Living with an enemy: Invasive sun-coral (Tubastraea spp.) competing against sponges Desmapsamma anchorata in southeastern Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105559
Abstract: The azooxanthellate corals Tubastraea coccinea and T. tagusensis invaded the Brazilian coast in the 1980s and is still in expansion, favored by lower predation and competition pressure in their new habitats. Interestingly, the native sponge… read more here.
Keywords: sun coral; living enemy; desmapsamma anchorata; enemy invasive ... See more keywords
Enduring regardless the conditions: Plasticity in modular growth as a strategy to cope with hydrodynamic variation by the invasive sun-coral (Tubastraea spp.).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105563
Abstract: The susceptibility of a community to invasions is not the only factor influencing the success of the introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS). Because the conditions of the invaded environment tend to be unpredictable, plastic responses… read more here.
Keywords: sun corals; modular growth; sun coral; plasticity ... See more keywords