Reefs for the Future - Nova Southeastern University

5. Functional Biology of Corals and Coral Symbiosis:
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology
Co-Chairs: S.K. Davy, V.M. Weis, A.A. Venn
July 9 (Wed) 10:15–6:00 Room - 305
10:15 Michael LESSER*
The Transition from Autotrophy to Heterotrophy in the Coral Montastraea Cavernosa Over a Depth Range
of 3 M to 91 M
10:30 Treignier CLAIRE, Grover RENAUD, Tolosa IMMA, Ferrier-Pagès CHRISTINE*
Effect of Light and Feeding on the Fatty Acid and Sterol Composition in Turbinaria Reniformis
10:45 Annamieke VAN DEN HEUVEL*, William LEGGAT, David YELLOWLEES, Sophie DOVE
Impacts of Nitrogen on Great Barrier Reef Coral
11:00 Gisele MULLER-PARKER*
Symbiotic Intertidal Temperate Sea Anemones (Anthopleura Spp.): Their Contribution to Our
Understanding of Cnidarian-Algal Symbioses
11:15 Andrea GROTTOLI*, Adam HUGHES, Tamara PEASE
Acquisition and Allocation of Carbon in Bleached Hawaiian Corals
11:30 Sophie DOVE*, George ROFF, Simon DUNN
When Is Not Bleaching “unhealthy” for Corals And/or Coral Reefs?
11:45 James PALARDY*, Lisa RODRIGUES, Andrea GROTTOLI
The Importance of Zooplankton to the Total Energy Budget of Healthy and Bleached Corals at Two Depths
12:00 Sebastian HENNIGE*, David SMITH, Kathleen MCDOUGALL, Mark WARNER, David SUGGETT
Unravelling Coral Photoacclimation: Symbiodinium Strategy and Host Modification
12:15 Karin ULSTRUP*, Michael KÜHL, Peter RALPH, Madeleine VAN OPPEN, David BOURNE
Combining O2 Microsensors and Fiber-Optic Technology to Measure Photo-Physiological Responses of
Symbiodinium
3:30 Pedro R FRADE*, Rolf PM BAK
Coral Holobionts Over Large Depth Ranges: Investigating the Roles of Host Species, Colour Morphs and
Functional Diversity of Algal Symbionts
3:45 Paulina KANIEWSKA*, Paul CAMPBELL, Maoz FINE, Ove HOEGH-GULDBERG
Phototropic Growth and Molecular Basis for Axial Polyp Differentiation in the Branching Coral Acropora
Aspera
4:00 Alicia CRAWLEY*, Ken ANTHONY, Sophie DOVE
The Role of Photorespiration in the Symbiotic Association Between Dinoflagellates and Scleractinian Corals
4:15 Jeffry DECKENBACK*, Sophie DOVE
Directed Pocilloporin Expression and Amino Acid Translocation in Response to Physical Injury in
Scleractinian Coral Colonies
4:30 Lynda BOLDT*, David YELLOWLEES, Sophie DOVE, Bill LEGGAT
The Effect of Fluctuating Light on Symbiodinium Photosynthetic Gene Expression
4:45 Anya SALIH*, Yuri ZAVOROTNY
Light Energy Transformation Processes by Fluorescent Pigments of Corals
5:00 Paola FURLA*, Sophie RICHIER, Pierre-Laurent MERLE, Ginette GARELLO, Amandine PLANTIVAUX, Didier FORCIOLI,
Denis ALLEMAND
Roles and Origins of Superoxide Dismutases in a Symbiotic Cnidarian
5:15 Susana ENRÍQUEZ*, Eugenio MÉNDEZ, Ove HOEGH-GULDBERG, Roberto IGLESIAS-PRIETO
Morphological Dependence of the Variation in the Light Amplification Capacity of Coral Skeleton
5:30 Vadim BACKMAN, Margaret SIPLE, Erin DALY, Andrew FANG, Mark WESTNEAT, Vladimir TURZHITSKY, Jeremy ROGERS,
Luisa MARCELINO*
Characterization of Optical Properties of Reef-Building Coral Skeletons
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