Elevated environmental CO2 stimulates photosynthesis and induces differential oxidative responses in two Caribbean reef-building coral species
Martín Tresguerres, Sebastián Eduardo Sabatini, Lauren B. Linsmayer, Claudia Tatiana Galindo-Martínez, Angus B. Thies, Trevor J. Hamilton, David I. Kline
This study examines how elevated CO2 affects photosynthesis and oxidative stress in two Caribbean coral species, finding increased O2 production but no significant changes in oxidative damage markers.
bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology