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 …

Heat stress destabilizes symbiotic nutrient cycling in corals

N Rädecker, C Pogoreutz, HM Gegner… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Recurrent mass bleaching events are pushing coral reefs worldwide to the brink of
ecological collapse. While the symptoms and consequences of this breakdown of the coral …

Synergies between local and climate-driven impacts on coral reefs in the Tropical Pacific: A review of issues and adaptation opportunities

LXC Dutra, MDE Haywood, S Singh, M Ferreira… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coral reefs in the tropical Pacific region are exposed to a range of anthropogenic local
pressures. Climate change is exacerbating local impacts, causing unprecedented declines …

Coral physiology and microbiome dynamics under combined warming and ocean acidification

AG Grottoli, P Dalcin Martins, MJ Wilkins, MD Johnston… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Rising seawater temperature and ocean acidification threaten the survival of coral reefs. The
relationship between coral physiology and its microbiome may reveal why some corals are …

Host–symbiont combinations dictate the photo-physiological response of reef-building corals to thermal stress

KD Hoadley, AM Lewis, DC Wham, DT Pettay… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
High sea surface temperatures often lead to coral bleaching wherein reef-building corals
lose significant numbers of their endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodiniaceae). These …

High physiological function for corals with thermally tolerant, host-adapted symbionts

KE Turnham, MD Aschaffenburg… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The flexibility to associate with more than one symbiont may considerably expand a host's
niche breadth. Coral animals and dinoflagellate micro-algae represent one of the most …

Different functional traits among closely related algal symbionts dictate stress endurance for vital Indo‐Pacific reef‐building corals

KD Hoadley, DT Pettay, A Lewis, D Wham… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Reef‐building corals in the genus Porites are one of the most important constituents of Indo‐
Pacific reefs. Many species within this genus tolerate abnormally warm water and exhibit …

Paradise lost: End‐of‐century warming and acidification under business‐as‐usual emissions have severe consequences for symbiotic corals

RM Van der Zande, M Achlatis… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite recent efforts to curtail greenhouse gas emissions, current global emission
trajectories are still following the business‐as‐usual representative concentration pathway …

Comparative thermal performance of the reef-building coral Orbicella franksi at its latitudinal range limits

NJ Silbiger, G Goodbody-Gringley, JF Bruno… - Marine Biology, 2019 - Springer
Temperature drives biological responses that scale from the cellular to ecosystem levels and
thermal sensitivity will shape organismal functions and population dynamics as the world …

Host starvation and in hospite degradation of algal symbionts shape the heat stress response of the Cassiopea-Symbiodiniaceae symbiosis

G Toullec, N Rädecker, C Pogoreutz, G Banc-Prandi… - Microbiome, 2024 - Springer
Background Global warming is causing large-scale disruption of cnidarian-Symbiodiniaceae
symbioses fundamental to major marine ecosystems, such as coral reefs. However, the …