Kat Prata
@kepra3.bsky.social
Into using #popgen for conservation of #coral works at #AIMS in Townsville, QLD, Australia
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Kat Prata
@kepra3.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Many coral 'species' may, in fact, be separate 'cryptic' species! We found that up to 68% of #popgen studies in corals had putative cryptic taxa!! Check out the ms in Peer Community Journal! @peercommunityin.bsky.social
#corals #crypticspecies
peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10....
#corals #crypticspecies
peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10....
A huge lab effort! Using reproducible criteria we found that 68% of #coral studies had cryptic taxa and that (when tested) these species have permeable species boundaries (i.e.,
#hybridisation). We describe the implications of cryptic taxa and hybridisation for #conservation #restoration in detail!
#hybridisation). We describe the implications of cryptic taxa and hybridisation for #conservation #restoration in detail!
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Wonderful work led by @zoe-meziere.bsky.social , @kepra3.bsky.social, Marine Lechene, Renata Ferrari, & Iva Popovic. Corals can differ in their connectivity, a lot! #Coralsky #CoralReefs #MarEvol
Interested in coral ecological and evolutionary connectivity? Check out our new paper in Science Advances!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Connectivity differs by orders of magnitude among co-distributed corals, affecting spatial scales of eco-evolutionary processes
Dispersal and gene flow differ among corals of the Great Barrier Reef, affecting genetic diversity and adaptive responses.
www.science.org
July 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Wonderful work led by @zoe-meziere.bsky.social , @kepra3.bsky.social, Marine Lechene, Renata Ferrari, & Iva Popovic. Corals can differ in their connectivity, a lot! #Coralsky #CoralReefs #MarEvol
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@kepra3.bsky.social Presented a fantastic talk at #ICCB2025 on estimates of coral dispersal through genomics. Using Wright's neighbourhood area theory, she estimates the true realised dispersal of corals using genetic data. Coral connectivity is crucial for est pop resilience and resp. to stressors!
June 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
@kepra3.bsky.social Presented a fantastic talk at #ICCB2025 on estimates of coral dispersal through genomics. Using Wright's neighbourhood area theory, she estimates the true realised dispersal of corals using genetic data. Coral connectivity is crucial for est pop resilience and resp. to stressors!
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@annacresswell.bsky.social Presented an incredible and detailed view of her coral modelling and outputs from her model called CScape at #ICCB2025 modelling fine-scale within-reef area responses to future climate projections for 6 different growth forms, all informed by fine-scale reef photogrammetry
June 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
@annacresswell.bsky.social Presented an incredible and detailed view of her coral modelling and outputs from her model called CScape at #ICCB2025 modelling fine-scale within-reef area responses to future climate projections for 6 different growth forms, all informed by fine-scale reef photogrammetry
Reposted by Kat Prata
Preprint finally out! I show that eco-evo feedback can drive a tipping point where genetic drift overwhelms adaptation. This can result in a contraction of a species' range border or range fragmentation. Fragmentation is abrupt and arises readily under rapid temporal change. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
January 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Preprint finally out! I show that eco-evo feedback can drive a tipping point where genetic drift overwhelms adaptation. This can result in a contraction of a species' range border or range fragmentation. Fragmentation is abrupt and arises readily under rapid temporal change. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Reposted by Kat Prata
Terrible news today:
This year, one-third of coral cover has been destroyed in two northern sections of the Great Barrier reef due to anthropogenic heating.
Results for the southern sections (which were even hotter) have not been officially released.
www.aims.gov.au/information-...
This year, one-third of coral cover has been destroyed in two northern sections of the Great Barrier reef due to anthropogenic heating.
Results for the southern sections (which were even hotter) have not been officially released.
www.aims.gov.au/information-...
November 18, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Terrible news today:
This year, one-third of coral cover has been destroyed in two northern sections of the Great Barrier reef due to anthropogenic heating.
Results for the southern sections (which were even hotter) have not been officially released.
www.aims.gov.au/information-...
This year, one-third of coral cover has been destroyed in two northern sections of the Great Barrier reef due to anthropogenic heating.
Results for the southern sections (which were even hotter) have not been officially released.
www.aims.gov.au/information-...
Reposted by Kat Prata
Amazing discovery! A single coral colony of Pavona clavus measuring an astounding 183m in circumference spotted in the Solomon Islands! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s largest known coral discovered in Solomon Islands
Gigantic multicoloured organism is visible from space and has grown for between 300 and 500 years
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Amazing discovery! A single coral colony of Pavona clavus measuring an astounding 183m in circumference spotted in the Solomon Islands! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Kat Prata
Here is a coral reef science starter pack! go.bsky.app/Qo5Gh2H
November 9, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Here is a coral reef science starter pack! go.bsky.app/Qo5Gh2H
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Hey all, please RT this new starter pack for locating our fellow ecological modellers on Blue Sky! And please reply to this post if you'd like to be added to the starter pack!
go.bsky.app/EfUQaM2
go.bsky.app/EfUQaM2
November 13, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Hey all, please RT this new starter pack for locating our fellow ecological modellers on Blue Sky! And please reply to this post if you'd like to be added to the starter pack!
go.bsky.app/EfUQaM2
go.bsky.app/EfUQaM2
A huge lab effort! Using reproducible criteria we found that 68% of #coral studies had cryptic taxa and that (when tested) these species have permeable species boundaries (i.e.,
#hybridisation). We describe the implications of cryptic taxa and hybridisation for #conservation #restoration in detail!
#hybridisation). We describe the implications of cryptic taxa and hybridisation for #conservation #restoration in detail!
Many coral 'species' may, in fact, be separate 'cryptic' species! We found that up to 68% of #popgen studies in corals had putative cryptic taxa!! Check out the ms in Peer Community Journal! @peercommunityin.bsky.social
#corals #crypticspecies
peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10....
#corals #crypticspecies
peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10....
November 14, 2024 at 11:35 PM
A huge lab effort! Using reproducible criteria we found that 68% of #coral studies had cryptic taxa and that (when tested) these species have permeable species boundaries (i.e.,
#hybridisation). We describe the implications of cryptic taxa and hybridisation for #conservation #restoration in detail!
#hybridisation). We describe the implications of cryptic taxa and hybridisation for #conservation #restoration in detail!