Coral—the world's most diverse symbiotic ecosystem

LL Blackall, B Wilson, MJH Van Oppen - Molecular ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Zooxanthellate corals (ie those harbouring Symbiodinium) are the main builders of the
world's shallow‐water marine coral reefs. They represent intimate diverse symbioses …

Profiling gene expression responses of coral larvae (Acropora millepora) to elevated temperature and settlement inducers using a novel RNA‐Seq procedure

E Meyer, GV Aglyamova, MV Matz - Molecular ecology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Elevated temperatures resulting from climate change pose a clear threat to reef‐building
corals; however, the traits that might influence corals' survival and dispersal during climate …

Bleaching susceptibility and mortality of corals are determined by fine-scale differences in symbiont type

EM Sampayo, T Ridgway… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Coral bleaching has been identified as one of the major contributors to coral reef decline,
and the occurrence of different symbionts determined by broad genetic groupings (clades A …

Species–specific interactions between algal endosymbionts and coral hosts define their bleaching response to heat and light stress

D Abrego, KE Ulstrup, BL Willis… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The impacts of warming seas on the frequency and severity of bleaching events are well
documented, but the potential for different Symbiodinium types to enhance the physiological …

Rapid thermal adaptation in photosymbionts of reef‐building corals

LJ Chakravarti, VH Beltran… - Global change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming is occurring at a rate not experienced by life on Earth for 10 s of millions of
years, and it is unknown whether the coral‐dinoflagellate (Symbiodinium spp.) symbiosis …

Bleaching resistance and the role of algal endosymbionts

KM Quigley, AC Baker, MA Coffroth, BL Willis… - … , processes, causes and …, 2018 - Springer
Coral reefs are among the most diverse and ecologically important biomes on the planet.
Most coral species rely on the partnership with dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium …

Response of two species of Indo-Pacific corals, Porites cylindrica and Stylophora pistillata, to short-term thermal stress: The host does matter in determining the …

WK Fitt, RD Gates, O Hoegh-Guldberg… - Journal of experimental …, 2009 - Elsevier
The role of both host and dinoflagellate symbionts was investigated in the response of reef-
building corals to thermal stress in the light. Replicate coral nubbins of Stylophora pistillata …

Comparing bleaching and mortality responses of hard corals between southern Kenya and the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

TR McClanahan, AH Baird, PA Marshall… - Marine Pollution …, 2004 - Elsevier
We compared the bleaching and mortality response (BMI) of 19 common scleractinian corals
to an anomalous warm-water event in 1998 to determine the degree of variation between …

Identity and diversity of coral endosymbionts (zooxanthellae) from three Palauan reefs with contrasting bleaching, temperature and shading histories

KE Fabricius, JC Mieog, PL Colin, D Idip… - Molecular …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The potential of corals to associate with more temperature‐tolerant strains of algae
(zooxanthellae, Symbiodinium) can have important implications for the future of coral reefs …

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 …