Responses of coral-associated bacterial communities to local and global stressors
The microbial contribution to ecological resilience is still largely overlooked in coral reef
ecology. Coral-associated bacteria serve a wide variety of functional roles with reference to …
ecology. Coral-associated bacteria serve a wide variety of functional roles with reference to …
Disentangling the impacts of macroalgae on corals via effects on their microbiomes
CS Clements, ME Hay - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Tropical reefs are commonly transitioning from coral to macroalgal dominance, but the role
of macroalgae in coral decline remains inadequately understood. A growing body of …
of macroalgae in coral decline remains inadequately understood. A growing body of …
[HTML][HTML] Coral microbial community dynamics in response to anthropogenic impacts near a major city in the central Red Sea
Coral-associated bacteria play an increasingly recognized part in coral health. We
investigated the effect of local anthropogenic impacts on coral microbial communities on …
investigated the effect of local anthropogenic impacts on coral microbial communities on …
Seaweed-coral interactions: variance in seaweed allelopathy, coral susceptibility, and potential effects on coral resilience
RM Bonaldo, ME Hay - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Tropical reefs are in global decline with seaweeds commonly replacing corals. Negative
associations between macroalgae and corals are well documented, but the mechanisms …
associations between macroalgae and corals are well documented, but the mechanisms …
Lobophora–coral interactions and phase shifts: summary of current knowledge and future directions
C Vieira - Aquatic ecology, 2020 - Springer
In studies on coral–algal interactions, particular attention has been devoted to corals.
Focusing on the macroalgal genus Lobophora (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae), common on …
Focusing on the macroalgal genus Lobophora (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae), common on …
Coral reef biofilm bacterial diversity and successional trajectories are structured by reef benthic organisms and shift under chronic nutrient enrichment
Work on marine biofilms has primarily focused on host-associated habitats for their roles in
larval recruitment and disease dynamics; little is known about the factors regulating the …
larval recruitment and disease dynamics; little is known about the factors regulating the …
Cyanobacterial mats as benthic reservoirs and vectors for coral black band disease pathogens
EC Cissell, CE Eckrich, SJ McCoy - Ecological Applications, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The concurrent rise in the prevalence of conspicuous benthic cyanobacterial mats and the
incidence of coral diseases independently mark major axes of degradation of coral reefs …
incidence of coral diseases independently mark major axes of degradation of coral reefs …
Influence of environmental variation on symbiotic bacterial communities of two temperate sponges
Sponges are an important component of temperate subtidal marine ecosystems, with a
range of important functional roles and extensive symbiotic relationships with …
range of important functional roles and extensive symbiotic relationships with …
Spatial and temporal limits of coral-macroalgal competition: the negative impacts of macroalgal density, proximity, and history of contact
Tropical reefs are commonly transitioning from coral to macroalgal dominance, producing
abrupt, and often lasting, shifts in community composition and ecosystem function. Although …
abrupt, and often lasting, shifts in community composition and ecosystem function. Although …
Processing of naturally sourced macroalgal-and coral-dissolved organic matter (DOM) by high and low microbial abundance encrusting sponges
S Campana, M Hudspith, D Lankes… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Sponges play a key role in (re) cycling of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and inorganic
nutrients in coral reef ecosystems. Macroalgae and corals release different quantities of …
nutrients in coral reef ecosystems. Macroalgae and corals release different quantities of …