Photosymbiosis reduces the environmental stress response under a heat challenge in a facultatively symbiotic coral
D. M. Wuitchik, H. E. Aichelman, K. F. Atherton, C. M. Brown, X. Chen, L. DiRoberts, G. E. Pelose, C. A. Tramonte, S. W. Davies
This study shows that photosymbiosis in corals reduces the environmental stress response under heat challenge, contradicting the oxidative bleaching hypothesis.
bioRxiv · Nov 13, 2023 · PreprintEcology