Is ocean acidification really a threat to marine calcifiers? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of 980+ studies spanning two decades

JYS Leung, S Zhang, SD Connell - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ocean acidification is considered detrimental to marine calcifiers, but mounting contradictory
evidence suggests a need to revisit this concept. This systematic review and meta‐analysis …

[HTML][HTML] Unlocking the complex cell biology of coral–dinoflagellate symbiosis: A model systems approach

MR Jacobovitz, EA Hambleton… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Symbiotic interactions occur in all domains of life, providing organisms with resources to
adapt to new habitats. A prime example is the endosymbiosis between corals and …

[HTML][HTML] Stony coral tissue loss disease induces transcriptional signatures of in situ degradation of dysfunctional Symbiodiniaceae

KM Beavers, EW Van Buren, AM Rossin… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), one of the most pervasive and virulent coral
diseases on record, affects over 22 species of reef-building coral and is decimating reefs …

[HTML][HTML] Symbiosis maintenance in the facultative coral, Oculina arbuscula, relies on nitrogen cycling, cell cycle modulation, and immunity

HE Rivera, SW Davies - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Symbiosis with unicellular algae in the family Symbiodiniaceae is common across tropical
marine invertebrates. Reef-building corals offer a clear example of cellular dysfunction …

[HTML][HTML] Ocean acidification promotes broad transcriptomic responses in marine metazoans: a literature survey

ME Strader, JM Wong, GE Hofmann - Frontiers in Zoology, 2020 - Springer
For nearly a decade, the metazoan-focused research community has explored the impacts
of ocean acidification (OA) on marine animals, noting that changes in ocean chemistry can …

Resilience in reef‐building corals: The ecological and evolutionary importance of the host response to thermal stress

C Drury - Molecular ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reefs are under extreme threat due to a number of stressors, but temperature
increases due to changing climate are the most severe. Rising ocean temperatures coupled …

Microbial community and transcriptional responses to increased temperatures in coral Pocillopora damicornis holobiont

J Li, L Long, Y Zou, S Zhang - Environmental microbiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A few studies have holistically examined successive changes in coral holobionts in
response to increased temperatures. Here, responses of the coral host Pocillopora …

[HTML][HTML] Symbiodinium Functional Diversity in the Coral Siderastrea siderea Is Influenced by Thermal Stress and Reef Environment, but Not Ocean Acidification

SW Davies, JB Ries, A Marchetti… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Coral bleaching events are increasing in frequency, demanding examination of the
physiological and molecular responses of scleractinian corals and their algal symbionts …

Positive genetic associations among fitness traits support evolvability of a reef‐building coral under multiple stressors

RM Wright, H Mera, CD Kenkel, M Nayfa… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change threatens organisms in a variety of interactive ways that requires
simultaneous adaptation of multiple traits. Predicting evolutionary responses requires an …

Characterizing environmental stress responses of aposymbiotic Astrangia poculata to divergent thermal challenges

DM Wuitchik, A Almanzar, BE Benson… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic climate change threatens corals globally and both high and low
temperatures are known to induce coral bleaching. However, coral stress responses across …