The intracellular coral–dinoflagellate symbiosis is the engine that underpins the success of
coral reefs, one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. However, the breakdown of …

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 …

Abstract Benzophenone-3 (BP-3; oxybenzone) is an ingredient in sunscreen lotions and
personal-care products that protects against the damaging effects of ultraviolet light …

Coral reef ecosystems thrive in tropical oligotrophic oceans because of the relationship
between corals and endosymbiotic dinoflagellate algae called Symbiodinium …

Hanauma Bay is a 101-acre bay created by the partial collapse of a volcanic cone and once
supported a vibrant coral reef system. It is the most popular swimming area in the Hawaiian …

Because of the rise in global temperature, heat stress has become a major concern for crop
production. Heat stress deteriorates plant productivity and alters phenological and …

Samples from eight species of corals (Colpophyllia natans, Dendrogyra cylindrus, Diploria
labyrinthiformis, Meandrina meandrites, Montastraea cavernosa, Orbicella faveolata …

Corals depend on a mutualistic symbiosis with intracellular dinoflagellates of the genus
Symbiodinium for their energetic needs. The high productivity of corals in a challenging …

Global warming has caused the degradation of coral reefs around the world. While stress-
tolerant corals have demonstrated the ability to acclimatize to ocean warming, it remains …

Dominant coral-associated Endozoicomonas bacteria species are hypothesized to play a
role in the coral sulfur cycle by metabolizing dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) into …