Stress-resistant corals may not acclimatize to ocean warming but maintain heat tolerance under cooler temperatures
Naturally heat-resistant coral populations hold significant potential for facilitating coral reef
survival under rapid climate change. However, it remains poorly understood whether they …
survival under rapid climate change. However, it remains poorly understood whether they …
Acclimatization of massive reef-building corals to consecutive heatwaves
Reef-building corals typically live close to the upper limits of their thermal tolerance and
even small increases in summer water temperatures can lead to bleaching and mortality …
even small increases in summer water temperatures can lead to bleaching and mortality …
Within-population variability in coral heat tolerance indicates climate adaptation potential
Coral reefs are facing unprecedented mass bleaching and mortality events due to marine
heatwaves and climate change. To avoid extirpation, corals must adapt. Individual variation …
heatwaves and climate change. To avoid extirpation, corals must adapt. Individual variation …
Do fluctuating temperature environments elevate coral thermal tolerance?
TA Oliver, SR Palumbi - Coral reefs, 2011 - Springer
In reef corals, much research has focused on the capacity of corals to acclimatize and/or
adapt to different thermal environments, but the majority of work has focused on distinctions …
adapt to different thermal environments, but the majority of work has focused on distinctions …
Mechanisms of reef coral resistance to future climate change
Reef corals are highly sensitive to heat, yet populations resistant to climate change have
recently been identified. To determine the mechanisms of temperature tolerance, we …
recently been identified. To determine the mechanisms of temperature tolerance, we …
Limits to the thermal tolerance of corals adapted to a highly fluctuating, naturally extreme temperature environment
Naturally extreme temperature environments can provide important insights into the
processes underlying coral thermal tolerance. We determined the bleaching resistance of …
processes underlying coral thermal tolerance. We determined the bleaching resistance of …
Predictive models for the selection of thermally tolerant corals based on offspring survival
KM Quigley, MJH van Oppen - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Finding coral reefs resilient to climate warming is challenging given the large spatial scale of
reef ecosystems. Methods are needed to predict the location of corals with heritable …
reef ecosystems. Methods are needed to predict the location of corals with heritable …
Dynamic symbioses reveal pathways to coral survival through prolonged heatwaves
Prospects for coral persistence through increasingly frequent and extended heatwaves
seem bleak. Coral recovery from bleaching is only known to occur after temperatures return …
seem bleak. Coral recovery from bleaching is only known to occur after temperatures return …
No apparent trade-offs associated with heat tolerance in a reef-building coral
As marine species adapt to climate change, their heat tolerance will likely be under strong
selection. Yet trade-offs between heat tolerance and other life history traits could …
selection. Yet trade-offs between heat tolerance and other life history traits could …
Divergent bleaching and recovery trajectories in reef-building corals following a decade of successive marine heatwaves
Increasingly frequent marine heatwaves are devastating coral reefs. Corals that survive
these extreme events must rapidly recover if they are to withstand subsequent events, and …
these extreme events must rapidly recover if they are to withstand subsequent events, and …