Changes in bleaching susceptibility among corals subject to ocean warming and recurrent bleaching in Moorea, French Polynesia

MS Pratchett, D McCowan, JA Maynard, SF Heron - PLoS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Climate-induced coral bleaching poses a major threat to coral reef ecosystems,
mostly because of the sensitivities of key habitat-forming corals to increasing temperature …

The roles and interactions of symbiont, host and environment in defining coral fitness

JC Mieog, JL Olsen, R Berkelmans… - PLoS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Reef-building corals live in symbiosis with a diverse range of dinoflagellate
algae (genus Symbiodinium) that differentially influence the fitness of the coral holobiont …

Assessing hidden species diversity in the coral Pocillopora damicornis from Eastern Australia

S Schmidt-Roach, P Lundgren, KJ Miller, G Gerlach… - Coral Reefs, 2013 - Springer
The incredible range of morphological plasticity present in scleractinian corals has confused
the taxonomy of the group, prompting the introduction of “ecomorphs” to explain the …

Adaptive responses and local stressor mitigation drive coral resilience in warmer, more acidic oceans

CP Jury, RJ Toonen - Proceedings of the Royal Society …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Coral reefs have great biological and socioeconomic value, but are threatened by ocean
acidification, climate change and local human impacts. The capacity for corals to adapt or …

Relative stability of the Pocillopora acuta microbiome throughout a thermal stress event

HE Epstein, G Torda, MJH van Oppen - Coral Reefs, 2019 - Springer
Rapid climate change due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is pushing corals to
and past their physiological limits, while their microbiome is being pressed towards …

Endosymbiotic Symbiodinium clades occurrence and influence on coral growth and resilience during stress

C Ravindran, I Lawrance, AJ Vasanth - Symbiosis, 2022 - Springer
The endosymbionts of Symbiodiniaceae members establish an obligate relationship with
most of the reef-building corals. Photosynthates of Symbiodiniaceae symbionts provide the …

Vibrio Zinc-Metalloprotease Causes Photoinactivation of Coral Endosymbionts and Coral Tissue Lesions

M Sussman, JC Mieog, J Doyle, S Victor, BL Willis… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Coral diseases are emerging as a serious threat to coral reefs worldwide. Of
nine coral infectious diseases, whose pathogens have been characterized, six are caused …

From genomics to integrative species delimitation? The case study of the Indo-Pacific Pocillopora corals

N Oury, C Noël, S Mona, D Aurelle… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the advent of genomics, sequencing thousands of loci from hundreds of individuals
now appears feasible at reasonable costs, allowing complex phylogenies to be resolved …

Patterns of Symbiodinium distribution in three giant clam species across the biodiverse Bird's Head region of Indonesia

TS DeBoer, AC Baker, MV Erdmann, PR Jones… - Marine Ecology …, 2012 - int-res.com
The formation and persistence of modern coral reefs depends largely on organisms that host
dinoflagellate algal symbionts of the genus Symbiodinium. There are important ecological …

The Occurrence of Mixed Infections of Symbiodinium (Dinoflagellata) within Individual Hosts

SA Fay, MX Weber - Journal of Phycology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reef ecosystems depend on symbiosis between dinoflagellates of the genus
Symbiodinium Freudenthal and their various hosts. The physiological characteristics …