Symbiodinium thermophilum sp. nov., a thermotolerant symbiotic alga prevalent in corals of the world's hottest sea, the Persian/Arabian Gulf

Change in algal symbiont communities after bleaching, not prior heat exposure, increases heat tolerance of reef corals

(2014) Rachel N. Silverstein et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Ecologically differentiated stress-tolerant endosymbionts in the dinoflagellate genusSymbiodinium(Dinophyceae) Clade D are different species

(2014) Todd C. LaJeunesse et al.   PHYCOLOGIA

Mechanisms of reef coral resistance to future climate change

(2014) S. R. Palumbi et al.   SCIENCE

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

(2014) Cecilia D’Angelo et al.   Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

HOST-SPECIALIST LINEAGES DOMINATE THE ADAPTIVE RADIATION OF REEF CORAL ENDOSYMBIONTS

(2013) Daniel J. Thornhill et al.   EVOLUTION

Corals from the Persian/Arabian Gulf as models for thermotolerant reef-builders: Prevalence of clade C3 Symbiodinium, host fluorescence and ex situ temperature tolerance

(2013) B. Hume et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Critical research needs for identifying future changes in Gulf coral reef ecosystems

(2013) David A. Feary et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

MEGA6: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 6.0

(2013) Koichiro Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Temporary refugia for coral reefs in a warming world

(2013) R. van Hooidonk et al.   Nature Climate Change

A genetics-based description ofSymbiodinium minutumsp. nov. andS. psygmophilumsp. nov. (Dinophyceae), two dinoflagellates symbiotic with cnidaria

(2012) Todd C. Lajeunesse et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Contrasting Patterns of Coral Bleaching Susceptibility in 2010 Suggest an Adaptive Response to Thermal Stress

(2012) James R. Guest et al.   PLoS One

MrBayes 3.2: Efficient Bayesian Phylogenetic Inference and Model Choice Across a Large Model Space

(2012) Fredrik Ronquist et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Nutrient enrichment can increase the susceptibility of reef corals to bleaching

(2012) Jörg Wiedenmann et al.   Nature Climate Change

PROGRESS TOWARD A GENERAL SPECIES CONCEPT

(2011) Bernhard Hausdorf   EVOLUTION

An experimental mesocosm for long-term studies of reef corals

(2011) Cecilia D'angelo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Long-term impacts of coral bleaching events on the world’s warmest reefs

(2011) John Burt et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Improved Resolution of Reef-Coral Endosymbiont (Symbiodinium) Species Diversity, Ecology, and Evolution through psbA Non-Coding Region Genotyping

(2011) Todd C. LaJeunesse et al.   PLoS One

Resistance to thermal stress in corals without changes in symbiont composition

(2011) A. J. Bellantuono et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The paradox of tropical karst morphology in the coral reefs of the arid Middle East

(2010) S.J. Purkis et al.   GEOLOGY

Long-standing environmental conditions, geographic isolation and host-symbiont specificity influence the relative ecological dominance and genetic diversification of coral endosymbionts in the genusSymbiodinium

(2010) Todd C. LaJeunesse et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

A HYCOM modeling study of the Persian Gulf: 1. Model configurations and surface circulation

(2010) Fengchao Yao et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Host-symbiont recombination versus natural selection in the response of coral-dinoflagellate symbioses to environmental disturbance

(2010) T. C. LaJeunesse et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Rising to the challenge of sustaining coral reef resilience

(2010) Terry P. Hughes et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

The Gulf: A young sea in decline

(2009) Charles Sheppard et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Coping with Commitment: Projected Thermal Stress on Coral Reefs under Different Future Scenarios

(2009) Simon D. Donner   PLoS One

Outbreak and persistence of opportunistic symbiotic dinoflagellates during the 2005 Caribbean mass coral 'bleaching' event

(2009) T. C. LaJeunesse et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Evidence for Ecological Speciation and Its Alternative

(2009) D. Schluter   SCIENCE

Insertion-deletion polymorphisms (indels) as genetic markers in natural populations

(2008) Ülo Väli et al.   BMC GENETICS

Climate change and coral reef bleaching: An ecological assessment of long-term impacts, recovery trends and future outlook

(2008) Andrew C. Baker et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE