The promiscuous larvae: flexibility in the establishment of symbiosis in corals. Coral Reefs 32, 111-120. doi: 10.1007/s00338-012-0951-7Cumbo VR, Baird AH, van Oppen MJH (2013) The promiscuous larvae: flexibility in the establishment of symbiosis in corals. Coral Reefs 32:111-120...
Coral reefs thrive in part because of the symbiotic partnership between corals and Symbiodinium. While this partnership is one of the keys to the success of coral reef ecosystems, surprisingly little is known about many aspects of coral symbiosis, in particular the establishment and development of ...
SYNOPSIS. Questions about how today's corals and coral reefs will fare in a future that holds not only increasing direct anthropogenic impacts, but also global change, cannot be satisfactorily answered if we do not understand the relations of corals and reef systems to today's environmental condit...
A large percentage ofherbivoreshave mutualisticgut florato help them digest plant matter, which is more difficult to digest than animal prey. This gut flora is made up of cellulose-digestingprotozoansorbacterialiving in the herbivores' intestines. Coral reefs are the result of mutualism between cor...
Madeleine van Oppen describes her research on the family Symbiodiniaceae, the microalgae that could be instrumental in safeguarding coral reefs against the effects of climate change. Madeleine J. H. van Oppen Comments & Opinion02 Aug 2024 Nature Microbiology Volume: 9, P: 1909-1910 Nitroplast...
Bleaching can lead to coral mortality as hosts are deprived of symbiont-derived carbon sugars7, and bleaching events have led to dramatic declines in coral reefs globally8, negatively impacting coastal communities9,10. While rising temperatures are the most immediate threat to coral reefs, cold ...
The term “symbiosis” was introduced in 1879 by the German botanist H. A. De Bary, who applied it to lichens. An excellent example of symbiosis among plants is mycorrhiza, or the living together of mycelium of a fungus with the roots of a higher plant. The hyphae wind around the roots...
However, in both scientific literature and the vernacular, "symbiosis" is often used to refer strictly to mutualistic interactions (Wilkinson, 2001 ). Symbioses (including mutualisms, parasitisms, and commensalisms) are particularly common on modern coral reefs, where species densities and the ...
The third type of symbiosis, mutualism, benefits both partners in the relationship. 第三种共生关系是互利共生,这种关系中的双方均能受益。 2. One consequence for coral reefs is that the symbiosis between the corals and algae that constitute a living reef is breaking down. 珊瑚礁面临的一个后果是...