Animals acquire photosynthetically-fixed carbon by forming symbioses with algae and
cyanobacteria. These associations are widespread in the phyla Porifera (sponges) and …

Symbioses play an important role within the marine environment. Among the most well
known of these symbioses is that between coral and the photosynthetic dinoflagellate …

across the globe, we are witnessing the decline of coral reef ecosystems. One relatively new
factor contributing to this decline is the outbreak of destructive infectious diseases …

With reduced zooxanthellae, chlorophyll a (Chl a), or both, concentrations, bleached corals
rely on some combination of energy reserves (ie, lipid, carbohydrate, protein) and …

Mass coral bleaching events have occurred on a global scale throughout the world's tropical
oceans and can result in large-scale coral mortality and degradation of coral reef …

Previous studies have attempted to quantify the nutritional importance of zooxanthellae to
the respiratory requirements of their host, from measurements of the 24 h photosynthesis to …

Net 14 C-accumulation into lipids of Acropora acuminata was rapid and increased with light
intensity. Dark 14 C-incorporation was less than 1% noon maximum. Structural lipids were …

The emergence of genomic tools for reef-building corals and symbiotic anemones comes at
a time when alarming losses in coral cover are being observed worldwide. These tools hold …

An energy budget for Porites porites (Pallas) was determined for specimens from 10 m depth
on the Fore Reef of Discovery Bay, Jamaica, between July 1984 and July 1985. Evidence for …

Energy budgets were determined for small pieces (nubbins) of the corals Pocillopora
damicornis, Montipora verrucosa and Porites lobata living at a water depth of 3 m on the …