Research project

Host pigments of hermatypic corals as indicators of environmental stress in reef communities

Lead researchers:

Professor Joerg Wiedenmann
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Joerg Wiedenmann

Professor of Biological Oceanography

Research interests

Coral Reef Biology and Ecology
Coral Bleaching
Nutrient biology of coral reefs

Connect with Joerg

Email: jw1w07@soton.ac.uk

Research outputs

Fluorescent protein-mediated colour polymorphism in reef corals: multicopy genes extend the adaptation/acclimatization potential to variable light environments

John R. Gittins, Cecilia D'Angelo, Franz Oswald, Richard J. Edwards & Jörg Wiedenmann, 2015, Molecular Ecology, 24(2), 453-465

DOI: 10.1111/mec.13041

Type: article

The corallivorous flatworm Amakusaplana acroporae: an invasive species threat to coral reefs?

Benjamin Charles Clayton Hume, Cecilia D’Angelo, Anna Cunnington, Edward G. Smith & Jörg Wiedenmann, 2014, Coral Reefs, 33(1), 267-272

DOI: 10.1007/s00338-013-1101-6

Type: article

Corals from the Persian/Arabian Gulf as models for thermotolerant reef-builders: prevalence of clade C3 Symbiodinium, host fluorescence and ex situ temperature tolerance

B. Hume, C. D'Angelo, J. Burt, A.C. Baker, B. Riegl & J. Wiedenmann, 2013, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 72(2), 313-322

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.11.032

Type: article

Screening by coral green fluorescent protein (GFP)-like chromoproteins supports a role in photoprotection of zooxanthellae

E.G. Smith, C. D'Angelo, A. Salih & J. Wiedenmann, 2013, Coral Reefs, 32(2), 463-474

DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-0994-9

Type: article

Letter. Nutrient enrichment can increase the susceptibility of reef corals to bleaching

Jörg Wiedenmann, Cecilia D'Angelo, Edward G. Smith, Alan N. Hunt, François-Eric Legiret, Anthony D. Postle & Eric P. Achterberg, 2013, Nature Climate Change, 3(5), 160-164

DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1661

Type: article