kellyspeare@ucsb.edu
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Texas Tech University

Department of Biological Sciences 
Texas Tech University
Box 43131 
Lubbock, TX 79409

Research Area

Community ecology of coral reefs

ORCID: 

0000-0002-0016-3606

Kelly Speare - Publications

Year Citations Publication Type Links
2025 Differential effects of nutrients and consumer pressure on sympatric cryptic coral species (Pocillopora spp.). Journal Article DOI
2025 Early life stage bottleneck determines rates of coral recovery following severe disturbance. Journal Article DOI
2024 Microbiome ecological memory and responses to repeated marine heatwaves clarify variation in coral bleaching and mortality. Journal Article DOI
2024 Corals survive severe bleaching event in refuges related to taxa, colony size and water depth. Journal Article DOI
2023 Microbiome ecological memory and responses to repeated marine heatwaves clarify variation in coral bleaching and mortality. Journal Article DOI
2023 Reef habitats’ structure symbiotic microalgal assemblages in corals and contribute to differential heat stress responses. Journal Article DOI
2022 Nitrate enrichment has lineage specific effects on Pocillopora acuta adults, but no transgenerational effects in planulae. Journal Article PDF
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2022 Priority effects in coral-macroalgae interactions can drive alternate community paths in the absence of top-down control. Journal Article DOI
2022 Size-dependent mortality of corals during marine heatwave erodes recovery capacity of coral reef. Journal Article PDF
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2021 Energetic and reproductive costs of coral recovery in divergent bleaching responses. Journal Article PDF
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2021 Linking coral recruitment to reef recovery in the Anthropocene. Thesis or Dissertation
2020 Nitrogen pollution interacts with heat stress to increase coral bleaching across the seascape. Journal Article PDF
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2020 Nitrogen identity drives differential impacts of nutrients on coral bleaching and mortality. Journal Article PDF
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2018 Estimates of fish and coral larvae as nutrient subsidies to coral reef ecosystems. Journal Article PDF
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