Coral bleaching: interpretation of thermal tolerance limits and thermal thresholds in tropical corals

By W. Fitt, B. Brown, Mark E. Warner, R. Dunne. Coral reefs, 2001

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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Upper thermal thresholds of shallow vs. deep populations of the precious Mediterranean red coral Corallium rubrum (L.): Assessing the potential effects of warming in the NW Mediterranean (2008, background): “In tropical coral species, thermotolerance thresholds can vary among populations of the same species (Fitt et al., 2001).”
Effects of hypo-osmosis on the coral Stylophora pistillata: nature and cause of low-salinity bleaching¹ (2003, background): “Discolouration of the corals in these studies has traditionally been interpreted as ‘coral bleaching’, i.e. a sublethal response of corals involving loss of endosymbiotic dinoflagellate microalgae from the coral tissues and/or loss of the pigments of the algae (Fitt et al. 2001).”
Seasonal fluctuations in the photosynthetic capacity of photosystem II in symbiotic dinoflagellates in the Caribbean reef-building coral Montastraea (2002, background): “While studies have shown negative correlations in coral biomass, symbiont density and pigment content with light and temperature ( Fitt et al. 2001 ), empirical analysis of photosynthetic potential in relation to these physical constraints has yet to be examined on a long-term scale.”
Monitoring coral bleaching using a colour reference card (2006, background): “Other more detailed investigations have involved measurement of photosynthetic processes and related physiological parameters (e.g. Jones et al. 1998; Fitt et al. 2001).”
Effects of elevated seawater temperature and nitrate enrichment on the branching coral Porites cylindrica in the absence of particulate food (2003, background): “Iglesias-Prieto et al. 1992; Salih et al. 1998; Warner et al. 1999; Jones et al. 2000; Fitt et al. 2001), reduced primary production (Porter et al. 1999; Nystro¨ m et al. 2001), altered respiration (Porter et al. 1999; Fitt et al. 2001; Nystro¨ m et al. 2001), coral bleaching (Warner et al. 1999; ”
The physiological and molecular responses of larvae from the reef-building coral Pocillopora damicornis exposed to near-future increases in temperature and pCO2 (2012, background): “Increased temperatures have negative impacts on marine organisms that include changes in the success rates of fertilization and development (Negri et al. 2007), shifts in ecological range (Parmesan 2006), and mortality (Fitt et al. 2001).”
Response of zooxanthellae in symbiosis with the Mediterranean corals Cladocora caespitosa and Oculina patagonica to elevated temperatures (2006, background): “In tropical scleractinian corals, numerous studies have shown that short-term increases in temperature, especially when combined with high-light intensity, decrease the photosynthesis/photosynthetic efficiency of the symbiotic zooxanthellae and most often lead to coral bleaching events (Jones et al.”
DIFFERENTIAL IMPACTS OF PHOTOACCLIMATION AND THERMAL STRESS ON THE PHOTOBIOLOGY OF FOUR DIFFERENT PHYLOTYPES OF SYMBIODINIUM (PYRRHOPHYTA) 1 (2006, background): “Coral bleaching is characterized by a loss of either zooxanthellae from the coral and/or loss of photosynthetic pigments in the algae (Fitt et al. 2001).”
The physiological response of reef corals to diel fluctuations in seawater temperature (2011, background): “Declines in Symbiodinium density can be expected to affect the capacity for autotrophy, nutrient recycling, and light-dependent calcification (Muller-Parker and D'Elia, 1997), with the implications accentuated with greater declines in Symbiodinium density, eventually resulting in death (Jokiel and C”
Temperature Stress and Coral Bleaching (2004, methodology): “This is followed by release of oxygen and fixation of organic carbon in the dark reaction (reviewed by Fitt et al.2001; Chap.”
Exposure to solar radiation increases damage to both host tissues and algal symbionts of corals during thermal stress (2004, background): “Additionally, the variability in the bleaching response that occurs under different environmental conditions (Fitt et al. 2001) is potentially complicated by the genetic diversity of algal symbionts within and between different corals (Rowan et al.”
Temperature‐induced stress leads to bleaching in larger benthic foraminifera hosting endosymbiotic diatoms (2011, background): “High water temperatures and high irradiance solely or in combination are known to be among the leading causes of coral bleaching (Fitt et al. 2001).”
Effects of Upwelling, Depth, Morphology and Polyp Size on Feeding in Three Species of Panamanian Corals (2005, background): “As corals are often found in environments that approach their physiological limits, episodes of water temperatures above (Berkelmans & Oliver 1999, Fitt et al. 2001, Saxby et al. 2003) or below (Porter et al. 1982, Muscatine et al. 1991, Harriott & Banks 2002, Saxby et al. 2003) normal values are…”
Effects of herbicides diuron and atrazine on corals of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia (2003, background): “Although both processes lead to a general lightening of colouration, bleaching in corals is largely caused by the physical separation or ‘dissociation’ of the coral and its symbiotic algae (for a review see Fitt et al. 2001).”
Major bleaching events can lead to increased thermal tolerance in corals (2008, background): “First, high light intensity can exacerbate the thermal stress response ( Fitt et al. 2001 ).”
Increasing ocean temperature reduces the metabolic performance and swimming ability of coral reef damselfishes (2011, background): “Most studies to date have focused on corals (Fitt et al., 2001; Sotka & Thacker, 2005; Berkelmans & van Oppen, 2006; Lesser, 2007) with comparatively little or no studies examining thermal effects on reef fish (e.g. Clarke, 2003; Munday et al., 2008; Nilsson et al., 2009).”