Eutrophication on Coral Reefs: What Is the Evidence for Phase Shifts, Nutrient Limitation and Coral Bleaching

Heat stress destabilizes symbiotic nutrient cycling in corals

(2021) Nils Rädecker et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Physiological and molecular responses of lobe coral indicate nearshore adaptations to anthropogenic stressors

(2021) Kaho H. Tisthammer et al.   Scientific Reports

Physiological and ecological consequences of the water optical properties degradation on reef corals

(2021) Tomás López-Londoño et al.   CORAL REEFS

Moderate nutrient concentrations are not detrimental to corals under future ocean conditions

(2021) Kerri L. Dobson et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Asymmetric physiological response of a reef-building coral to pulsed versus continuous addition of inorganic nutrients

(2021) Rene M. van der Zande et al.   Scientific Reports

Turbid reefs moderate coral bleaching under climate‐related temperature stress

(2020) Shannon Sully et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Nitrogen pollution interacts with heat stress to increase coral bleaching across the seascape

(2020) Mary K. Donovan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Intracellular competition for nitrogen controls dinoflagellate population density in corals

(2020) Thomas Krueger et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Variation in the elemental stoichiometry of the coral–zooxanthellae symbiosis

(2020) Alice C. A. Blanckaert et al.   CORAL REEFS

Coral reef survival under accelerating ocean deoxygenation

(2020) David J. Hughes et al.   Nature Climate Change

Trophic strategy and bleaching resistance in reef-building corals

(2020) Inga E. Conti-Jerpe et al.   Science Advances

Rewiring coral: Anthropogenic nutrients shift diverse coral–symbiont nutrient and carbon interactions toward symbiotic algal dominance

(2020) Jacob E. Allgeier et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Unravelling the different causes of nitrate and ammonium effects on coral bleaching

(2020) Laura Fernandes de Barros Marangoni et al.   Scientific Reports

Landscape‐scale patterns of nutrient enrichment in a coral reef ecosystem: implications for coral to algae phase shifts

(2020) Thomas C. Adam et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Variation in the photosynthetic activities of the dinoflagellate Akashiwo sanguinea during formation of resting cysts

(2020) Yun Liu et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Experimental support for alternative attractors on coral reefs

(2019) Russell J. Schmitt et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phylogenetic signature of light and thermal stress for the endosymbiotic dinoflagellates of corals (Family Symbiodiniaceae)

(2019) Michael P. Lesser   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Water quality mediates resilience on the Great Barrier Reef

(2019) M. Aaron MacNeil et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Battling a Common Enemy: Joining Forces in the Fight against Sewage Pollution

(2019) Stephanie L Wear   BIOSCIENCE

Nutrient Availability and Metabolism Affect the Stability of Coral–Symbiodiniaceae Symbioses

(2019) Luke A. Morris et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

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

(2019) Brian E. Lapointe et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Host-dependent nitrogen recycling as a mechanism of symbiont control in Aiptasia

(2019) Guoxin Cui et al.   PLoS Genetics

N2 fixation, and the relative contribution of fixed N, in corals from Curaçao and Hawaii

(2019) Michael P. Lesser et al.   CORAL REEFS

Nitrogen Identity Drives Differential Impacts of Nutrients on Coral Bleaching and Mortality

(2019) Deron E. Burkepile et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Lipidome analysis of Symbiodiniaceae reveals possible mechanisms of heat stress tolerance in reef coral symbionts

(2019) S. Rosset et al.   CORAL REEFS

Assembly, Functions and Evolution of Archaella, Flagella and Cilia

(2018) Shahid Khan et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The stoichiometry of coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis: carbon and nitrogen cycles are balanced in the recycling and double translocation system

(2018) Yasuaki Tanaka et al.   ISME Journal

Climate change promotes parasitism in a coral symbiosis

(2018) David M. Baker et al.   ISME Journal

Nutrient pollution disrupts key ecosystem functions on coral reefs

(2018) Nyssa J. Silbiger et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Systematic Revision of Symbiodiniaceae Highlights the Antiquity and Diversity of Coral Endosymbionts

(2018) Todd C. LaJeunesse et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Thylakoid membrane lipid sulfoquinovosyl-diacylglycerol (SQDG) is required for full functioning of photosystem II in Thermosynechococcus elongatus

(2018) Yoshiki Nakajima et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Seabirds enhance coral reef productivity and functioning in the absence of invasive rats

(2018) Nicholas A. J. Graham et al.   NATURE

Diazotroph diversity and nitrogen fixation in the coral Stylophora pistillata from the Great Barrier Reef

(2017) Michael P. Lesser et al.   ISME Journal

A dynamic bioenergetic model for coral- Symbiodinium symbioses and coral bleaching as an alternate stable state

(2017) Ross Cunning et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Tropical dead zones and mass mortalities on coral reefs

(2017) Andrew H. Altieri et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Assimilation of Diazotroph-Derived Nitrogen by Scleractinian Corals Depends on Their Metabolic Status

(2017) Vanessa N. Bednarz et al.   mBio

Human-induced changes in the distribution of rainfall

(2017) Aaron E. Putnam et al.   Science Advances

Tracing the influence of land-use change on water quality and coral reefs using a Bayesian model

(2017) Christopher J. Brown et al.   Scientific Reports

Coral Reefs Under Climate Change and Ocean Acidification: Challenges and Opportunities for Management and Policy

(2016) Kenneth R.N. Anthony   Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Response of herbivore functional groups to sequential perturbations in Moorea, French Polynesia

(2016) Xueying Han et al.   CORAL REEFS

Phosphorus metabolism of reef organisms with algal symbionts

(2016) Christine Ferrier-Pagès et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Reefs of tomorrow: eutrophication reduces coral biodiversity in an urbanized seascape

(2016) Nicolas N. Duprey et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Overfishing and nutrient pollution interact with temperature to disrupt coral reefs down to microbial scales

(2016) Jesse R. Zaneveld et al.   Nature Communications

Nitrogen and phosphorus uptake rates of different species from a coral reef community after a nutrient pulse

(2016) Joost den Haan et al.   Scientific Reports

Photosymbiosis and the expansion of shallow-water corals

(2016) K. Frankowiak et al.   Science Advances

Limited phosphorus availability is the Achilles heel of tropical reef corals in a warming ocean

(2016) Leïla Ezzat et al.   Scientific Reports

Sewage pollution: mitigation is key for coral reef stewardship

(2015) Stephanie L. Wear et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Transcriptomic characterization of the enzymatic antioxidants FeSOD, MnSOD, APX and KatG in the dinoflagellate genus Symbiodinium

(2015) Thomas Krueger et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Functional significance of dinitrogen fixation in sustaining coral productivity under oligotrophic conditions

(2015) Ulisse Cardini et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Nitrogen cycling in corals: the key to understanding holobiont functioning?

(2015) Nils Rädecker et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Context-dependent effects of nutrient loading on the coral–algal mutualism

(2014) Andrew A. Shantz et al.   ECOLOGY

A Century of Ocean Warming on Florida Keys Coral Reefs: Historic In Situ Observations

(2014) Ilsa B. Kuffner et al.   Estuaries and Coasts

The effects of river run-off on water clarity across the central Great Barrier Reef

(2014) K.E. Fabricius et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Coral host cells acidify symbiotic algal microenvironment to promote photosynthesis

(2014) Katie L. Barott et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

The endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium sp.) of corals are parasites and mutualists

(2013) M. P. Lesser et al.   CORAL REEFS

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

(2013) Daniel J. Thornhill et al.   EVOLUTION

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

(2013) Rebecca L. Vega Thurber et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

In-Situ Effects of Simulated Overfishing and Eutrophication on Benthic Coral Reef Algae Growth, Succession, and Composition in the Central Red Sea

(2013) Christian Jessen et al.   PLoS One

Heat-Stress and Light-Stress Induce Different Cellular Pathologies in the Symbiotic Dinoflagellate during Coral Bleaching

(2013) C. A. Downs et al.   PLoS One

Putting the N in dinoflagellates

(2013) Steve Dagenais-Bellefeuille et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

A single-cell view of ammonium assimilation in coral–dinoflagellate symbiosis

(2012) Mathieu Pernice et al.   ISME Journal

Facilitation of coral reef biodiversity and health by cave sponge communities

(2012) M Slattery et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Cell Biology of Cnidarian-Dinoflagellate Symbiosis

(2012) S. K. Davy et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Excess algal symbionts increase the susceptibility of reef corals to bleaching

(2012) Ross Cunning et al.   Nature Climate Change

Nutrient enrichment can increase the susceptibility of reef corals to bleaching

(2012) Jörg Wiedenmann et al.   Nature Climate Change

The effect of nutrient enrichment on the growth, nucleic acid concentrations, and elemental stoichiometry of coral reef macroalgae

(2012) Ruth Reef et al.   Ecology and Evolution

The role of lipids in photosystem II

(2011) Naoki Mizusawa et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS

Comparing isotopic niche widths among and within communities: SIBER - Stable Isotope Bayesian Ellipses in R

(2011) Andrew L. Jackson et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

High phosphate uptake requirements of the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata

(2011) C. Godinot et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Control of phosphate uptake by zooxanthellae and host cells in the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata

(2011) C. Godinot et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Effects of herbivory, nutrients, and reef protection on algal proliferation and coral growth on a tropical reef

(2011) Douglas B. Rasher et al.   OECOLOGIA

Is the coral-algae symbiosis really ‘mutually beneficial’ for the partners?

(2010) Scott A. Wooldridge   BIOESSAYS

Assessment of the eutrophication status of the Great Barrier Reef lagoon (Australia)

(2010) J. E. Brodie et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Cyclophilin and the Regulation of Symbiosis in Aiptasia pallida

(2010) S. Perez et al.   BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN

Differential stability of photosynthetic membranes and fatty acid composition at elevated temperature in Symbiodinium

(2010) E. Díaz-Almeyda et al.   CORAL REEFS

Extracellular Production and Degradation of Superoxide in the Coral Stylophora pistillata and Cultured Symbiodinium

(2010) Eldad Saragosti et al.   PLoS One

Nitrogen fixation and nitrogen transformations in marine symbioses

(2010) Cara L. Fiore et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of herbivores, nutrient enrichment, and their interactions on macroalgal proliferation and coral growth

(2009) E. E. Sotka et al.   CORAL REEFS

Nutrient Mass Flux between Florida Bay and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

(2009) Patrick J. Gibson et al.   Estuaries and Coasts

Global Warming Pattern Formation: Sea Surface Temperature and Rainfall*

(2009) Shang-Ping Xie et al.   JOURNAL OF CLIMATE

A new conceptual model for the warm-water breakdown of the coral–algae endosymbiosis

(2009) Scott A. Wooldridge   MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Turbinaria ornata as an herbivory refuge for associate algae

(2009) Sarah Joy Bittick et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Nutrient versus herbivore control of macroalgal community development and coral growth on a Caribbean reef

(2009) DE Burkepile et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Water quality and coral bleaching thresholds: Formalising the linkage for the inshore reefs of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

(2009) Scott A. Wooldridge   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Heterotrophy in Tropical Scleractinian Corals

(2008) Fanny Houlbrèque et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Cellular mechanisms of Cnidarian bleaching: stress causes the collapse of symbiosis

(2008) V. M. Weis   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Uptake of dissolved free amino acids by the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata

(2008) R. Grover et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE BYSYMBIODINIUM(PYRRHOPHYTA) PHYLOTYPES WITH DIFFERENT THERMAL TOLERANCES1

(2008) David J. Suggett et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

Phase-shift in coral reef communities in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), USA

(2008) Ronald J. Maliao et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Heat Stress Stimulates Nitric Oxide Production in Symbiodinium microadriaticum: A Possible Linkage between Nitric Oxide and the Coral Bleaching Phenomenon

(2008) J. N. Bouchard et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Uric acid deposits in symbiotic marine algae

(2008) PETA L. CLODE et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT