Publications by authors named "Nadine M Boulotte"
Article Synopsis
- The heat tolerance of corals is influenced by their symbionts, known as zooxanthellae, and manipulating these communities could help corals survive heatwaves.
- Despite having naturally resilient symbionts, some corals still experience bleaching during high temperatures.
- The review discusses experimental methods to enhance symbionts' thermal tolerance and outlines the necessary steps for applying these findings to coral reef restoration efforts.
Reef-building corals possess a range of acclimatisation and adaptation mechanisms to respond to seawater temperature increases. In some corals, thermal tolerance increases through community composition changes of their dinoflagellate endosymbionts (Symbiodinium spp.), but this mechanism is believed to be limited to the Symbiodinium types already present in the coral tissue acquired during early life stages.
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