Coral Bleeching (Draft 1)

This topic submitted by Laura Harris ( harrislk@muohio.edu) at 4:16 PM on 4/26/08.

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Outline:

I Introduction
A What is coral bleaching?
B Biology

II
A What is mutualism?
B The relationship between corals and photosynthetic symbionts

III Environmental Effects on Bleaching
A Correlation between reef location and climate
B Environmental changes and their effects on bleaching and corals
C Corals' effect on the rest of the ocean community

IV Other Hazards That Effect Corals
A Pollution
B Destructive Fishing
C Sedimentation

Resources:
Ateweberhan, M., Maina, J. McClanahan, T.R., Mohammed, M.S., Muhando, C.A.(2007)Effects of Climate and Seawater Temperature Variation on Coral Bleaching and Mortality; Ecological Monograms, 77(4) pp. 503, 525

Davidson, O.G.(1998)The Enchanted Braid; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Dustan, P., King, A., Pante, E. (2007)Short-term Decline of a Bahamian Patch of Reef Coral Community: Rainbow Gardens Reef 1991-2004; Hydrobiologia 596: 121-132

Jones, R.J. (2008) Coral Bleaching, Bleaching-Induced Mortality, and the Adaptive Significance of Bleaching Response; Mar Biol 154: 65-80

Lajeunesse, T.C., Pettay, D.T. (2007)Microsatellites from Clade B Symbiodinium spp. Specialized for Caribbean Corals in the Genus Madracis; Molecular Ecology Notes 7: 1271-1274

Leggat, W., Rees, T.A.V., Yellowlees, D. (2008)Metabolic Interactions Between Algal Symbionts and Invertebrate Hosts; Plant, Cell, and Environment 31: 679-694

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