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On the use of rapid acute heat tolerance assays to resolve ecologically relevant differences among corals
Rapid acute heat stress assays are increasingly used to assess reef coral heat tolerance and identify resilient corals for research and restoration. However, concerns remain about (1) how representative they are of natural bleaching...
Mote Marine Laboratory’s International Coral Gene Bank achieves breakthrough coral spawning success with rarely propagated species
In a remarkable advancement for coral conservation, Mote Marine Laboratory has successfully achieved the spawning of Eusmilia fastigiata, commonly known as smooth flower coral, with parent colonies settled just 22 months prior...
Colony-Level 3D Photogrammetry Reveals That Total Linear Extension and Initial Growth Do Not Scale With Complex Morphological Growth in the Branching...
The ability to quantify changes in the structural complexity of reefs and individual coral colonies that build them is vital to understanding, managing, and restoring the function of these ecosystems. However, traditional methods for...
Mote Marine Laboratory, Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge, and SCUBAnauts International Join Forces for Coral Conservation
Mote Marine Laboratory joined forces with Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge (CWVC) and SCUBAnauts International divers in late June to advance coral reef restoration in the Florida Keys. The combined teams embarked on a vital mission...
Common aquarium antiseptics do not cause long-term shifts in coral microbiota but may impact coral growth rates
Though bacterial pathogens and parasites can compromise coral health, coral microbiome research increasingly suggests a beneficial role for bacterial species living in coral tissue and mucus. Recent studies suggest the application...
Bio-optical signatures of in situ photosymbionts predict bleaching severity prior to thermal stress in the Caribbean coral species Acropora palmata
The identification of bleaching tolerant traits among individual corals is a major focus for many restoration and conservation initiatives but often relies on large scale or high-throughput experimental manipulations which may not...
Ron & Marla Wolf Seagrass Restoration Center for Ocean Sustainability
About the Center Operating in tandem with the Seagrass Restoration Technology Development Initiative, the Ron and Marla Wolf Seagrass Center...
PBS Changing Planet features Mote’s coral research
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are champions of coral reef science, conservation and restoration. Their hard work was highlighted on April 24, 2024, during season 3 episode 1 of the PBS series Changing Planet. Watch the clip...
Coral Reproduction URE (Keys)
This program is not currently accepting interns. Explore other Mote URE opportunities Coral Reproduction...
International Coral Gene Bank
Coral reefs are experiencing unprecedented die-offs worldwide, and it’s critical to restore them with resilient and genetically diverse corals that have the best chances to survive and reproduce. However,...
Coral Reef Ecosystems Internship
Coral Reef Ecosystems Internship Internship Mentor: Ian Combs The Coral Reef Ecosystem Internship will introduce interns to...
Coral Reproduction Internship (Keys)
Coral Reproduction Internship Coral sexual reproduction is crucial for population persistence, generating genetic diversity and promoting adaptive evolution. However, many species on Florida’s Coral Reef are experiencing...
Coral Health & Disease Research Internship (Keys)
Coral Health & Disease Research Internships The Coral Health & Disease Research Program conducts works on two of Mote's campuses. The internships below are based at Mote's International...
Coral Gene Bank Internship
Coral Gene Bank Internship Mote’s International Coral Gene Bank is designed to be a safe haven for corals from Florida’s coral...
Ron & Marla Wolf Seagrass Restoration Center for Ocean Sustainability
Operating in tandem with Mote's Seagrass Restoration Technology Development Initiative, the Ron and Marla Wolf Seagrass Restoration Center for Ocean...
A phenomic modeling approach for using chlorophyll-a fluorescence-based measurements on coral photosymbionts
We test a newly developed instrument prototype which utilizes time-resolved chlorophyll-a fluorescence techniques and fluctuating light to characterize Symbiodiniaceae functional traits across seven different coral species under cultivation...
Genome-wide study in staghorn coral identifies markers of disease resistance
Present in every population of plants and animals are distinct individuals who are resistant to disease. An important question is what genetic insights can be obtained from studying these individuals. In the case of coral, many of...
Wild and nursery-raised corals: comparative physiology of two framework coral species.
Worldwide decline in coral populations has led to the development of numerous coral conservation and restoration groups. These groups have established successful methods for propagating and growing corals in nurseries for outplanting...
Symbiont composition and coral genotype determines massive coral species performance under end-of-century climate scenarios
The recent decline of coral health and substantial loss of coral cover along Florida’s Coral Reef (FCR) results from local stressors such as degraded water quality and disease outbreaks in addition to anthropogenically driven global...
The Coral Bleaching Automated Stress System (CBASS): A low-cost, portable system for standardized empirical assessments of coral thermal limits
Ocean warming is increasingly affecting marine ecosystems across the globe. Reef-building corals are particularly affected by warming, with mass bleaching events increasing in frequency and leading to widespread coral mortality. Yet,...
Coral Health & Disease
Several stressors including climate change and infectious diseases have caused significant losses in living coral, particularly in Florida, leading to ecosystems on the brink of functional extinction. ...
Mote’s Coral Research Exhibit
About This Campus To educate and involve visitors in the protection and conservation of coral reef ecosystems, Mote Marine Laboratory has teamed up with NOAA and their partners to create Mote’s...
Mote’s Key Largo Coral Nursery
About This Campus To expand our positive impacts on coral reefs in the Upper Florida Keys, Mote Marine Laboratory created the first and only land-based coral nursery in Key Largo. The Key Largo Coral Nursery, situated on...
Mote’s Islamorada Coral Nursery
About This Campus To expand our positive impacts on coral reefs in the Upper Florida Keys, Mote Marine Laboratory created the first and only coral nursery in Islamorada. The Islamorada Coral Nursery, situated on the property...
Mote opens the first Caribbean king crab hatchery in an effort to save Florida’s coral reefs
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium celebrated the official opening of its Florida Coral Reef Restoration Crab Hatchery Research Center, which is the first fully operational Caribbean king crab hatchery of its kind that will aid...
Mote saves thousands of endangered corals amidst extreme high-water temps
A look into the future of Mote’s science-based coral restoration efforts As Florida’s Coral Reef experienced record-breaking heat waves starting in July, with temperatures in adjacent backreef areas reaching...
On a mission: Mote and wounded veterans rebuild Key West coral reef
On Thursday, July 13, Mote Marine Laboratory once again joined forces with members of the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge (CWVC) to plant corals and restore the Higgs Head coral reef in Key...
Mote scientists and pharmaceutical innovators work with the National Park Service to treat lethal coral disease
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium teamed up with the National Park Service and pharmaceutical scientists at Ocean Alchemists LLC to develop treatments for black band disease (BBD), a lethal coral disease, which will contribute...
Yahoo In The Know: Coral science with Mote intern turned lab manager
Marina Villoch describes herself as "the intern that never left" in a new video from Yahoo In The Know, which explores her exciting career as lab manager for Mote Marine Laboratory's Coral Health & Disease Research Program. Like...