Integrating within-species variation in thermal physiology into climate change ecology

S Bennett, CM Duarte, N Marbà… - … Transactions of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Accurately forecasting the response of global biota to warming is a fundamental challenge
for ecology in the Anthropocene. Within-species variation in thermal sensitivity, caused by …

The vulnerability and resilience of reef-building corals

HM Putnam, KL Barott, TD Ainsworth, RD Gates - Current Biology, 2017 - cell.com
Reef-building corals provide the foundation for the structural and biological diversity of coral-
reef ecosystems. These massive biological structures, which can be seen from space, are …

Bacterial community dynamics are linked to patterns of coral heat tolerance

M Ziegler, FO Seneca, LK Yum, SR Palumbi… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Ocean warming threatens corals and the coral reef ecosystem. Nevertheless, corals can be
adapted to their thermal environment and inherit heat tolerance across generations. In …

Genomic basis for coral resilience to climate change

DJ Barshis, JT Ladner, TA Oliver… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Recent advances in DNA-sequencing technologies now allow for in-depth characterization
of the genomic stress responses of many organisms beyond model taxa. They are especially …

Considerations for maximizing the adaptive potential of restored coral populations in the western Atlantic

IB Baums, AC Baker, SW Davies… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Active coral restoration typically involves two interventions: crossing gametes to facilitate
sexual larval propagation; and fragmenting, growing, and outplanting adult colonies to …

Profiling gene expression responses of coral larvae (Acropora millepora) to elevated temperature and settlement inducers using a novel RNA‐Seq procedure

E Meyer, GV Aglyamova, MV Matz - Molecular ecology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Elevated temperatures resulting from climate change pose a clear threat to reef‐building
corals; however, the traits that might influence corals' survival and dispersal during climate …

The past, present, and future of coral heat stress studies

MJ Cziesielski, S Schmidt‐Roach… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The global loss and degradation of coral reefs, as a result of intensified frequency and
severity of bleaching events, is a major concern. Evidence of heat stress affecting corals …

Gene expression under chronic heat stress in populations of the mustard hill coral (Porites astreoides) from different thermal environments

CD Kenkel, E Meyer, MV Matz - Molecular ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Recent evidence suggests that corals can acclimatize or adapt to local stress factors through
differential regulation of their gene expression. Profiling gene expression in corals from …

Host adaptation and unexpected symbiont partners enable reef‐building corals to tolerate extreme temperatures

EJ Howells, D Abrego, E Meyer, NL Kirk… - Global change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the potential for coral adaptation to warming seas is complicated by
interactions between symbiotic partners that define stress responses and the difficulties of …

Genome‐wide SNP analysis reveals an increase in adaptive genetic variation through selective breeding of coral

KM Quigley, LK Bay, MJH van Oppen - Molecular Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Marine heat waves are increasing in magnitude, duration, and frequency as a result of
climate change and are the principal global driver of mortality in reef‐building corals …