais, Oscar R. Pizarro, Damaris Torres‐Pulliza, Nina M. D. Schiettekatte, Rachael Woods, Stefan B. Williams, Devynn M. Wulstein, , María Dornelas
The paper shows that adult coral abundance and reef structure independently increase juvenile coral recruitment, supporting assemblage-level niche construction.
bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2026 · PreprintEcology