K. L. Barott

Divergent recovery trajectories in reef-building corals following a decade of successive marine heatwaves

This study tracks recovery trajectories of two coral species after multiple marine heatwaves, finding divergent recovery patterns between species and within species based on bleaching resistance.

Heat stress disrupts acid-base homeostasis independent of symbiosis in the model cnidarian Exaiptasia diaphana

This study shows heat stress disrupts acid-base homeostasis in the sea anemone Exaiptasia diaphana regardless of symbiont presence, indicating climate change impacts beyond bleaching.

Maximal coral thermal tolerance is found at intermediate diel temperature variability

This study identifies that intermediate diel temperature variability maximizes coral thermal tolerance across species, but responses vary by genus.

Endosymbiont strategic shifts inhibit cooperation during coral bleaching recovery

This study shows that heat-tolerant algae recover faster from bleaching but provide less photosynthate, harming coral physiology, and links algal population size to coral cellular homeostasis.

Molecular mechanisms of sperm motility are conserved in a basal metazoan

The paper identifies a conserved pH-sAC-cAMP signaling pathway in coral sperm, revealing its ancient origin and potential role in marine invertebrate reproductive success.

Marine heatwaves depress metabolic activity and impair cellular acid-base homeostasis in reef-building corals regardless of bleaching susceptibility

This study shows marine heatwaves reduce metabolic activity and impair acid-base homeostasis in reef-building corals, regardless of their bleaching resistance.

Bleaching resistant corals retain heat tolerance following acclimatization to environmentally distinct reefs

This study shows that bleaching-resistant corals retain their heat tolerance after transplantation between reefs, suggesting they can enhance population resilience to ocean warming.

Coral bleaching susceptibility is predictive of subsequent mortality within but not between coral species

The paper tracks coral mortality and recovery in bleaching susceptible and resistant phenotypes, finding that susceptibility predicts mortality within species but not between species.