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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
wiley   +1 more source

Latitudinal Variation in the Molecular Diversity and Community Composition of Symbiodiniaceae in Coral From the South China Sea

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Coral reefs are continuing to decline worldwide due to anthropogenic climate change. The study of the molecular diversity and biogeographical patterns of Symbiodiniaceae, is essential to understand the adaptive potential and resilience of coral–algal ...
Biao Chen, Biao Chen, Biao Chen, Kefu Yu, Kefu Yu, Kefu Yu, Jiayuan Liang, Jiayuan Liang, Jiayuan Liang, Wen Huang, Wen Huang, Wen Huang, Guanghua Wang, Guanghua Wang, Guanghua Wang, Hongfei Su, Hongfei Su, Hongfei Su, Zhenjun Qin, Zhenjun Qin, Zhenjun Qin, Xueyong Huang, Xueyong Huang, Xueyong Huang, Ziliang Pan, Ziliang Pan, Ziliang Pan, Wenwen Luo, Wenwen Luo, Wenwen Luo, Yanqiu Luo, Yanqiu Luo, Yanqiu Luo, Yinghui Wang, Yinghui Wang, Yinghui Wang   +35 more
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Algal Symbionts Indicate Heatwave Vulnerability in Corals From Hotspots but Not From Thermal Refugia

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 2, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Reef‐building corals face continued declines due to climate change‐amplified marine heatwaves. In addition to affecting coral heat tolerance, corals' algal endosymbionts (family Symbiodiniaceae) can reflect their prior heatwave exposure, although understanding is often limited to heatwave‐induced shifts between symbiont genera.
Daisy Buzzoni, Liam Lachs, Elizabeth Beauchamp, Leah Bukurou, John Bythell, Alasdair J. Edwards, Yimnang Golbuu, Adriana Humanes, Helios M. Martinez, Geory Mereb, Julia K. Baum, James R. Guest   +11 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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Marine Heatwaves Transform Coral Symbioses With Enduring Effects

Ecology Letters, Volume 28, Issue 11, November 2025.
Marine heatwaves are disrupting coral–algal symbioses, yet their long‐term effects remain poorly understood. Using a decade‐long survey (2013–2023), we document a lasting transformation of symbiont assemblages, evidence of a local symbiont extinction, and indications that local human disturbance may impede symbiont recovery following a major marine ...
Alexander Van Nynatten, Ross Cunning, Kristina L. Tietjen, Julia K. Baum   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coral microbiome composition along the northern Red Sea suggests high plasticity of bacterial and specificity of endosymbiotic dinoflagellate communities

Microbiome, 2020
Background The capacity of reef-building corals to tolerate (or adapt to) heat stress is a key factor determining their resilience to future climate change.
Eslam O. Osman, David J. Suggett, Christian R. Voolstra, D. Tye Pettay, Dave R. Clark, Claudia Pogoreutz, Eugenia M. Sampayo, Mark E. Warner, David J. Smith   +8 more
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Coral Skeletal Cores as Windows Into Past Symbiodiniaceae Community Dynamics

Global Change Biology, Volume 31, Issue 11, November 2025.
Stony corals rely on their association with symbiotic algae for their growth and health. However, corals can lose these symbionts in response to heat stress and bleach, but they can also recover from bleaching and associate with new, more tolerant symbionts.
Jose F. Grillo, Vanessa Tirpitz, Jessica Reichert, Marine Canesi, Stéphanie Reynaud, Eric Douville, Maren Ziegler   +6 more
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Symbiont genus determines the trophic strategy of corals: Implications for intraspecific competition for energy sources in coral reefs

Ecological Indicators
Coral reefs are typically found in nutrient-limited waters, which may restrict the growth and expansion of corals. Nevertheless, corals are mixotrophs that may adjust to the variation in the availability of energy sources by switching their major ...
Qifang Wang, Xinqing Zheng, Xijie Zhou, Han Zhang, Ling Cai, Jonathan Y.S. Leung, Lingfeng Huang   +6 more
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Evolutionary radiation and microbial community dynamics shape the thermal tolerance of Fungiidae in the southern South China Sea

Microbiology Spectrum
Fungiidae have shown increased thermal adaptability in coral reef ecosystems under global warming. This study analyzes the evolutionary divergence and microbial communities of Fungiidae in the Sanjiao Reef of the southern South China Sea and explores the
Yuxin Wei, Biao Chen, Kefu Yu, Zhiheng Liao, Xiaopeng Yu, Zhenjun Qin, Zeming Bao, Lijia Xu, Yongzhi Wang   +8 more
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