Extreme seascape drives local recruitment and genetic divergence in brooding and spawning corals in remote northwest Australia

Many people and organizations contributed to the success of this project. We are especially grateful to the following Indigenous groups for help with collections on their sea country: the Bardi and Jawi Niimidiman Aboriginal Corporation, the Bardi Jawi Rangers and Traditional Owners (including Damon Pyke, Chris Sampi, Kevin George, Kevin Ejai, Kevin Dougal, Tasha Stumpagee, Phillip McCarthy, Peter Hunter, Zac Ejai, Paul Davey and Trevor Sampi) and the Mayala Aboriginal Corporation and Traditional Owners (especially Sandy, Alec and Janella Isaac). We also respectfully acknowledge the Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation, Traditional Owners and Uunguu Rangers, and the Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation, Traditional Owners and Rangers for collections that were made from their sea country prior to the commencement of the West Australian Marine Science Institute (WAMSI) 1.1.3 project. The authors would like to thank Kathryn Macmahon, Mike Travers, Glenn Moore, Udhi Hernawan, Joseph DiBattista and Richard Evans for contributing with great collaborative spirit to the project. We are also grateful to all WAMSI staff for their assistance, especially Kelly Waples and Stuart Field. Discussions with Liesl Ludgerus and the Marine Park Planning team at the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions were invaluable throughout this study. The authors would also like to thanks Bernd Gruber (bioinformatic pipeline development); David Griffin and Rodrigo Garcia (environmental data); Diversity Arrays Technology (SNP marker development and genotyping); Sam Moyle and Fiona Webster (field assistance); Kimberley Marine Research Station staff; and Karen Miller (project development and manuscript review). Inshore fieldwork was funded through WAMSI and the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and Ashmore Reef fieldwork was funded through the Western Australian Museum/Woodside Collection Project. Data were analysed and interpreted with funding support to lead author JU through the Woodside Coral Reef Research Fellowship. ZR, JU and JG acknowledge the support of ARC Linkage Project LP160101508 to explore coral resilience.