The future of coral reefs subject to rapid climate change: lessons from natural extreme environments
Global climate change and localized anthropogenic stressors are driving rapid declines in
coral reef health. In vitro experiments have been fundamental in providing insight into how …
coral reef health. In vitro experiments have been fundamental in providing insight into how …
Insights from extreme coral reefs in a changing world
Coral reefs are one of the most biodiverse and economically important ecosystems in the
world, but they are rapidly degrading due to the effects of global climate change and local …
world, but they are rapidly degrading due to the effects of global climate change and local …
Sexual production of corals for reef restoration in the Anthropocene
Coral-reef ecosystems are experiencing frequent and severe disturbance events that are
reducing global coral abundance and potentially overwhelming the natural capacity for reefs …
reducing global coral abundance and potentially overwhelming the natural capacity for reefs …
Energetic and reproductive costs of coral recovery in divergent bleaching responses
Mass thermal bleaching events are a primary threat to coral reefs, yet the sublethal impacts,
particularly on energetics and reproduction, are poorly characterized. Given that the …
particularly on energetics and reproduction, are poorly characterized. Given that the …
Selective breeding enhances coral heat tolerance to marine heatwaves
Marine heatwaves are becoming more frequent, widespread and severe, causing mass
coral bleaching and mortality. Natural adaptation may be insufficient to keep pace with …
coral bleaching and mortality. Natural adaptation may be insufficient to keep pace with …
Host adaptation and unexpected symbiont partners enable reef‐building corals to tolerate extreme temperatures
Understanding the potential for coral adaptation to warming seas is complicated by
interactions between symbiotic partners that define stress responses and the difficulties of …
interactions between symbiotic partners that define stress responses and the difficulties of …
Causes and consequences of the 2017 coral bleaching event in the southern Persian/Arabian Gulf
Coral reefs of the Persian/Arabian Gulf were the last to succumb to the effects of the global-
scale mass coral bleaching event that began in 2015. This study examines the causes and …
scale mass coral bleaching event that began in 2015. This study examines the causes and …
Corals in the hottest reefs in the world exhibit symbiont fidelity not flexibility
Reef‐building corals are at risk of extinction from ocean warming. While some corals can
enhance their thermal limits by associating with dinoflagellate photosymbionts of superior …
enhance their thermal limits by associating with dinoflagellate photosymbionts of superior …
Intergenerational epigenetic inheritance in reef-building corals
The perception that the inheritance of phenotypic traits operates solely through genetic
means is slowly being eroded: epigenetic mechanisms have been shown to induce …
means is slowly being eroded: epigenetic mechanisms have been shown to induce …
Coral bleaching response is unaltered following acclimatization to reefs with distinct environmental conditions
KL Barott, AS Huffmyer, JM Davidson… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Urgent action is needed to prevent the demise of coral reefs as the climate crisis leads to an
increasingly warmer and more acidic ocean. Propagating climate change–resistant corals to …
increasingly warmer and more acidic ocean. Propagating climate change–resistant corals to …