Natural experiments and long-term monitoring are critical to understand and predict marine host–microbe ecology and evolution

M Leray, LGE Wilkins, A Apprill, HM Bik, F Clever… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Marine multicellular organisms host a diverse collection of bacteria, archaea, microbial
eukaryotes, and viruses that form their microbiome. Such host-associated microbes can …

Standardized Methods to Assess the Impacts of Thermal Stress on Coral Reef Marine Life

CR Voolstra, R Alderdice, L Colin… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The Earth's oceans have absorbed more than 90% of the excess, climate change–induced
atmospheric heat. The resulting rise in oceanic temperatures affects all species and can …

Empirically derived thermal thresholds of four coral species along the Red Sea using a portable and standardized experimental approach

NR Evensen, CR Voolstra, M Fine, G Perna… - Coral Reefs, 2022 - Springer
Global warming is causing an unprecedented loss of species and habitats worldwide. This is
particularly apparent for tropical coral reefs, with an increasing number of reefs experiencing …

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 …

Mangrove distribution and afforestation potential in the Red Sea

J Blanco-Sacristán, K Johansen, CM Duarte… - Science of the total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mangrove ecosystems represent one of the most effective natural environments for fixing
and storing carbon (C). Mangroves also offer significant co-benefits, serving as nurseries for …

Science, diplomacy, and the Red Sea's unique coral reef: It's time for action

K Kleinhaus, A Al-Sawalmih, DJ Barshis… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Rapid ocean warming due to climate change poses a serious risk to the survival of coral
reefs. It is estimated that 70–90 percent of all reefs will be severely degraded by mid-century …

A comparative baseline of coral disease in three regions along the Saudi Arabian coast of the central Red Sea

GS Aeby, A Shore, T Jensen, M Ziegler, T Work… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Coral disease is a growing problem for coral reefs globally and diseases have been linked
to thermal stress, excess nutrients, overfishing and other human impacts. The Red Sea is a …

Widespread diffuse venting and large microbial iron-mounds in the Red Sea

FM Van der Zwan, N Augustin, S Petersen… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
For decades, hydrothermal activity along the Red Sea Rift was only inferred from
metalliferous sediments and hot brines. Active hydrothermal fluid discharge was never …

From the shallow to the mesophotic: a characterization of Symbiodiniaceae diversity in the Red Sea NEOM region

TI Terraneo, M Ouhssain, CB Castano… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The northern Red Sea has been coined a refuge for reef corals due to the
exceptional thermal tolerance of these organisms. With ocean warming threatening coral …

Antibiofilm activity of secondary metabolites from bacterial endophytes of Red Sea soft corals

I Abdulrahman, MT Jamal, A Pugazhendi… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Endophytic marine bacteria are a significant unexplored resource for the search of new
compounds with antifouling activity. In this study, endophytic marine bacteria isolated from …