Elizabeth Beauchamp

Elizabeth Beauchamp
Newcastle University | NCL · School of Natural & Environmental Sciences

Master of Science

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Education
October 2019 - October 2023
Newcastle University
Field of study
  • Coral Biology
September 2018 - September 2019
University of Essex
Field of study
  • Tropical Marine Biology
September 2007 - July 2011
University of Plymouth
Field of study
  • Biological Science

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Publications (10)
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For sessile broadcast spawning marine invertebrates, such as corals, successful sexual reproduction depends on conspecifics spawning synchronously. The precise monthly, lunar, and diel timing and the extent of synchrony, i.e., proportion of population reproducing at the same time, are likely to play a key role in coral population recovery, persiste...
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Marine heatwaves are becoming more frequent, widespread and severe, causing mass coral bleaching and mortality. Natural adaptation may be insufficient to keep pace with climate warming, leading to calls for selective breeding interventions to enhance the ability of corals to survive such heatwaves, i.e., their heat tolerance. However, the heritabil...
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Marine heatwaves and mass bleaching have devastated coral populations globally, yet bleaching severity often varies among reefs. To what extent a reef’s past exposure to heat stress influences coral bleaching and mortality remains uncertain. Here we identify persistent local-scale hotspots and thermal refugia among the reefs of Palau, Micronesia, b...
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Marine heatwaves and mass bleaching have led to global declines in coral reefs. Corals can adapt, yet, to what extent local variations in thermal stress regimes influence heat tolerance and adaptive potential remains uncertain. Here we identify persistent local-scale thermal refugia and hotspots among the reefs of a remote Pacific archipelago, base...
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Marine heatwaves are becoming more frequent, widespread and severe1, leading to mass coral bleaching and mortality. Yet it remains unknown whether natural coral adaptation can keep pace with climate warming2. As a result, selective breeding has been proposed to enhance coral heat tolerance3. The viability of this management solution hinges on the e...
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As marine species adapt to climate change, their heat tolerance will likely be under strong selection. Yet trade-offs between heat tolerance and other life history traits could compromise natural adaptation or assisted evolution. This is particularly important for ecosystem engineers, such as reef-building corals, which support biodiversity yet are...
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Coral reefs are facing unprecedented mass bleaching and mortality events due to marine heatwaves and climate change. To avoid extirpation, corals must adapt. Individual variation in heat tolerance and its heritability underpin the potential for coral adaptation. However, the magnitude of heat tolerance variability within coral populations is largel...
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As marine species adapt to climate change, their heat tolerance will likely be under strong selection. Yet trade-offs between heat tolerance and other life history traits could compromise natural adaptation or restorative assisted evolution. This is particularly important for ecosystem engineers, such as reef-building corals, which support biodiver...
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Coral cover on tropical reefs has declined during the last three decades due to the combined effects of climate change, destructive fishing, pollution, and land use change. Drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions combined with effective coastal management and conservation strategies are essential to slow this decline. Innovative approaches,...
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Coral cover on tropical reefs has declined during the last three decades due to the combined effects of climate change, destructive fishing, pollution, and land use change. Drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions combined with effective coastal management and conservation strategies are essential to slow this decline. Innovative approaches,...

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