Acropora - The most-studied coral genus

Eldon E. Ball; David C. Hayward; Tom C.L. Bridge; David J. Miller

doi:10.1201/9781003217503-10

Acropora - The most-studied coral genus

Eldon E. Ball^*, David C. Hayward, Tom C.L. Bridge, David J. Miller

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Over the last 2 million years, Acropora (the staghorn or elkhorn corals) has become the dominant genus of reef-building corals throughout the Indo-Pacific. Like other coral genera, Acropora taxonomy is presently undergoing comprehensive revision as a consequence of large-scale sequencing projects, which will substantially alter our understanding of the diversity and biogeography of the group. Acropora spp. are among the most stress sensitive of corals, and as a consequence, population declines are occurring worldwide, most significantly due to global warming.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Marine Model Organisms in Experimental Biology
Subtitle of host publication	Established and Emerging
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	173-193
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9781000464313
ISBN (Print)	9780367444471
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003217503-10
Publication status	Published - 26 Nov 2021

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