[Coral-List] New publication on pollutants affecting coral reprodcution

Robert Richmond richmond at hawaii.edu
Wed Feb 24 20:51:16 UTC 2021


Dear All,

We have a new open access publication, with the self-explanatory title: Chronic Exposure to 4-Nonylphenol Alters UDP-Glycosyltransferase and Sulfotransferase Clearance of Steroids in the Hard Coral, Pocillopora damicornis (a consequence of when “an ecologist, pharmacologist and molecular biologist walk into a bar…"

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.608056/full <https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.608056/full>

Executive summary for coral reef managers and other interested parties: specific pollutants getting into reef waters mess with coral reproduction; reduced numbers of viable larvae + reduced recruitment = reduced coral reefs).

Best wishes,

Bob

Robert H. Richmond, Ph.D.
Research Professor and Director
Kewalo Marine Laboratory
University of Hawaii at Manoa
41 Ahui Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 USA
Phone: 808-539-7330
Fax: 808-599-4817
e-mail: richmond at hawaii.edu



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