Coral bleaching reduces reproduction of scleractinian corals and increases susceptibility to future stress

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Differing effects of thermal stress on coral fertilization and early embryogenesis in four Indo Pacific species (2007, background): “Reproductive success can also be aVected indirectly by increases in SWT and gametes from corals that have suVered previous bleaching may perform sub-optimally (Szmant and Gassman 1990; Michalek-Wagner and Willis 2001; Omori et al. 2001; Ward et al. 2002).”
Transcriptomic responses to heat stress and bleaching in the elkhorn coral Acropora palmata (2010, result): “Additionally, the activity of vitellogenin-2 may also be due to less vitellogenesis in stressed corals, which is consistent with findings of lower reproduction in bleached corals (Ward et al. 2000).”
Climate change and coral reef bleaching: An ecological assessment of long-term impacts, recovery trends and future outlook (2008, background): “Most reef flat corals that bleached during the 1998 bleaching event at Heron Island (Great Barrier Reef) demonstrated a reduction in percent fertile polyps and number of eggs per polyp (Ward et al., 2000).”