The future of coral reefs subject to rapid climate change: lessons from natural extreme environments
Global climate change and localized anthropogenic stressors are driving rapid declines in
coral reef health. In vitro experiments have been fundamental in providing insight into how …
coral reef health. In vitro experiments have been fundamental in providing insight into how …
Systematic revision of Symbiodiniaceae highlights the antiquity and diversity of coral endosymbionts
TC LaJeunesse, JE Parkinson, PW Gabrielson… - Current Biology, 2018 - cell.com
The advent of molecular data has transformed the science of organizing and studying life on
Earth. Genetics-based evidence provides fundamental insights into the diversity, ecology …
Earth. Genetics-based evidence provides fundamental insights into the diversity, ecology …
Ecosystem biomonitoring with eDNA: metabarcoding across the tree of life in a tropical marine environment
Effective marine management requires comprehensive data on the status of marine
biodiversity. However, efficient methods that can document biodiversity in our oceans are …
biodiversity. However, efficient methods that can document biodiversity in our oceans are …
Considerations for maximizing the adaptive potential of restored coral populations in the western Atlantic
Active coral restoration typically involves two interventions: crossing gametes to facilitate
sexual larval propagation; and fragmenting, growing, and outplanting adult colonies to …
sexual larval propagation; and fragmenting, growing, and outplanting adult colonies to …
SymPortal: A novel analytical framework and platform for coral algal symbiont next‐generation sequencing ITS2 profiling
Abstract We present SymPortal (SymPortal. org), a novel analytical framework and platform
for genetically resolving the algal symbionts of reef corals using next‐generation …
for genetically resolving the algal symbionts of reef corals using next‐generation …
Limits to the thermal tolerance of corals adapted to a highly fluctuating, naturally extreme temperature environment
Naturally extreme temperature environments can provide important insights into the
processes underlying coral thermal tolerance. We determined the bleaching resistance of …
processes underlying coral thermal tolerance. We determined the bleaching resistance of …
Exploring the Symbiodinium rare biosphere provides evidence for symbiont switching in reef-building corals
Reef-building corals possess a range of acclimatisation and adaptation mechanisms to
respond to seawater temperature increases. In some corals, thermal tolerance increases …
respond to seawater temperature increases. In some corals, thermal tolerance increases …
Factors limiting the range extension of corals into high-latitude reef regions
Reef-building corals show a marked decrease in total species richness from the tropics to
high latitude regions. Several hypotheses have been proposed to account for this pattern in …
high latitude regions. Several hypotheses have been proposed to account for this pattern in …
Assessing Symbiodinium diversity in scleractinian corals via next‐generation sequencing‐based genotyping of the ITS2 rDNA region
C Arif, C Daniels, T Bayer… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The persistence of coral reef ecosystems relies on the symbiotic relationship between
scleractinian corals and intracellular, photosynthetic dinoflagellates in the genus …
scleractinian corals and intracellular, photosynthetic dinoflagellates in the genus …
Rare symbionts may contribute to the resilience of coral–algal assemblages
The association between corals and photosynthetic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium spp.) is
the key to the success of reef ecosystems in highly oligotrophic environments, but it is also …
the key to the success of reef ecosystems in highly oligotrophic environments, but it is also …