# Heat tolerance varies considerably within a reef-building coral species on the Great Barrier Reef

*PRI Rank #13 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Marine animal studies overview Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #13 |
| 18m citations | 23 |
| Journal | Communications Earth & Environment |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s43247-024-01649-4 |
| Corresponding authors | Melissa Naugle |
| Institution | Southern Cross University, Australia |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Marine animal studies overview Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/marine-animal-studies-overview/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s43247-024-01649-4](https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01649-4)

## Topics

reef-building coral · Great Barrier Reef · heat tolerance · thermal thresholds · climate warming · standing variation · local adaptation · acclimatization · thermal history · within-reef variation · among-reef variation · symbiont communities · adaptive genomic variation · selective breeding · conservation and restoration · spatial scale variation · foundational coral species complex

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