Green fluorescent protein-like pigments optimise the internal light environment in symbiotic reef-building corals

E Bollati, NH Lyndby, C D'Angelo, M Kühl… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Pigments homologous to the green fluorescent protein (GFP) have been proposed to fine-
tune the internal light microclimate of corals, facilitating photoacclimation of photosynthetic …

Symbiotic stony and soft corals: Is their host‐algae relationship really mutualistic at lower mesophotic reefs?

C Ferrier‐Pagès, V Bednarz, R Grover… - Limnology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Mesophotic coral ecosystems (30–150 m depth) present a high oceanic
biodiversity, but remain one of the most understudied reef habitats, especially below 60 m …

Light and temperature drive the distribution of mesophotic benthic communities in the Central Indian Ocean

C Diaz, KL Howell, E Robinson… - Diversity and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Research on mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) has increased exponentially in
recent decades, and the significance of this ecosystem has been recognised both in terms of …

Environmental generalism, holobiont interactions, and Pocilloporid corals in the warming oceans of the eastern coast of Australia

JL Bergman, ZT Richards, P Sawyers… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Ocean warming has been driving mortality events across the world's coral reef ecosystems
and is resulting in multifaceted ecosystem restructuring. With the rapid shifts occurring …

Temporal gene expression patterns in the coral Euphyllia paradivisa reveal the complexity of biological clocks in the cnidarian-algal symbiosis

M Rinsky, E Weizman, HW Ben-Asher, G Eyal… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Studying chronobiology in reef-building corals is challenging due to the tightly coupled
symbiosis with their photosynthetic algae, Symbiodiniaceae. Although symbiosis requires …

Photosynthesis and respiration of the soft coral Xenia umbellata respond to warming but not to organic carbon eutrophication

SM Simancas-Giraldo, N Xiang, MM Kennedy, R Nafeh… - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Eutrophication with dissolved organic carbon (DOC) as a far under-investigated stressor,
and ocean warming, can strongly affect coral reefs and hard corals as major reefs …

Diverse and ecologically unique mesophotic coral ecosystems in the central Indian Ocean

C Diaz, KL Howell, P Hosegood, A Bolton, NL Foster - Coral Reefs, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Research on Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs; 30–150 m) has grown
exponentially in the last few decades, highlighting their rich diversity and extensive …

Effects of light pollution on the early life stages of the most abundant northern red sea coral

R Tamir, G Eyal, I Cohen, Y Loya - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
The growth in human population along coastal areas is exposing marine environments to
increasing anthropogenic light sources. Despite the potential effects of this modern …

Photophysiology of a mesophotic coral 3 years after transplantation to a shallow environment

O Ben-Zvi, R Tamir, N Keren, D Tchernov… - Coral Reefs, 2020 - Springer
With shallow coral reefs suffering from an ongoing rapid decline in many regions of the
world, the interest in studies on mesophotic coral ecosystems (30–150 m) is growing rapidly …

Photosynthesis and bio-optical properties of fluorescent mesophotic corals

O Ben-Zvi, D Wangpraseurt, O Bronstein… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are light-dependent coral-associated communities
found at 30–150 m depth. Corals inhabiting these deeper reefs are often acclimatized to a …