Nutrient availability and metabolism affect the stability of coral–Symbiodiniaceae symbioses

LA Morris, CR Voolstra, KM Quigley, DG Bourne… - Trends in …, 2019‏ - cell.com
Coral reefs rely upon the highly optimized coral–Symbiodiniaceae symbiosis, making them
sensitive to environmental change and susceptible to anthropogenic stress. Coral bleaching …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of nutrient enrichment on coral reefs: new perspectives and implications for coastal management and reef survival

C D'Angelo, J Wiedenmann - Current Opinion in Environmental …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•Nutrient enrichment negatively affects coral physiology and ecosystem
functioning.•Integrative model of reef survival in dependence of direct and indirect nutrient …

Heat stress destabilizes symbiotic nutrient cycling in corals

N Rädecker, C Pogoreutz, HM Gegner… - Proceedings of the …, 2021‏ - pnas.org
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 …

Climate change promotes parasitism in a coral symbiosis

DM Baker, CJ Freeman, JCY Wong, ML Fogel… - The ISME …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Coastal oceans are increasingly eutrophic, warm and acidic through the addition of
anthropogenic nitrogen and carbon, respectively. Among the most sensitive taxa to these …

Chronic nutrient enrichment increases prevalence and severity of coral disease and bleaching

RL Vega Thurber, DE Burkepile, C Fuchs… - Global change …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Nutrient loading is one of the strongest drivers of marine habitat degradation. Yet, the link
between nutrients and disease epizootics in marine organisms is often tenuous and …

Interventions to help coral reefs under global change—A complex decision challenge

KRN Anthony, KJ Helmstedt, LK Bay, P Fidelman… - Plos one, 2020‏ - journals.plos.org
Climate change is impacting coral reefs now. Recent pan-tropical bleaching events driven
by unprecedented global heat waves have shifted the playing field for coral reef …

[HTML][HTML] Metaorganisms in extreme environments: do microbes play a role in organismal adaptation?

C Bang, T Dagan, P Deines, N Dubilier, WJ Duschl… - Zoology, 2018‏ - Elsevier
From protists to humans, all animals and plants are inhabited by microbial organisms. There
is an increasing appreciation that these resident microbes influence the fitness of their plant …

Nitrogen enrichment, altered stoichiometry, and coral reef decline at Looe Key, Florida Keys, USA: a 3-decade study

BE Lapointe, RA Brewton, LW Herren, JW Porter, C Hu - Marine Biology, 2019‏ - Springer
Increased loadings of nitrogen (N) from fertilizers, top soil, sewage, and atmospheric
deposition are important drivers of eutrophication in coastal waters globally. Monitoring …

The engine of the reef: photobiology of the coral–algal symbiosis

MS Roth - Frontiers in microbiology, 2014‏ - frontiersin.org
Coral reef ecosystems thrive in tropical oligotrophic oceans because of the relationship
between corals and endosymbiotic dinoflagellate algae called Symbiodinium …

Increased dominance of heat-tolerant symbionts creates resilient coral reefs in near-term ocean warming

AM Palacio-Castro, TB Smith, V Brandtneris… - Proceedings of the …, 2023‏ - pnas.org
Climate change is radically altering coral reef ecosystems, mainly through increasingly
frequent and severe bleaching events. Yet, some reefs have exhibited higher thermal …