Can resistant coral-Symbiodinium associations enable coral communities to survive climate change? A study of a site exposed to long-term hot water input

Can resistant coral-Symbiodinium associations enable coral communities to survive climate change? A study of a site exposed to long-term hot water input

Climate change has led to a decline in the health of corals and coral reefs around the world. Studies have shown that, while some corals can cope with natural and anthropogenic stressors either through resistance mechanisms of coral hosts or through sustainable relationships with Symbiodinium clades...

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Main Authors: Shashank Keshavmurthy, Pei-Jie Meng, Jih-Terng Wang, Chao-Yang Kuo, Sung-Yin Yang, Chia-Min Hsu, Chai-Hsia Gan, Chang-Feng Dai, Chaolun Allen Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-04-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Climate change
Coral reefs
Acclimatization
Nuclear power plant
Symbiodinium type D1a
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/327.pdf

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