Differential stability of photosynthetic membranes and fatty acid composition at elevated temperature in Symbiodinium

• Published in: Coral reefs Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 217 - 225
• Main Authors: Díaz-Almeyda, E, Thomé, P. E, El Hafidi, M, Iglesias-Prieto, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag 01.03.2011; Springer-Verlag; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Aquatic life; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Climate change; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; Coral bleaching; Coral reefs; Environmental degradation: ecosystems survey and restoration; Fatty acid desaturation; Fatty acids; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; High temperature; Life Sciences; Membranes; Ocean temperature; Oceanography; Photosynthesis; Sea water ecosystems; Seawater; Symbiodinium; Symbiosis; Symbiotic dinoflagellates; Synecology; Thermal stress; Water temperature; Thermal stress; Coral bleaching; Fatty acid desaturation; Symbiotic dinoflagellates; Symbiosis; Protozoa; Temperature; Stability; Algae; Lipids; Coral reef; Fatty acids; Stress; Ecological damage; Dinophyta; Photosynthesis

Coral reefs are threatened by increasing surface seawater temperatures resulting from climate change. Reef-building corals symbiotic with dinoflagellates in the genus Symbiodinium experience dramatic reductions in algal densities when exposed to temperatures above the long-term local summer average,...