@phdthesis{a4a130732a9f46bdb2935fd8f364f9e3,
title = "Coral physiology and performance across varied turbidity and temperature gradients",
abstract = "Recently, scientists observed that coral reefs in turbid waters are less prone to bleaching than their clear-water counterparts and are, therefore, potentially more resilient to rising sea surface temperatures.Mechanism/s that provide increased resilience to chronic turbidity and heatwave events for turbidcorals remains unclear. Lower levels of bleaching could be due to turbidity-driven reduced UV exposure, enhanced heterotrophic feeding, and/or the symbiont genera present in a colony. To explore the potential of turbid reefs to function as coral refugia for ongoing management, resilience, and restoration efforts, I investigated the mechanisms enabling turbid water corals to survive marginal environmental conditions.",
keywords = "turbidity, coral reefs, physiology, resilience, climate change, coral morphology",
author = "Adi Zweifler",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.26182/cvf8-1557",
language = "English",
school = "The University of Western Australia",
}