Corals are fundamental ecosystem engineers, creating large, intricate reefs that support
diverse and abundant marine life. At the core of a healthy coral animal is a dynamic …

The symbiosis between cnidarians (eg, corals or sea anemones) and intracellular
dinoflagellate algae of the genus Symbiodinium is of immense ecological importance. In …

The most diverse marine ecosystems, coral reefs, depend upon a functional symbiosis
between a cnidarian animal host (the coral) and intracellular photosynthetic dinoflagellate …

Background Corals are capable of launching diverse immune defenses at the site of direct
contact with pathogens, but the molecular mechanisms of this activity and the colony-wide …

Symbiotic interactions occur in all domains of life, providing organisms with resources to
adapt to new habitats. A prime example is the endosymbiosis between corals and …

The deep pelagic ocean is increasingly subjected to human-induced environmental change.
While pelagic animals provide important ecosystem functions including climate regulation …

Wild populations increasingly experience extreme conditions as climate change amplifies
environmental variability. How individuals respond to environmental extremes determines …

Compared to our understanding of the taxonomic composition of the symbiotic microbes in
marine sponges, the functional diversity of these symbionts is largely unknown. Furthermore …

Reef-building corals form bio-diverse marine ecosystems of high societal and economic
value, but are in significant decline globally due, in part, to rapid climatic changes. As …

Symbiosis, defined as the persistent association between two distinct species, is an
evolutionary and ecologically critical phenomenon facilitating survival of both partners in …