The engine of the reef: photobiology of the coral–algal symbiosis

MS Roth - Frontiers in microbiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Coral reef ecosystems thrive in tropical oligotrophic oceans because of the relationship
between corals and endosymbiotic dinoflagellate algae called Symbiodinium …

Desaturases and elongases involved in polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in aquatic invertebrates: a comprehensive review

Ó Monroig, N Kabeya - Fisheries Science, 2018 - Springer
Invertebrates represent a large proportion of the biomass in aquatic ecosystems, particularly
in the ocean. In recent years, invertebrates have been well-consolidated models in …

Host adaptation and unexpected symbiont partners enable reef‐building corals to tolerate extreme temperatures

EJ Howells, D Abrego, E Meyer, NL Kirk… - Global change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the potential for coral adaptation to warming seas is complicated by
interactions between symbiotic partners that define stress responses and the difficulties of …

Metabolomic signatures of corals thriving across extreme reef habitats reveal strategies of heat stress tolerance

TD Haydon, JL Matthews… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Anthropogenic stressors continue to escalate worldwide, driving unprecedented declines in
reef environmental conditions and coral health. One approach to better understand how …

Apoptosis and the selective survival of host animals following thermal bleaching in zooxanthellate corals

D Tchernov, H Kvitt, L Haramaty… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
During the past several decades, numerous reports from disparate geographical areas have
documented an increased frequency of “bleaching” in reef-forming corals. The …

Differential responses of the coral host and their algal symbiont to thermal stress

W Leggat, F Seneca, K Wasmund, L Ukani… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The success of any symbiosis under stress conditions is dependent upon the responses of
both partners to that stress. The coral symbiosis is particularly susceptible to small increases …

PSI Mehler reaction is the main alternative photosynthetic electron pathway in Symbiodinium sp., symbiotic dinoflagellates of cnidarians

S Roberty, B Bailleul, N Berne, F Franck… - New …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Photosynthetic organisms have developed various photoprotective mechanisms to cope
with exposure to high light intensities. In photosynthetic dinoflagellates that live in symbiosis …

Gene Expression Variation Resolves Species and Individual Strains among Coral-Associated Dinoflagellates within the Genus Symbiodinium

JE Parkinson, S Baumgarten, CT Michell… - Genome Biology and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Reef-building corals depend on symbiotic mutualisms with photosynthetic dinoflagellates in
the genus Symbiodinium. This large microalgal group comprises many highly divergent …

The diversity and ecology of Symbiodiniaceae: A traits-based review

MR Nitschke, SL Rosset, CA Oakley… - Advances in Marine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Among the most successful microeukaryotes to form mutualisms with animals are
dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae. These photosynthetic symbioses drive …

Eutrophication on coral reefs: what is the evidence for phase shifts, nutrient limitation and coral bleaching

MP Lesser - BioScience, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Coral reefs continue to experience extreme environmental pressure from climate change
stressors, but many coral reefs are also exposed to eutrophication. It has been proposed that …