Heat stress destabilizes symbiotic nutrient cycling in corals [Ecology]

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–algal symbiosis have been extensively characterized, our understanding of the underlying causes remains incomplete. Here, we investigated the nutrient fluxes and the physiological as well...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - January 26, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Nils Radecker, Claudia Pogoreutz, Hagen M. Gegner, Anny Cardenas, Florian Roth, Jeremy Bougoure, Paul Guagliardo, Christian Wild, Mathieu Pernice, Jean–Baptiste Raina, Anders Meibom, Christian R. Voolstra Tags: Ecology Biological Sciences Source Type: research