Is ocean acidification really a threat to marine calcifiers? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of 980+ studies spanning two decades

JYS Leung, S Zhang, SD Connell - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ocean acidification is considered detrimental to marine calcifiers, but mounting contradictory
evidence suggests a need to revisit this concept. This systematic review and meta‐analysis …

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 …

Stylophora under stress: A review of research trends and impacts of stressors on a model coral species

Z Meziere, WA Rich, S Carvalho, F Benzoni… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sometimes called the “lab rat” of coral research, Stylophora pistillata (Esper, 1797) has been
extensively used in coral biology in studies ranging from reef ecology to coral metabolic …

Differences in carbonate chemistry up-regulation of long-lived reef-building corals

M Canesi, É Douville, P Montagna, M Taviani… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
With climate projections questioning the future survival of stony corals and their dominance
as tropical reef builders, it is critical to understand the adaptive capacity of corals to ongoing …

Response of large benthic foraminifera to climate and local changes: Implications for future carbonate production

GR Narayan, CE Reymond, M Stuhr, S Doo… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Large benthic foraminifera are major carbonate components in tropical carbonate platforms,
important carbonate producers, stratigraphic tools and powerful bioindicators (proxies) of …

Marine heatwaves depress metabolic activity and impair cellular acid–base homeostasis in reef‐building corals regardless of bleaching susceptibility

T Innis, L Allen‐Waller, KT Brown… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ocean warming is causing global coral bleaching events to increase in frequency, resulting
in widespread coral mortality and disrupting the function of coral reef ecosystems. However …

Corals adapted to extreme and fluctuating seawater pH increase calcification rates and have unique symbiont communities

C Tanvet, EF Camp, J Sutton… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ocean acidification (OA) is a severe threat to coral reefs mainly by reducing their
calcification rate. Identifying the resilience factors of corals to decreasing seawater pH is of …

Global change differentially modulates Caribbean coral physiology

CB Bove, SW Davies, JB Ries, J Umbanhowar… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Global change driven by anthropogenic carbon emissions is altering ecosystems at
unprecedented rates, especially coral reefs, whose symbiosis with algal symbionts is …

Coral calcification mechanisms in a warming ocean and the interactive effects of temperature and light

CL Ross, A Warnes, S Comeau, CE Cornwall… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Ocean warming is transforming the world's coral reefs, which are governed by the growth of
marine calcifiers, most notably branching corals. Critical to skeletal growth is the corals' …

Trade-offs in a reef-building coral after six years of thermal acclimation

A Roik, M Wall, M Dobelmann, S Nietzer… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is growing evidence that reef-building corals can acclimate to novel and challenging
thermal conditions. However, potential trade-offs that accompany acclimation remain largely …