Insights into the coral microbiome: underpinning the health and resilience of reef ecosystems
Corals are fundamental ecosystem engineers, creating large, intricate reefs that support
diverse and abundant marine life. At the core of a healthy coral animal is a dynamic …
diverse and abundant marine life. At the core of a healthy coral animal is a dynamic …
[HTML][HTML] Deciphering coral disease dynamics: integrating host, microbiome, and the changing environment
Diseases of tropical reef organisms is an intensive area of study, but despite significant
advances in methodology and the global knowledge base, identifying the proximate causes …
advances in methodology and the global knowledge base, identifying the proximate causes …
[PDF][PDF] 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 …
A genomic view of the reef-building coral Porites lutea and its microbial symbionts
Corals and the reef ecosystems that they support are in global decline due to increasing
anthropogenic pressures such as climate change. However, effective reef conservation …
anthropogenic pressures such as climate change. However, effective reef conservation …
The cumulative impact of annual coral bleaching can turn some coral species winners into losers
AG Grottoli, ME Warner, SJ Levas… - Global change …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Mass coral bleaching events caused by elevated seawater temperatures result in extensive
coral loss throughout the tropics, and are projected to increase in frequency and severity. If …
coral loss throughout the tropics, and are projected to increase in frequency and severity. If …
Using naturally occurring climate resilient corals to construct bleaching-resistant nurseries
MK Morikawa, SR Palumbi - Proceedings of the National …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Ecological restoration of forests, meadows, reefs, or other foundational ecosystems during
climate change depends on the discovery and use of individuals able to withstand future …
climate change depends on the discovery and use of individuals able to withstand future …
The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans
Trait-based approaches advance ecological and evolutionary research because traits
provide a strong link to an organism's function and fitness. Trait-based research might lead …
provide a strong link to an organism's function and fitness. Trait-based research might lead …
Ocean warming slows coral growth in the central Red Sea
Sea surface temperature (SST) across much of the tropics has increased by 0.4° to 1° C
since the mid-1970s. A parallel increase in the frequency and extent of coral bleaching and …
since the mid-1970s. A parallel increase in the frequency and extent of coral bleaching and …
Profiling gene expression responses of coral larvae (Acropora millepora) to elevated temperature and settlement inducers using a novel RNA‐Seq procedure
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 …
corals; however, the traits that might influence corals' survival and dispersal during climate …
Coral bleaching: causes and mechanisms
MP Lesser - Coral reefs: an ecosystem in transition, 2011 - Springer
Unprecedented changes in coral reef systems have focused attention on a wide range of
stressors on local, regional, and global spatial scales but global climate change resulting in …
stressors on local, regional, and global spatial scales but global climate change resulting in …