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Heat stress and symbiont shuffling in AcroporaR-1987 · verified reviewer · delivered 2 Aug 2026
DeliveredSummary
A careful field study with a clear question. The central claim about symbiont shuffling needs a model that separates it from initial clade composition.
Overall: Major revisionsFix the two majors before submitting; the minors are quick.
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MAJORMethods §2.3
“Symbiont clade was assigned from a single sampling point.”
A referee will likely ask for repeat sampling or a justification that clade is stable over the study period.
MAJORResults, Fig. 3
“Shuffling explains 40% of variance in recovery.”
The model does not separate shuffling from initial clade composition.
Suggestion: Report both terms, or soften the claim.
MINORDiscussion ¶4
“consistent with all prior work”
Two cited studies partly disagree. Acknowledge them.
NOTEAbstract
“We sampled colonies across three reefs.”
Consider stating the number of colonies (n = 64) in the abstract.