[Coral-List] 2 new papers and a news article

[Douglas Fenner]

Integrating cryptic diversity into coral evolution, symbiosis, and
conservation

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02319-y

abstract says, among other things that "Recently, sequencing efforts have
uncovered widespread undescribed coral diversity, including ‘cryptic
lineages’—genetically distinct but morphologically similar coral taxa. Such
cryptic lineages have been identified in at least 24 coral genera spanning
the anthozoan phylogeny and across ocean basins."

not open-access, see author email

Meta-analysis reveals weak association between reef fishes and corals

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02334-7

Also not open-access, note author email

See also "Similar content" for other coral reef articles.


Since global warming is highly relevant to corals, the following news
article may be as well:

Why Honolulu's big oil lawsuit just became 'the most important climate case
in the United States'

https://www.fastcompany.com/90977799/why-honolulus-big-oil-lawsuit-just-became-the-most-important-climate-case-in-the-united-states

Cheers, Doug

-- 
Douglas Fenner
Lynker Technologies, LLC, Contractor
NOAA Fisheries Service
Pacific Islands Regional Office
Honolulu
and:
Coral Reef Consulting
PO Box 997390
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799-6298  USA

Costanza, R. 2023. To build a better world, stop chasing economic growth.
Nature 624: 519-521.   https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-04029-8

Fossil fuel air pollution kills 5 million people world-wide per year
https://www.yahoo.com/news/research-shows-disturbing-between-millions-200000257.html

World's richest 1% emit as much as 5 billion people
https://makerichpolluterspay.org/climate-equality-report/

Huge expansion of fossil fuels planned, will be very destructive
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/08/insanity-petrostates-planning-huge-expansion-of-fossil-fuels-says-un-report

"without policy changes, the world will heat up enough by the end of the
century that more than 2 billion people will live in life-threatening hot
climates"         Will you be in that area???
https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-sounding-alarm-dangerous-problem-123000792.html

World subsidies for fossil fuels reached an all-time high of over $1
TRILLION in 2022, the last year for which data is available.  The subsidies
MUST end.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/fossil-fuel-subsidies-must-end/