Dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae occupy multiple ecological niches on tropical,
subtropical, and temperate reefs, ranging from species that are exclusively free-living to …

Coral bleaching has attracted considerable study, yet one central question remains
unanswered: given that corals and their Symbiodinium symbionts have co‐evolved for …

The bacterial microbiome is an essential component of many corals, although knowledge of
the microbiomes in scleractinian corals far exceeds that for octocorals. This study …

Climate change is already transforming the seascapes of our oceans by changing the
energy availability and the metabolic rates of the organisms. Among the ecosystem …

Octocorals are a major component of the sessile benthic fauna worldwide, especially
important in tropical regions, such as the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean, where together with …

Soft corals often constitute one of the major benthic groups of coral reefs. Although they
have been documented to outcompete reef-building corals following environmental …

Global climate change not only leads to elevated seawater temperatures but also to episodic
anomalously high or low temperatures lasting for several hours to days. Scleractinian corals …

Studies over the past decades indicate that octocorals are becoming the dominant group in
some areas of the Caribbean. Yet, basic knowledge about the trophic ecology of these …

Symbionts within the family Symbiodiniaceae are important on coral reefs because they
provide significant amounts of carbon to many different reef species. The breakdown of this …

Marine ecosystems continue to be transformed by human activities. Among them, benthic
ecosystems are perhaps one of the most affected, because of bottom trawling, urban or …