Publication Date:
2012-01-28
Description:
Coral thermal tolerance shaped by local adaptation of photosymbionts Nature Climate Change 2, 116 18122011 doi: 10.1038/nclimate1330 E. J. Howells V. H. Beltran N. W. Larsen L. K. Bay B. L. Willis M. J. H. van Oppen 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.
Print ISSN:
1758-678X
Electronic ISSN:
1758-6798
Topics:
Geosciences
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