Reef Genomics Lab, PI Voolstra
Published April 15, 2026 | Version 1.0
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coralfuture.org, Version 1.0

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

Description

coralfuture.org App

The website is available at https://coralfuture.org/, run by the Voolstra lab. The motivation is to build a global database of standardized thermal tolerance ED values as determined by CBASS to enable meta-analyses and -comparisons. 

Follow active development here https://github.com/reefgenomics/coralfuture.org and here https://github.com/reefgenomics/coralfuture.org/issues 

As of 2026.04.19 major planned developments

  • improved user accounts
  • various UI changes
  • ability to upload processed ED/DW data

Release Notes

This release delivers a major update across the coral data platform, including a new ED50 processing service, improved upload and project workflows, and a significantly refreshed frontend experience.

Key Features

  • Added a dedicated ED50 FastAPI service with R-based processing (CBASSED50) and result visualization support.
  • Introduced a full ED50 Calculator page in the React app and improved upload flow integration.
  • Improved project detail and cart workflows, including better thermal data display and filtering behavior.
  • Added attachment/publication model and metadata enhancements (authors, journal, links) with supporting migrations.

Backend Improvements

  • Refactored and extended Django API endpoints and data merge logic for ED metrics.
  • Improved data import pipeline (populate_db, mappers, validation helpers).
  • Added/updated multiple migrations for thermal metrics, attachments, cart entities, and publication fields.
  • Strengthened admin and project management capabilities.

Frontend Improvements

  • New and updated pages:
    • ED50Calculator
    • UploadDataPage
    • ProjectDetailPage
    • ProjectsPage
    • HomePage
    • LoginPage
  • Enhanced sidebar filtering UX and temperature filter modal.
  • Improved map markers, cart interactions, and project detail presentation.

DevOps features

  • Updated Docker configuration for Django, React, and ED50 service orchestration.
  • Added build scripts and dependency updates for both backend and frontend stacks.

Files

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Additional details

Related works

Is derived from
Other: 10.5281/zenodo.18392121 (DOI)
Other: 10.5281/zenodo.17695565 (DOI)
Other: 10.5281/zenodo.8370644 (DOI)
Is supplement to
Software: https://github.com/reefgenomics/coralfuture.org/tree/1.0 (URL)

Software

Repository URL
https://github.com/reefgenomics/coralfuture.org

References

  • Evensen NR, Parker KE, Oliver TA, Palumbi SR, Logan CA, Ryan JS, et al. The Coral Bleaching Automated Stress System (CBASS): A low‐cost, portable system for standardized empirical assessments of coral thermal limits. Limnol Oceanogr Methods. 2023;21: 421–434. doi:10.1002/lom3.10555
  • Voolstra CR, Buitrago-López C, Perna G, Cárdenas A, Hume BCC, Rädecker N, et al. Standardized short-term acute heat stress assays resolve historical differences in coral thermotolerance across microhabitat reef sites. Glob Chang Biol. 2020;26: 4328–4343. doi:10.1111/gcb.15148
  • Voolstra CR, Alderdice R, Colin L, Staab S, Apprill A, Raina J-B. Standardized methods to assess the impacts of thermal stress on coral reef marine life. Ann Rev Mar Sci. 2025;17: 193–226. doi:10.1146/annurev-marine-032223-024511