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A community change in the algal endosymbionts of a scleractinian coral following a natural bleaching event: field evidence of acclimatization.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Jun 2008
Jones A M, Berkelmans R, van Oppen M J H, Mieog J C, Sinclair W
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The symbiosis between reef-building corals and their algal endosymbionts (zooxanthellae of the genus Symbiodinium) is highly sensitive to temperature stress, which makes coral reefs vulnerable to climate change. Thermal tolerance in corals is known to be substantially linked to the type of zooxanthellae they harbour and, when multiple types are present, the relative abundance of types can be experimentally...
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