Environmental heterogeneity gives rise to phenotypic variation through a combination of
phenotypic plasticity and fixed genetic effects. For reef-building corals, understanding the …

Coral bleaching is the detrimental expulsion of algal symbionts from their cnidarian hosts,
and predominantly occurs when corals are exposed to thermal stress. The incidence and …

Background Coral bleaching events vary in severity, however, to date, the hierarchy of
susceptibility to bleaching among coral taxa has been consistent over a broad geographic …

In reef corals, much research has focused on the capacity of corals to acclimatize and/or
adapt to different thermal environments, but the majority of work has focused on distinctions …

Trait-based approaches advance ecological and evolutionary research because traits
provide a strong link to an organism's function and fitness. Trait-based research might lead …

Unprecedented changes in coral reef systems have focused attention on a wide range of
stressors on local, regional, and global spatial scales but global climate change resulting in …

Coral bleaching, during which corals lose their symbiotic dinoflagellates, typically
corresponds with periods of intense heat stress, and appears to be increasing in frequency …

Climate warming threatens to increase mass coral bleaching events, and several studies
have projected the demise of tropical coral reefs this century. However, recent evidence …

2014 marked the sixth and most widespread mass bleaching event reported in the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, home to the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National …

Coral reefs are highly sensitive to the stress associated with greenhouse gas emissions, in
particular ocean warming and acidification. While experiments show negative responses of …