Diversification of refugia types needed to secure the future of coral reefs subject to climate change

TR McClanahan, ES Darling, M Beger… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying locations of refugia from the thermal stresses of climate change for coral reefs
and better managing them is one of the key recommendations for climate change …

[HTML][HTML] Deoxygenation lowers the thermal threshold of coral bleaching

R Alderdice, G Perna, A Cárdenas, BCC Hume… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Exposure to deoxygenation from climate warming and pollution is emerging as a
contributing factor of coral bleaching and mortality. However, the combined effects of heating …

Greater functional diversity and redundancy of coral endolithic microbiomes align with lower coral bleaching susceptibility

A Cárdenas, JB Raina, C Pogoreutz… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The skeleton of reef-building coral harbors diverse microbial communities that could
compensate for metabolic deficiencies caused by the loss of algal endosymbionts, ie, coral …

Divergent bleaching and recovery trajectories in reef-building corals following a decade of successive marine heatwaves

KT Brown, EA Lenz, BH Glass… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
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 …

Disparate population and holobiont structure of pocilloporid corals across the Red Sea gradient demonstrate species‐specific evolutionary trajectories

C Buitrago‐López, A Cárdenas, BCC Hume… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Global habitat degradation heightens the need to better understand patterns of genetic
connectivity and diversity of marine biota across geographical ranges to guide conservation …

The coral bleaching automated stress system (CBASS): a low‐cost, portable system for standardized empirical assessments of coral thermal limits

NR Evensen, KE Parker, TA Oliver… - Limnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ocean warming is increasingly affecting marine ecosystems across the globe. Reef‐building
corals are particularly affected by warming, with mass bleaching events increasing in …

[HTML][HTML] Short-term heat stress assays resolve effects of host strain, repeat stress, and bacterial inoculation on Aiptasia thermal tolerance phenotypes

M Dörr, J Denger, CS Maier, JV Kirsch, H Manns… - Coral Reefs, 2023 - Springer
The ongoing loss of corals and their reef ecosystems hastens the need to develop
approaches that mitigate the impacts of climate change. Given the strong reliance of corals …

Contrasting the thermal performance of cultured coral endosymbiont photo-physiology

NJ Dilernia, EF Camp, N Bartels, DJ Suggett - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Cnidarian-microalgae (Family: Symbiodiniaceae) endosymbiotic relationships are
central to the success of reef building corals, particularly shaping stress tolerance and …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing acute thermal assays as a rapid screening tool for coral restoration

CN Klepac, CG Petrik, E Karabelas, J Owens… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Escalating environmental threats to coral reefs coincides with global advancements in coral
restoration programs. To improve long-term efficacy, practitioners must consider …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental considerations of acute heat stress assays to quantify coral thermal tolerance

JJV Nielsen, G Matthews, KR Frith, HB Harrison… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding the distribution and abundance of heat tolerant corals across seascapes is
imperative for predicting responses to climate change and to support novel management …