Chemically mediated interactions with macroalgae negatively affect coral health but induce limited changes in coral microbiomes

• Main Authors: Fong, Jenny, Tang, Peggy Pei Yi, Deignan, Lindsey Kane, Seah, Jovena C. L., McDougald, Diane, Rice, Scott Alan, Todd, Peter A.
• Other Authors: Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Earth and Environmental Sciences; Allelopathy; Coral reef
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173812
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Allelopathic chemicals facilitated by the direct contact of macroalgae with corals are potentially an important mechanism mediating coral-macroalgal interactions, but only a few studies have explored their impacts on coral health and microbiomes and the coral's ability to recover. We conducted...