Coral thermal tolerance shaped by local adaptation of photosymbionts

E. J. Howells (), V. H. Beltran, N. W. Larsen, L. K. Bay, B. L. Willis and M. J. H. van Oppen
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E. J. Howells: 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
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
B. L. Willis: 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

Nature Climate Change, 2012, vol. 2, issue 2, 116-120

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.

Date: 2012
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