The health of freshwater and marine ecosystems is critical to life on Earth. The impact of
solar UV-B radiation is one potential stress factor that can have a negative impact on the …

The surface of the Earth is exposed to harmful ultraviolet radiation (UVR: 280–400 nm).
Prolonged skin exposure to UVR results in DNA damage through oxidative stress due to the …

As coral reefs struggle to survive under climate change, it is crucial to know whether they
have the capacity to withstand changing conditions, particularly increasing seawater …

The life-cycle of reef-building corals, as is true for many benthic marine invertebrates,
includes a planktonic larval phase that is critical to the maintenance of adult populations …

Mutually beneficial interactions between species (mutualisms) shaped the evolution of
eukaryotes and remain critical to the survival of species globally [1, 2]. Theory predicts that …

Seagrasses sequester globally significant amounts of carbon (C), which is stored mainly in
the sediment. Both C fixation by the seagrass (autochthonous) and the trapping of organic …

The knowledge of DNA repair in a target species is of first importance as it is the primary line
of defense against genotoxicants, and a better knowledge of DNA repair capacity in fish …

Coral reefs are one of the most important marine ecosystems, providing habitat for
approximately a quarter of all marine organisms. Within the foundation of this ecosystem …

Photoreception is essential to coral growth, reproduction, and stress responses. Thus far,
opsin-based photoreception and potential photoadaptation in Scleractinian corals remains …

Ultraviolet B radiation (UVBR) damages the DNA of exposed cells, causing dimers to form
between adjacent pyrimidine nucleotides. These dimers block DNA replication, causing …