L. K. Bay

Environmental, host, and symbiont drivers of heat tolerance in a species complex of reef-building corals

The paper quantifies heat tolerance variation in a coral species complex and identifies environmental, host, and symbiont genomic predictors of thermal thresholds.

Thermal tolerance traits of individual corals are widely distributed across the Great Barrier Reef

The paper quantifies thermal tolerance variation in Acropora spathulata corals across the Great Barrier Reef and finds widespread phenotypic variation and environmental predictors of heat tolerance.

High survival following bleaching highlights the resilience of a highly disturbed region of the Great Barrier Reef

The paper examines coral bleaching and recovery in the Keppel Islands after the 2020 marine heatwave, finding high survival rates despite severe bleaching.

Genetic variation in heat tolerance of the coral Platygyra daedalea indicates the potential for adaptation to ocean warming

This study identifies genetic variation associated with heat tolerance in the coral Platygyra daedalea, showing high heritability and complex genomic architecture.

Global gene expression patterns in response to white patch syndrome: Disentangling symbiont loss from the thermal stress response in reef-building coral

This study investigates gene expression changes in coral with white patch syndrome, distinguishing symbiont loss from thermal stress, and finds that expression patterns correlate with stress responses rather than symbiotic state.

Population genetics of the coral Acropora millepora: Towards a genomic predictor of bleaching

This study generates a genome assembly for Acropora millepora and identifies genetic predictors of bleaching using genome-wide association analysis.

Symbiont community diversity is more constrained in holobionts that tolerate diverse stressors

The paper examines how symbiont community diversity relates to stress tolerance in coral genets, finding that best performers host more Cladocopium 3k and worst performers show higher symbiont diversity.

Positive genetic associations among fitness traits support evolvability of a reef-building coral under multiple stressors

This study shows that positive genetic correlations among fitness traits in corals suggest they can adapt to multiple stressors simultaneously.

Potential for rapid genetic adaptation to warming in a Great Barrier Reef coral.

This study predicts that Acropora millepora can adapt to warming through existing genetic variation for 100-200 years, but adaptation will stop unless warming is reduced.