Publications by authors named "Luigi Colin"
The Earth's oceans have absorbed more than 90% of the excess, climate change-induced atmospheric heat. The resulting rise in oceanic temperatures affects all species and can lead to the collapse of marine ecosystems, including coral reefs. Here, we review the range of methods used to measure thermal stress impacts on reef-building corals, highlighting current standardization practices and necessary refinements to fast-track discoveries and improve interstudy comparisons.
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- Coral reefs are facing severe threats from climate change, prompting the aquarium community to play a crucial role in conservation efforts, yet many coral species remain unidentified in aquaria, complicating conservation assessments.
- This study utilizes DNA barcoding alongside traditional morphological methods to identify various coral species in 127 aquarium samples, successfully identifying 44% to species level and offering provisional identifications for 80%.
- The research highlights limitations in public genomic databases, the necessity of diversifying reference sequences, and proposes a standardized approach for effective species identification to aid both taxonomists and aquarists alike.
We present the first mitochondrial genomes from Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean, of three putative species of reef forming Acropora (Acropora aff. tenuis, Acropora aff.cytherea and Acropora aff.
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