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Coral Venom and Toxins as Protection Against Crown‐of‐Thorns Sea Star Attack
Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT Crown‐of‐thorns sea star (CoTS) outbreaks are a main cause of hard coral cover decline across the Indo‐Pacific, posing a major threat to the resilience of coral reefs. However, the drivers underlying CoTS feeding on preferred (e.g., Acropora species) versus non‐preferred (e.g., Porites species) are poorly understood. We hypothesised that coral
Lucy M. Gorman +4 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 +11 more
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A coral-associated actinobacterium mitigates coral bleaching under heat stress
Environmental Microbiome, 2023 Background The positive effects of exposing corals to microorganisms have been reported though how the benefits are conferred are poorly understood. Here, we isolated an actinobacterial strain (SCSIO 13291) from Pocillopora damicornis with capabilities ...
Jie Li +7 more
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Mereological Perspectivism in Philosophy of Biology
Philosophy Compass, Volume 21, Issue 1, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT This paper presents the philosophical implications of the position that we call mereological perspectivism. Mereological perspectivism asserts that determining whether a composite biological object constitutes a single unit (an individual) necessarily depends on the selection of privileged parts of the composite.
Adrian Stencel, Javier Suárez
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The Coral Holobiont: A Brief Overview of Corals and Their Microbiome
EDISCaribbean and tropical western Atlantic reefs have declined drastically since the 1970s. In some locales like the Florida Keys, the decline of branching corals approached 98%. These declines are widely attributed to recurring stressors such as high ocean temperatures and disease.
Monica D. Schul +5 more
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Diversity and Prevalence of Coral Diseases in the Nearshore Regions of the Northern South China Sea
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.This study presents the first systematic survey of coral disease diversity and prevalence in the nearshore regions of the northern South China Sea. Six common diseases and eight stress‐related phenomena were documented across seven sites, revealing distinct regional patterns and host‐specific susceptibilities.
Shaotong Tu +9 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.In mutualistic symbioses, partner flexibility often broadens the host ecological niche. We found a stable association between littoral lichens and their algal symbionts along a natural salinity gradient, suggesting that the broad ecological niche can be facilitated by association with a single generalist symbiont.
Ivana Černajová +4 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 Environmental conditions are known to influence corals and their associated communities of microorganisms. However, our insights into the impacts of seasonal changes in ultraviolet radiation (UVR) on both coral physiology and microbiome remain very ...
Jeroen A. J. M. van de Water +6 more
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Environmental Microbiology, Volume 27, Issue 12, December 2025.Crustose coralline algae (CCA) are key for the settlement of the larvae of the Mediterranean white gorgonian, Eunicella singularis, especially after treatment under future climate change conditions. CCA also influence larval microbiome development. (A) Enhanced larval settlement is driven by bacterial breakdown and utilisation of CCA polysaccharides ...
E. Manea +9 more
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Microbial community and transcriptional responses to increased temperatures in coral
, 2020 Jie Li +3 more
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