Extending the natural adaptive capacity of coral holobionts
Anthropogenic climate change and environmental degradation destroy coral reefs, the
ecosystem services they provide, and the livelihoods of close to a billion people who …
ecosystem services they provide, and the livelihoods of close to a billion people who …
Coral reef survival under accelerating ocean deoxygenation
Global warming and local eutrophication simultaneously lower oxygen (O2) saturation and
increase biological O2 demands to cause deoxygenation. Tropical shallow waters, and their …
increase biological O2 demands to cause deoxygenation. Tropical shallow waters, and their …
Changing ocean, marine ecosystems, and dependent communities
The ocean is a key component of the Earth system (Chapter 1) as it provides essential life
supporting services (Inniss et al. 2017). For example, it stores heat trapped in the …
supporting services (Inniss et al. 2017). For example, it stores heat trapped in the …
[HTML][HTML] Future loss of local-scale thermal refugia in coral reef ecosystems
Thermal refugia underpin climate-smart management of coral reefs, but whether current
thermal refugia will remain so under future warming is uncertain. We use statistical …
thermal refugia will remain so under future warming is uncertain. We use statistical …
Vulnerability to collapse of coral reef ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean
Ecosystems worldwide are under increasing threat. We applied a standardized method for
assessing the risk of ecosystem collapse, the International Union for Conservation of Nature …
assessing the risk of ecosystem collapse, the International Union for Conservation of Nature …
Towards enhancing coral heat tolerance: a “microbiome transplantation” treatment using inoculations of homogenized coral tissues
Background Microbiome manipulation could enhance heat tolerance and help corals
survive the pressures of ocean warming. We conducted coral microbiome transplantation …
survive the pressures of ocean warming. We conducted coral microbiome transplantation …
Coral bleaching patterns are the outcome of complex biological and environmental networking
Continued declines in coral reef health over the past three decades have been punctuated
by severe mass coral bleaching‐induced mortality events that have grown in intensity and …
by severe mass coral bleaching‐induced mortality events that have grown in intensity and …
Limitations of cross‐and multigenerational plasticity for marine invertebrates faced with global climate change
Although cross generation (CGP) and multigenerational (MGP) plasticity have been
identified as mechanisms of acclimation to global change, the weight of evidence indicates …
identified as mechanisms of acclimation to global change, the weight of evidence indicates …
Coral restoration and adaptation in Australia: The first five years
While coral reefs in Australia have historically been a showcase of conventional
management informed by research, recent declines in coral cover have triggered efforts to …
management informed by research, recent declines in coral cover have triggered efforts to …
Coral microbiome composition along the northern Red Sea suggests high plasticity of bacterial and specificity of endosymbiotic dinoflagellate communities
Background The capacity of reef-building corals to tolerate (or adapt to) heat stress is a key
factor determining their resilience to future climate change. Changes in coral microbiome …
factor determining their resilience to future climate change. Changes in coral microbiome …