Tag Archives: coral reef ecology

Are we restoring coral reefs for today or for tomorrow?

Posted on 11 Sep, 2018 by Stacy Krueger-Hadfield

Elise Keister wrote this post as a final project for Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Science Communication course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Elise studies the impact of climate change on coral as a PhD student in Dr. Dustin Kemp’s lab. Elise … Continue reading →

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When the going gets hot the dinoflagellates (sometimes) get going, how viruses might affect coral symbionts

Posted on 7 Dec, 2016 by Kelle Freel

Corals represent more than meets the eye, they host intricate and interesting communities composed of dinoflagellates (also referred to as zooxanthellae), and a suite of microbes that include bacteria, archaea, fungi, protists, and viruses. One such dinoflagellate that often shares … Continue reading →

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