EcologybioRxivPreprint
Juveniles exhibit lower heatwave tolerance than adults in a reef-building coral
Cinzia Alessi, Liam Lachs, Adriana Humanes…·James R. Guest
This study shows that juvenile corals are less heat-tolerant than adults, suggesting their survival advantage during heatwaves may be due to microhabitat conditions rather than intrinsic physiology.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.23.753667