Walter A. Rich

Short-term exposure to different thermal variability regimes does not shift heatwave tolerance in tropical calcifying macroalgae

Abstract Exposure to fluctuating seawater temperatures can increase the physiological tolerance of some marine organisms to heatwaves. Yet, whether thermal variability similarly influences the tolerances of key calcifying taxa, such as reef-building algae, remains unresolved. We...

Coral-associated denitrification is seasonally variable and species-specific

Abstract Nitrogen (N) plays a critical role in coral growth, but maintaining an N-limited state is essential for coral-algal symbiosis stability. Coral-associated denitrifiers may help regulate excess N, though denitrification in corals remains poorly quantified. To better unders...