Temperature and symbiosis affect lesion recovery in experimentally wounded, facultatively symbiotic temperate corals

This work was funded by the PADI foundation, the Boston University Marine Program, and the New England Aquarium. We thank Kiki Ballotti, Georgie Burruss, Nicholas Lawrence, Samantha Pelletier, Aaron Pilnick, and Ryan Schosberg for assistance with photography and data collection. We are also grateful to Tasia Blough, Julio Camperio-Ciani, Gregory Coote, Lukas DeFilippo, Corbin Kuntz, Georgia Luddecke, Katrina Malakhoff, Jessie Matthews, and Matthew Tohl for their roles in the husbandry and maintenance of coral specimens. We appreciate the input of the anonymous reviewers that contributed to the improvement of this manuscript. (PADI foundation; Boston University Marine Program; New England Aquarium)