Variation in Coral Thermotolerance Across a Pollution Gradient Erodes as Coral Symbionts Shift to More Heat-Tolerant Genera [PDF]
, 2021 Phenotypic plasticity is one mechanism whereby species may cope with stressful environmental changes associated with climate change. Reef building corals present a good model for studying phenotypic plasticity because they have experienced rapid climate ...
Barshis, Daniel J. +4 more
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Metacommunity ecology of Symbiodiniaceae hosted by the coral Galaxea fascicularis [PDF]
, 2020 Coral−algae symbiosis represents the trophic and structural basis of coral reef ecosystems. However, despite global threats to coral reefs and the dependence of coral health and stress resistance upon such mutualisms, little is known about the community ...
Evan P Economo +4 more
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Pan-Caribbean emergence and persistence of Durusdinium spp. driven by bleaching stress
Marine Ecology Progress SeriesThe increasing severity and frequency of mass bleaching events has placed shallow-water tropical coral reefs at risk of significant decline in the coming decades. The association of endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Family: Symbiodiniaceae) with corals is regulated by local environmental conditions along with evolutionary history and ...
Sébastien Leveque +3 more
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Transgenerational inheritance of shuffled symbiont communities in the coral Montipora digitata [PDF]
, 2019 Adult organisms may "prime" their offspring for environmental change through a number of genetic and non-genetic mechanisms, termed parental effects. Some coral species may shuffle the proportions of Symbiodiniaceae within their endosymbiotic communities,
Kenkel, Carly +2 more
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The Evolution of Giant Clam Science: From Foundational Studies to Emerging Frontiers
Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2026.This review synthesizes nearly two centuries of giant clam research, identifying dominant themes, knowledge gaps, and emerging opportunities. Ecology, physiology, aquaculture, genomics, and biomineralization dominate the field, whereas anatomy and biotechnology remain underexplored. Future progress requires stronger integration of genomics, physiology,
Anthony Fam +4 more
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Epigenetic Mechanisms as Drivers of Environmental Responses in Stony Corals [PDF]
, 2021 The current pace of anthropogenic global change is imposing unprecedented conditions to biological systems. Coral reef ecosystems are particularly sensitive to the rapid increase in thermal anomalies and the changes in water chemistry caused by global ...
Rodriguez Casariego, Javier A
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Competitive traits of coral symbionts may alter the structure and function of the microbiome [PDF]
, 2020 In the face of global warming and unprecedented coral bleaching, a new avenue of research is focused on relatively rare algal symbionts and their ability to confer thermal tolerance to their host by association. Yet, thermal tolerance is just one of many
Baker, DM, McIlroy, SE, Wong, JCY
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2026.Short‐term thermal stress triggers distinct molecular responses in three sympatric coral species with contrasting thermal resilience. Proteomic and metabolomic profiling reveal both species‐specific and limited shared pathways underlying these stress responses.
Shrinivas Nandi +5 more
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Recurring Episodes of Thermal Stress Shift the Balance from a Dominant Host-Specialist to a Background Host-Generalist Zooxanthella in the Threatened Pillar Coral, Dendrogyra cylindrus [PDF]
, 2019 Most scleractinian corals form obligate symbioses with photosynthetic dinoflagellates (family Symbiodiniaceae), which provide differential tolerances to their host. Previously, research has focused on the influence of symbiont composition and the dynamic
Lewis, Cynthia +2 more
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A New Dinoflagellate Genome Illuminates a Conserved Gene Cluster Involved in Sunscreen Biosynthesis [PDF]
, 2020 Photosynthetic dinoflagellates of the Family Symbiodiniaceae live symbiotically with many organisms that inhabit coral reefs and are currently classified into fifteen groups, including seven genera. Draft genomes from four genera, Symbiodinium, Breviolum,
Chuya Shinzato +7 more
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