Acute vs Chronic
We used two different experimental systems to expose corals to thermal stress over differnt time scales. We used the CBASS system (pictured above) for short term stress and the KAUST.
Protected vs Exposed
The varied habitats of the Red Sea allowed us to conduct our studies on species from different habitats. These habitats influence the environmental history and potentially the thermal tolerance of the corals living there.
Branching vs Mounding
We worked with two differnt corl speices representing two distinct morphologies. Acropora is a cosmopolitan genus we chose with a branching morphology, while Porites is a key framework coral on reefs that forms bolder-like mounds.
