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Marine heatwaves modulate the genotypic and physiological responses of reef‐building corals to subsequent heat stress

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Back‐to‐back marine heatwaves in 2016 and 2017 resulted in severe coral bleaching and mortality across the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Encouragingly, some corals that survived these events exhibit increased bleaching resistance and may represent thermally ...
Kristen T. Brown, Amatzia Genin, Matheus A. Mello‐Athayde, Ellie Bergstrom, Adriana Campili, Aaron Chai, Sophie G. Dove, Maureen Ho, Devin Rowell, Eugenia M. Sampayo, Veronica Z. Radice   +10 more
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Mutualistic Interactions between Dinoflagellates and Pigmented Bacteria Mitigate Environmental Stress

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Scleractinian corals form symbiotic relationships with a variety of microorganisms, including endosymbiotic dinoflagellates of the family Symbiodiniaceae, and with bacteria, which are collectively termed coral holobionts.
Toshiyuki Takagi, Kako Aoyama, Keisuke Motone, Shunsuke Aburaya, Hideyuki Yamashiro, Natsuko Miura, Koji Inoue   +6 more
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Acute Heat Priming Dampens Gene Expression Response to Thermal Stress in a Widespread Acropora Coral

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.
(a) Experimental design. Corals from 10 genotypes were distributed across two experimental blocks, each containing nine flow‐through tanks. Fragments from five genotypes were placed in each tank. (b) Temperature profiles and sampling time points in the heat stress assay, demonstrating ramp up from control conditions (27ºC, MMM) to the preconditioning ...
Declan J. A. Stick, W. Jason Kennington, Carolina Castro‐Sanguino, Shannon L. Duffy, James P. Gilmour, Luke Thomas   +5 more
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Impacts of Nearby Algae on Recruitment Success and Early Microbiome Development of the Coral Acropora cytherea

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 28, Issue 1, January 2026.
Crustose coralline algae promote the survival and growth of coral recruits. However, these positive effects are not linked with the dynamics of the coral microbiome. Results reveal a transfer of opportunistic bacteria shared with all surrounding benthos, rather than a transfer of bacteria from specific algae to corals. ABSTRACT The persistence of coral
Camille Vizon, Corentin Hochart, Pierre E. Galand, Maggy M. Nugues   +3 more
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Monoclonal Culture and Characterization of Symbiodiniaceae C1 Strain From the Scleractinian Coral Galaxea fascicularis

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021
The symbiosis between cnidarian hosts and photosynthetic dinoflagellates of the family Symbiodiniaceae (i.e., zooxanthellae) provides the energy foundation of coral reef ecosystems in oligotrophic waters.
Jun Wang, Jiaqi Chen, Shaoyu Wang, Fuyu Li, Chengchong Fu, Yan Wang   +5 more
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Differences in Molecular Responses to a Thermally Variable Preconditioning Treatment for Two Caribbean Coral Species

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 11, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Coral reefs around the world are increasingly threatened by rising ocean temperatures, leading to more frequent mass bleaching events. However, some corals, typically found in more thermally variable environments, have demonstrated resilience to thermal stress.
Allyson DeMerlis, Michael S. Studivan, Kevin Wong, Nash Soderberg, David Ehrens, Lys M. Isma, Katrina Rosing, Katrina Sophia Cocson, Rowan Thomas, Danielle Dvorkin, Patrick M. Kiel, Joseph D. Unsworth, Martine D'Alessandro, Ana M. Palacio‐Castro, Diego Lirman, Andrew C. Baker, Erinn M. Muller, Nikki Traylor‐Knowles, Ian C. Enochs   +18 more
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Seascape Genomics Reveal Contrasting Population Structure in Sympatric and Congeneric Corals Across Thermal Clines

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 31, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim Understanding local adaptation in species along environmental gradients provides insight for how species can and will adapt to increasing climate‐driven marine heatwaves. Here, the population structure of two closely related Pocillopora corals was evaluated across environmentally heterogeneous reef gradients to understand spatially ...
Magena R. Marzonie, Josephine J. V. Nielsen, Line K. Bay, David G. Bourne, Matthew R. Nitschke, Oliver Selmoni, Hugo B. Harrison   +6 more
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Heterotrophy of particulate organic matter subsidies contributes to divergent bleaching responses in tropical Scleractinian corals

Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 70, Issue 7, Page 1802-1816, July 2025.
Abstract Heterotrophic feeding on plankton and particulate organic matter (POM) by tropical Scleractinian corals is known to aid in the resistance and recovery from thermally induced bleaching. However, the relative importance of heterotrophy in promoting bleaching resistance and recovery is likely to vary based on ecological context and the severity ...
Connor R. Love, Kelly E. Speare, Michael D. Fox, Veronica Z. Radice, Kelton W. McMahon, Gretchen E. Hofmann, David L. Valentine, Marie E. Strader   +7 more
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Bacterial Dynamics in Newly Settled Acropora kenti: Insights From Inoculations With Individual Probiotic Candidates

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 27, Issue 7, July 2025.
Newly settled Acropora kenti corals were inoculated with native, individual probiotic candidates pre‐screened for putatively beneficial traits. Several bacterial strains persisted in the coral microbiome and induced structural changes still measurable five days after the final inoculation, with coral associated microbial aggregates (CAMAs) formed ...
Callaway Thatcher, Katarina Damjanovic, Felicity Kuek, Patrick W. Laffy, David G. Bourne, Lone Høj   +5 more
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Environmental Drivers of Genetic Divergence in Two Corals From the Florida Keys

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 18, Issue 7, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Increasingly frequent marine heatwaves devastate coral reefs around the world, so there is great interest in finding warm‐adapted coral populations that could be used as sources for assisted gene flow and restoration. Here, we evaluated the relative power of various environmental factors to explain coral genetic variation, suggestive of ...
Kristina L. Black, J. P. Rippe, Mikhail V. Matz   +2 more
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