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 …

Biomimetic 3D living materials powered by microorganisms

D Wangpraseurt, S You, Y Sun, S Chen - Trends in Biotechnology, 2022 - cell.com
3D bioprinting is currently widely used to build engineered mammalian tissue constructs
with complex spatial structures. It has revolutionized tissue engineering and is a promising …

Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity

SW Davies, MH Gamache, LI Howe-Kerr, NG Kriefall… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae occupy multiple ecological niches on tropical,
subtropical, and temperate reefs, ranging from species that are exclusively free-living to …

Light, temperature, photosynthesis, heterotrophy, and the lower depth limits of mesophotic coral ecosystems

SE Kahng, D Akkaynak, T Shlesinger… - Mesophotic coral …, 2019 - Springer
The attenuation of light with increasing depth, along with reduced exposure to wave stress,
plays an important role in vertically structuring coral reef communities. Benthic …

Morphological traits can track coral reef responses to the Anthropocene

KJA Zawada, JS Madin, AH Baird… - Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Susceptibility to human‐driven environmental changes is mediated by species traits.
Therefore, identifying traits that predict organism performance, ecosystem function and …

Functional nanomaterials to augment photosynthesis: evidence and considerations for their responsible use in agricultural applications

TA Swift, TAA Oliver, MC Galan… - Journal of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
At the current population growth rate, we will soon be unable to meet increasing food
demands. As a consequence of this potential problem, considerable efforts have been made …

Key functional role of the optical properties of coral skeletons in coral ecology and evolution

S Enríquez, ER Méndez… - … of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Multiple scattering of light on coral skeleton enhances light absorption efficiency of coral
symbionts and plays a key role in the regulation of their internal diffuse light field. To …

A generalized light‐driven model of community transitions along coral reef depth gradients

JH Laverick, R Tamir, G Eyal… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Coral reefs shift between distinct communities with depth throughout the world. Yet,
despite over half a century of research on coral reef depth gradients, researchers have not …

The role of the endolithic alga Ostreobium spp. during coral bleaching recovery

CT Galindo-Martínez, M Weber, V Avila-Magaña… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
In this study, we explore how the Caribbean coral Orbicella faveolata recovers after
bleaching, using fragments from 13 coral colonies exposed to heat stress (32° C) for ten …

Bioprinted living coral microenvironments mimicking coral‐algal symbiosis

D Wangpraseurt, Y Sun, S You, ST Chua… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The coral‐algal symbiosis is the biological engine that drives one of the most spectacular
structures on Earth: the coral reef. Here, living coral microhabitats are engineered using 3D …