Many physiological responses in present-day coral reefs to climate change are interpreted
as consistent with the imminent disappearance of modern reefs globally because of annual …

Fishes that feed from live corals (corallivores) are a conspicuous component of healthy coral
reef environments. However, knowledge of the occurrence and ecological significance of …

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 …

Since the early 1980s, episodes of coral reef bleaching and mortality, due primarily to
climate-induced ocean warming, have occurred almost annually in one or more of the …

Mass coral bleaching events caused by elevated seawater temperatures, have resulted in
extensive coral mortality throughout the tropics over the past few decades,. With continued …

Global warming is killing corals; however, the effects of warming on population connectivity,
a process fundamental to reef recovery, are largely unexplored. Using a high-resolution (as …

Background The coral microbiome plays a key role in host health by being involved in
energy metabolism, nutrient cycling, and immune system formation. Inoculating coral with …

Animals acquire photosynthetically-fixed carbon by forming symbioses with algae and
cyanobacteria. These associations are widespread in the phyla Porifera (sponges) and …

With reduced zooxanthellae, chlorophyll a (Chl a), or both, concentrations, bleached corals
rely on some combination of energy reserves (ie, lipid, carbohydrate, protein) and …

Summary 1 Coral bleaching events, predicted to increase in frequency and severity as a
result of climate change, are a threat to tropical coral‐reef ecosystems worldwide. Although …