Cell biology of cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis

SK Davy, D Allemand, VM Weis - Microbiology and Molecular …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
The symbiosis between cnidarians (eg, corals or sea anemones) and intracellular
dinoflagellate algae of the genus Symbiodinium is of immense ecological importance. In …

Triggers, cascades, and endpoints: connecting the dots of coral bleaching mechanisms

J Helgoe, SK Davy, VM Weis… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The intracellular coral–dinoflagellate symbiosis is the engine that underpins the success of
coral reefs, one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. However, the breakdown of …

Metagenomic analysis of the microbial community associated with the coral Porites astreoides

L Wegley, R Edwards… - Environmental …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The coral holobiont is a dynamic assemblage of the coral animal, zooxanthellae, endolithic
algae and fungi, Bacteria, Archaea and viruses. Zooxanthellae and some Bacteria form …

Population control in symbiotic corals

PG Falkowski, Z Dubinsky, L Muscatine, L McCloskey - Bioscience, 1993 - JSTOR
A ll reef-forming, or hermatypic, corals are a symbiotic associa-tion between a cnidarian ani-
mal host and unicellular dinoflagel-late algae, called zooxanthellae (Muscatine 1980) …

The effect of external nutrient resources on the population dynamics of zooxanthellae in a reef coral

L Muscatine, PG Falkowski… - … of the Royal …, 1989 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Experiments were done to determine if ammonium, phosphate and feeding on Artemia
nauplii affected the population density of symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae) in the Red Sea …

Interactions between corals and their symbiotic algae

G Muller-Parker, CF D'elia, CB Cook - Coral reefs in the Anthropocene, 2015 - Springer
The mutualistic relationship between corals and their dinoflagellate endosymbionts is a key
factor in the evolutionary success of hermatypic (reef building) corals. The endosymbiotic …

Regulation and control of intracellular algae (= zooxanthellae) in hard corals

RJ Jones, D Yellowlees - … of the Royal Society of London …, 1997 - royalsocietypublishing.org
To examine algal (= zooxanthellae) regulation and control, and the factors determining algal
densities in hard corals, the zooxanthellae mitotic index and release rates were regularly …

Influence of the population density of zooxanthellae and supply of ammonium on the biomass and metabolic characteristics of the reef corals Seriatopora hystrix and …

O Hoegh-Guldberg, GJ Smith - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 1989 - JSTOR
In May 1987, the population density of zooxanthellae in the reef coral Seriatopora hystrix
around Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef) varied within and between colonies. This naturally …

Vulnerability of global coral reef habitat suitability to ocean warming, acidification and eutrophication

Y Guan, S Hohn, C Wild, A Merico - Global Change Biology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reefs are threatened by global and local stressors. Yet, reefs appear to respond
differently to different environmental stressors. Using a global dataset of coral reef …

Eutrophication on coral reefs: what is the evidence for phase shifts, nutrient limitation and coral bleaching

MP Lesser - BioScience, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Coral reefs continue to experience extreme environmental pressure from climate change
stressors, but many coral reefs are also exposed to eutrophication. It has been proposed that …