Species-specific differences in thermal tolerance may define susceptibility to intracellular acidosis in reef corals

It is widely acknowledged that temperature stress affects an organism’s sensitivity to ocean acidification and vice versa, yet it is not clear how the two are mechanistically linked. Here, we induced thermal stress in two coral species with differing bleaching susceptibilities to measure how a reduction in photosynthetic performance impacts intracellular pH (pHi) regulation in the symbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium sp.) and their host coral...