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Understanding the exceptional heat tolerance of reef corals from the Persian/Arabian Gulf - J Wiedenmann - NERC

Staff

Lead researcher

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

Other researchers

Dr Alan Hunt

Senior Teaching Fellow
Connect with Alan

Email: A.N.Hunt@soton.ac.uk

Research outputs

Water column productivity and temperature predict coral reef regeneration across the Indo-Pacific
B. Riegl, P.W. Glynn, E. Wieters, S. Purkis, C. D'Angelo & J. Wiedenmann, 2015, Scientific Reports, 5, 8273
DOI: 10.1038/srep08273
Type: article
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
Impacts of nutrient enrichment on coral reefs: new perspectives and implications for coastal management and reef survival
Cecilia D’Angelo & Jörg Wiedenmann, 2014, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 7, 82-93
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.11.029
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