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 …

Evaluation of the current understanding of the impact of climate change on coral physiology after three decades of experimental research

WE Krämer, R Iglesias-Prieto, S Enríquez - Communications Biology, 2022 - nature.com
After three decades of coral research on the impacts of climate change, there is a wide
consensus on the adverse effects of heat-stress, but the impacts of ocean acidification (OA) …

Light gradients and optical microniches in coral tissues

D Wangpraseurt, AWD Larkum, PJ Ralph… - Frontiers in …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Light quantity and quality are among the most important factors determining the physiology
and stress response of zooxanthellate corals. Yet, almost nothing is known about the light …

Experimental evolution in coral photosymbionts as a tool to increase thermal tolerance

LJ Chakravarti, MJH van Oppen - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Coral reefs are under major threat from ocean warming. When temperatures become too
high corals bleach, expelling their symbiotic, photosynthetic microalgae (Symbiodinium) …

Antioxidant plasticity and thermal sensitivity in four types of Symbiodinium sp.

T Krueger, S Becker, S Pontasch, S Dove… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Warmer than average summer sea surface temperature is one of the main drivers for coral
bleaching, which describes the loss of endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (genus: S …

The Photobiology of Symbiodinium spp.: Linking Physiological Diversity to the Implications of Stress and Resilience

ME Warner, DJ Suggett - The Cnidaria, past, present and future: The world …, 2016 - Springer
Over the past two decades, our knowledge of Symbiodinium genetic diversity and ecological
distribution has grown at an incredible pace, while the physiological diversity and how it may …

[HTML][HTML] “Super-quenching” state protects Symbiodinium from thermal stress—implications for coral bleaching

C Slavov, V Schrameyer, M Reus, PJ Ralph… - … Et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2016 - Elsevier
The global rise in sea surface temperatures causes regular exposure of corals to high
temperature and high light stress, leading to worldwide disastrous coral bleaching events …

Dimethylsulfoniopropionate, superoxide dismutase and glutathione as stress response indicators in three corals under short-term hyposalinity stress

SG Gardner, DA Nielsen, O Laczka… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Corals are among the most active producers of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP), a key
molecule in marine sulfur cycling, yet the specific physiological role of DMSP in corals …

Temperature Effects on the Growth Rates and Photosynthetic Activities of Symbiodinium Cells

W Karim, S Nakaema, M Hidaka - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Coral bleaching is caused by environmental stress and susceptibility to bleaching stress
varies among types of coral. The physiological properties of the algal symbionts …

Differential antioxidant response between two Symbiodinium species from contrasting environments

S Roberty, P Furla, JC Plumier - Plant, cell & environment, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
High sea surface temperature accompanied by high levels of solar irradiance is responsible
for the disruption of the symbiosis between cnidarians and their symbiotic dinoflagellates …