Marcelo Crivellaro and collaborators simulated the dispersal of the invasive coral Tubastraea coccinea on the surroundings of Arvoredo Marine Biological Reserve, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Early detection of invasive marine species is crucial for simpler and cheaper management! Our results indicate the most likely locations for emerging sun coral invasions in the region. We hope to strengthen the current monitoring program for the species, carried out by ICMBio and LabAR teams. Furthermore, our methods can be easily replicated to other locations! This work is the result of a joint effort between LabAR and ReBio Arvoredo. This work was supported by ICMBio, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), UFSC Post-graduate Program in Ecology and CAPES. Marcelo Schuler Crivellaro, Davi Volney Candido, Thiago Cesar Lima Silveira, Adriana Carvalhal Fonseca, Bárbara Segal. A tool for a race against time: Dispersal simulations to support ongoing monitoring program of the invasive coral Tubastraea coccinea, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022. Want to know more ? Click here or tap the image to check it out!
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REEF SYSTEMS ECOLOGY LAB.LabAR was created in 2010 by Prof. Bárbara Segal, PhD, and since then has been working on projects in the area of ecology and monitoring of reef systems, focusing on corals and the associated benthic community, seeking to understand the space-time dynamics of Brazilian reefs. Archives
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