Trophic strategy and bleaching resistance in reef-building corals

• Main Authors: Conti-Jerpe, Inga E., Thompson, Philip D., Wong, Martin Cheong Wai, Oliveira, Nara L., Duprey, Nicolas N., Moynihan, Molly A., Baker, David M.
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Coral Bleaching; Reefs
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143273
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Ocean warming increases the incidence of coral bleaching, which reduces or eliminates the nutrition corals receive from their algal symbionts, often resulting in widespread mortality. In contrast to extensive knowledge on the thermal tolerance of coral-associated symbionts, the role of the coral hos...