Mass coral bleaching due to thermal stress represents a major threat to the integrity and
functioning of coral reefs. Thermal thresholds vary, however, between corals, partly as a
result of the specific type of endosymbiotic dinoflagellate (Symbiodinium sp.) they harbour.
The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in corals under thermal and light stress
has been recognised as one mechanism that can lead to cellular damage and the loss of
their symbiont population (Oxidative Theory of Coral Bleaching). Here, we compared the …