Triggers, cascades, and endpoints: connecting the dots of coral bleaching mechanisms

J Helgoe, SK Davy, VM Weis… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The intracellular coral–dinoflagellate symbiosis is the engine that underpins the success of
coral reefs, one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. However, the breakdown of …

[HTML][HTML] Interaction of climate change and marine pollution in Southern India: Implications for coastal zone management practices and policies

S Lincoln, P Chowdhury, PE Posen, RS Robin… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change and marine litter are inextricably linked, and their interaction manifests
differently depending on the specific environmental and biological characteristics, and other …

Increasing hypoxia on global coral reefs under ocean warming

AK Pezner, TA Courtney, HC Barkley, WC Chou… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
Ocean deoxygenation is predicted to threaten marine ecosystems globally. However, current
and future oxygen concentrations and the occurrence of hypoxic events on coral reefs …

Rapid ecosystem-scale consequences of acute deoxygenation on a Caribbean coral reef

MD Johnson, JJ Scott, M Leray, N Lucey… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Loss of oxygen in the global ocean is accelerating due to climate change and
eutrophication, but how acute deoxygenation events affect tropical marine ecosystems …

Deoxygenation lowers the thermal threshold of coral bleaching

R Alderdice, G Perna, A Cárdenas, BCC Hume… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Exposure to deoxygenation from climate warming and pollution is emerging as a
contributing factor of coral bleaching and mortality. However, the combined effects of heating …

Standardized Methods to Assess the Impacts of Thermal Stress on Coral Reef Marine Life

CR Voolstra, R Alderdice, L Colin… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The Earth's oceans have absorbed more than 90% of the excess, climate change–induced
atmospheric heat. The resulting rise in oceanic temperatures affects all species and can …

Metabolomic signatures of corals thriving across extreme reef habitats reveal strategies of heat stress tolerance

TD Haydon, JL Matthews… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Anthropogenic stressors continue to escalate worldwide, driving unprecedented declines in
reef environmental conditions and coral health. One approach to better understand how …

Low oxygen levels caused by Noctiluca scintillans bloom kills corals in Gulf of Mannar, India

KD Raj, G Mathews, DO Obura, RL Laju, MS Bharath… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Coral reefs around the world are undergoing severe decline in the past few decades. Mass
coral mortalities have predominantly been reported to be caused by coral bleaching or …

Diversification of refugia types needed to secure the future of coral reefs subject to climate change

TR McClanahan, ES Darling, M Beger… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying locations of refugia from the thermal stresses of climate change for coral reefs
and better managing them is one of the key recommendations for climate change …

Differential susceptibility of reef-building corals to deoxygenation reveals remarkable hypoxia tolerance

MD Johnson, SD Swaminathan, EN Nixon, VJ Paul… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Ocean deoxygenation threatens the persistence of coastal ecosystems worldwide. Despite
an increasing awareness that coastal deoxygenation impacts tropical habitats, there …