Experimental biology of coral reef ecosystems

By Michael Lesser. 2004

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Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Reef Building Corals (2010, background): “excessive changes in salinity, temperature, or light), elevated temperature combined with high irradiance are two factors that are considered to be the causative agents of many large-scale bleaching events that have significantly impacted coral reefs over the past 2 decades (e.g., Hoegh-Guldberg 199”
Photobiology of Symbiodinium revisited: bio-physical and bio-optical signatures (2009, background): “Folke 1999) much effort has been invested in attempting to understand the photobiology of Symbiodinium both in hospite in corals and in vitro (Iglesias-Prieto and Trench 1994, 1997; Gorbunov et al. 2001; Lesser 2004; Lesser and Farrell 2004; Robison and Warner 2006).”
Are infectious diseases really killing corals? Alternative interpretations of the experimental and ecological data (2007, background): “In addition to the physiological stress that corals undergo when exposed to increases in seawater temperature (Lesser, 2004), many bacteria increase the expression of virulence genes and antibiotic resistance when exposed to elevated temperatures (Martínez and Baquero, 2002).”
Cellular mechanisms of Cnidarian bleaching: stress causes the collapse of symbiosis (2008, background): “, 1992) and has been covered in other reviews (Douglas, 2003; Lesser, 2004).”
Ecology of mesophotic coral reefs (2009, background): “The most profound effects have occurred in the Caribbean where declines of shallow-water zooxanthellate scleractinian corals are closely linked to the loss of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum, increasing incidence of coral disease, recurring disturbance events such as hurricanes, and coral bleachin”
Nutrient Fluxes and Ecological Functions of Coral Reef Sponges in a Changing Ocean (2017, background): “2011), such that one would hypothesize that this carbon-rich DOM would be a good respiratory substrate and source of energy similar to the “junk food” diet that corals get from their symbiotic Symbiodinium sp. as translocated photosynthate (Lesser 2004).”
Chronic parrotfish grazing impedes coral recovery after bleaching (2006, background): “triggers of coral bleaching (Coles and Brown 2003), other contributing factors including high light, pollution, low salinity, restricted water flow and disease have also been implicated (Lesser 2004).”
Community ecology of mesophotic coral reef ecosystems (2010, background): “However, recent evidence indicates that corals with both large and small polyps can feed effectively (Lesser 2004; Grottoli et al. 2006), and many shade-dwelling zooxanthellate corals have small polyp sizes (Dustan 1979; Dinesen 1983).”
Climate change and coral reef bleaching: An ecological assessment of long-term impacts, recovery trends and future outlook (2008, background): “A variety of other stressors have also been documented to result in bleaching (Glynn, 1993; Brown, 1997a; Coles and Brown, 2003; Lesser, 2004), but the physiological and cellular mechanisms by which these stressors cause bleaching are not as well understood (Douglas, 2003).”
Catastrophic mortality on inshore coral reefs of the Florida Keys due to severe low‐temperature stress (2011, background): “…the ecological, physiological, cellular, and biochemical effects of increased seawater temperatures resulting in coral bleaching (reviewed by Lesser, 2004; Weis, 2008), but the effect of decreased temperatures on coral-Symbi- odinium biology has received little attention (but see…”
Impact of coral predators on tropical reefs (2008, background): “Yet, as coral cover continues to decline (Gardner et al. 2003, Pandolfi et al. 2003, Lesser 2004), corallivory may play a new role; instead of acting as a bioindicator of trouble (e.g. butterflyfish as bio-indicators of coral health), corallivores themselves may contribute to the problem.”
Effects of climate-induced coral bleaching on coral-reef fishes - ecological and economic consequences (2008, background): “…in serious consequences for people and even countries dependent on coral reefs (hoegh-Guldberg 1999, Wilkinson 1999, 2000b, hughes et al. 2003, lesser 2004). coral bleaching has the potential to affect fisheries, the livelihoods and health of fisheries-dependent communities, reef-related and…”
Effects of herbivores, nutrient enrichment, and their interactions on macroalgal proliferation and coral growth (2009, result): “Our data, several previous overviews (Hughes et al. 1999; Szmant 2002; Lesser 2004; Heck and Valentine 2007), and a recent meta-analysis of herbivore and nutrient effects on coral reefs (Burkepile and Hay 2006) all demonstrate the primacy of an abundant and diverse herbivore guild, rather than nutri”