Elena Bollati

The paper models how coral host pigments affect light propagation and tissue heating, showing distinct roles of chromoproteins and fluorescent proteins in energy distribution and heat generation.

The paper investigates the chemical microenvironment of coral gastrovascular cavities and identifies active anaerobic metabolism and its microbial drivers.

The paper samples coral gastric cavities to characterize their microbial communities, finding similarities to animal guts and identifying core taxa that persist across environments.