The symbiosis between cnidarians (eg, corals or sea anemones) and intracellular
dinoflagellate algae of the genus Symbiodinium is of immense ecological importance. In …

Cnidarian bleaching is a breakdown in the mutualistic symbiosis between host Cnidarians,
such as reef building corals, and their unicellular photosynthetic dinoflagellate symbionts …

Despite the enormous ecological and economic importance of coral reefs, the keystone
organisms in their establishment, the scleractinian corals, increasingly face a range of …

Throughout the natural world, organisms have responded to predators, inadequate
resources, or inclement conditions by forming ongoing mutually beneficial partnerships--or …

Coral bleaching caused by global warming is one of the major threats to coral reefs. Very
recently, research has focused on the possibility of corals switching symbionts as a means of …

Unprecedented changes in coral reef systems have focused attention on a wide range of
stressors on local, regional, and global spatial scales but global climate change resulting in …

Nanoparticulate titanium dioxide (TiO2) is highly photoactive, and its function as a
photocatalyst drives much of the application demand for TiO2. Because TiO2 generates …

Samples from eight species of corals (Colpophyllia natans, Dendrogyra cylindrus, Diploria
labyrinthiformis, Meandrina meandrites, Montastraea cavernosa, Orbicella faveolata …

The declining health of coral reefs worldwide is likely to intensify in response to continued
anthropogenic disturbance from coastal development, pollution, and climate change. In …

Climate change is negatively affecting the stability of natural ecosystems, especially coral
reefs. The dissociation of the symbiosis between reef-building corals and their algal …