[Coral-List] New papers focused on Cuban coral reefs

[Amy Apprill]

Dear coral list,

We are pleased to announce the recent publication of 3 products from a 
US-Cuban collaborative effort focused on the Cuban coral reefs.

Weber L, González-Diaz P, Armenteros M, Ferrer VM, Bretos F, Bartels E, 
Santoro AE, Apprill A. 2019. Microbial signatures of protected and 
impacted Northern Caribbean reefs: changes from Cuba to the Florida 
Keys. Environmental Microbiology.//

Open access paper: 
https://sfamjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1462-2920.14870

Press release: 
https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/how-microbes-reflect-the-health-of-coral-reefs//
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Hernández-Fernández L, González-De Zayas R, Weber L, Apprill A, 
Armenteros M. 2019. Small-scale variability dominates benthic coverage 
and diversity across the Jardines de la Reina, Cuba coral reef system. 
Frontiers in Marine Science.

Open access paper: 
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2019.00747/full

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Grabb, K, Kapit J, Wankel S, Manganini K, Apprill A, Armenteros M, 
Hansel C. 2019. Development of a handheld submersible chemiluminescent 
sensor: Quantification of superoxide at coral surfaces. Environmental 
Science & Technology.

Open access paper: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.9b04022

Press release: 
https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/whoi-disco-measures-superoxide-on-reefs/

Best wishes and happy holidays,

Amy Apprill, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution