Trade-offs in a reef-building coral after six years of thermal acclimation
A. Roik, M. Wall, M. Dobelmann, S. Nietzer, D. Brefeld, A. Fiesinger, M. Reverter, P. J. Schupp, M. Jackson, M. Rutsch, J. Strahl
This study shows that reef-building corals acclimate to elevated temperatures by increasing energy storage but at the cost of reduced skeletal growth, with potential implications for reef development.
bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2023Ecology