Halophila stipulacea is a small tropical seagrass, native to the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and
the Indian Ocean. It invaded the Mediterranean Sea 150 years ago as a Lessepsian migrant, …

Mass coral bleaching is increasing in frequency and severity, leading to the loss of coral
abundance and diversity. However, some corals are less susceptible to bleaching than others …

Halophila stipulacea is a small tropical seagrass species native to the Red Sea. Due to its
invasive character, there is growing interest in understanding its ability to thrive in a broad …

Large-scale transcription profiling via direct cDNA sequencing provides important insights
as to how foundation species cope with increasing climatic extremes predicted under global …

Summer heat waves have already resulted in mortality of coastal communities, including
ecologically important seagrass meadows. Gene expression studies from controlled …

Seagrasses are one of the most valuable marine ecosystems on earth, yet they are
declining worldwide at alarming rates. With most of seagrass monitoring based on long term …

Climate models predict increases in frequency of summer heat waves. In Europe, such events
have already caused declines in seagrass meadows, highlighting the importance of short-…

Genome-wide transcription analysis between related species occurring in overlapping ranges
can provide insights into the molecular basis underlying different ecological niches. The co…

Continuous pulse amplitudeߚmodulated (PAM) fluorescence measurements were performed
in situ under natural irradiances for colonies of the coral Stylophora pistillata growing in …

Photoacclimation of the symbiotic hermatypic coral Stylophora pistillata was studied both for
colonies growing at different depths (1 to 20 m) sampled within the same season (‘spatial …