Nutrient Pollution and Predation Differentially Affect Innate Immune Pathways in the Coral Porites porites

Reef-building corals face a multitude of threats not only from global climate change but also local stressors such as nutrient pollution. Nutrient enrichment can amplify the negative effects of predation on corals by facilitating dysbiosis in the coral microbiome that leads to coral mortality. These...

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Main Authors: Katherine E. Dougan, Mark C. Ladd, Corinne Fuchs, Rebecca Vega Thurber, Deron E. Burkepile, Mauricio Rodriguez-Lanetty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.563865/full