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Coral thermal tolerance shaped by local adaptation of photosymbionts

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  • E. J. Howells

    (School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University
    Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
    Australian Institute of Marine Science
    AIMS@JCU, Australian Institute of Marine Science, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University)

  • V. H. Beltran

    (Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
    Australian Institute of Marine Science)

  • N. W. Larsen

    (School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University)

  • L. K. Bay

    (Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
    Australian Institute of Marine Science)

  • B. L. Willis

    (School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University
    Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
    AIMS@JCU, Australian Institute of Marine Science, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University)

  • M. J. H. van Oppen

    (Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
    Australian Institute of Marine Science
    AIMS@JCU, Australian Institute of Marine Science, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University)

Abstract

An analysis shows that the coral endosymbiont Symbiodinium—a dinoflagellate genus underpinning the ecological and evolutionary success of reef corals—can adapt to local thermal regimes, thereby shaping the fitness of coral hosts. This may explain why many corals show fidelity for single Symbiodinium types over wide thermal ranges.

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  • E. J. Howells & V. H. Beltran & N. W. Larsen & L. K. Bay & B. L. Willis & M. J. H. van Oppen, 2012. "Coral thermal tolerance shaped by local adaptation of photosymbionts," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 2(2), pages 116-120, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:2:y:2012:i:2:d:10.1038_nclimate1330
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1330
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    1. K. M. Quigley & M. J. H. Oppen, 2022. "Predictive models for the selection of thermally tolerant corals based on offspring survival," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-13, December.

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