Exposure to global change and microplastics elicits an immune response in an endangered coral

Exposure to global change and microplastics elicits an immune response in an endangered coral

Global change is increasing seawater temperatures and decreasing oceanic pH, driving declines of coral reefs globally. Coral ecosystems are also impacted by local stressors, including microplastics, which are ubiquitous on reefs. While the independent effects of these global and local stressors are...

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Main Authors: Colleen B. Bove, Katharine Greene, Sharla Sugierski, Nicola G. Kriefall, Alexa K. Huzar, Annabel M. Hughes, Koty Sharp, Nicole D. Fogarty, Sarah W. Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
global change
microplastics
gene expression
Acropora cervicornis
coral microbiome
ocean acidification
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.1037130/full

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