Extending the natural adaptive capacity of coral holobionts

CR Voolstra, DJ Suggett, RS Peixoto… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Anthropogenic climate change and environmental degradation destroy coral reefs, the
ecosystem services they provide, and the livelihoods of close to a billion people who …

A framework for understanding gene expression plasticity and its influence on stress tolerance

HE Rivera, HE Aichelman, JE Fifer… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Phenotypic plasticity can serve as a step** stone towards adaptation. Recently, studies
have shown that gene expression contributes to emergent stress responses such as thermal …

Population genetics of the coral Acropora millepora: Toward genomic prediction of bleaching

ZL Fuller, VJL Mocellin, LA Morris, N Cantin… - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Coral reefs worldwide are suffering losses at an alarming rate as a result of
anthropogenic climate change. Increased seawater temperatures, even only slightly above …

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 …

Coral reef population genomics in an age of global change

ML Pinsky, RD Clark, JT Bos - Annual Review of Genetics, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Coral reefs are both exceptionally biodiverse and threatened by climate change and other
human activities. Here, we review population genomic processes in coral reef taxa and their …

The molecular language of the cnidarian–dinoflagellate symbiosis

SL Rosset, CA Oakley, C Ferrier-Pagès, DJ Suggett… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
The cnidarian–dinoflagellate symbiosis is of huge importance as it underpins the success of
coral reefs, yet we know very little about how the host cnidarian and its dinoflagellate …

Management approaches to conserve Australia's marine ecosystem under climate change

LK Bay, J Gilmour, B Muir, PE Hardisty - Science, 2023 - science.org
Australia's coastal marine ecosystems have a deep cultural significance to Indigenous
Australians, include multiple World Heritage sites, and support the nation's rapidly growing …

Thermotolerant coral symbionts modulate heat stress‐responsive genes in their hosts

R Cunning, AC Baker - Molecular Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Some corals may become more resistant to bleaching by shuffling their Symbiodiniaceae
communities toward thermally tolerant species, and manipulations to boost the abundance …

Water quality thresholds for coastal contaminant impacts on corals: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EM Nalley, LJ Tuttle, AL Barkman, EE Conklin… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Reduced water quality degrades coral reefs, resulting in compromised ecosystem function
and services to coastal communities. Increasing management capacity on reefs requires …

Horizon scan of rapidly advancing coral restoration approaches for 21st century reef management

DJ Suggett, MJH van Oppen - Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Coral reef restoration activity is accelerating worldwide in efforts to offset the rate of reef
health declines. Many advances have already been made in restoration practices centred …