Spatially restricted coral bleaching as an ecological manifestation of within-colony heterogeneity

Abstract Coral bleaching is a widespread stress response of reef-building corals to elevated sea temperatures, resulting in the loss of symbiotic algae and often leading to coral death and reef degradation. Although coral bleaching occurs globally, not all reefs, species, colonies, or polyps bleach...

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Main Authors: Christian R. Voolstra, Marlen Schlotheuber, Emma F. Camp, Matthew R. Nitschke, Sebastian Szereday, Sonia Bejarano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08150-4
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