Rapid decline of a relatively high latitude coral assemblage at Weizhou Island, northern South China Sea

Yu Wanjun, Wenhuan Wang, Kefu Yu, +5

Biodiversity and Conservation

Coastal ManagementMarine GeologyEngineeringCoral ReefDeep-sea Ecology +11

Thermal acclimation increases heat tolerance of the scleractinian coral Acropora pruinosa

Xiaopeng Yu, Kefu Yu, Wen Huang, +5

The Science of The Total Environment

BiologyEngineeringCoral ReefCoral EcosystemsHeat Tolerance +5

Microbiome community and complexity indicate environmental gradient acclimatisation and potential microbial interaction of endemic coral holobionts in the South China Sea

Biao Chen, Kefu Yu, Zhiheng Liao, +6

The Science of The Total Environment

Microbial DiversityEnvironmental Gradient AcclimatisationEngineeringCoral ReefCoral Ecosystems +11

Seasonal fluctuations in symbiotic bacteria and their role in environmental adaptation of the scleractinian coral Acropora pruinosa in high-latitude coral reef area of the South China Sea

Xiaopeng Yu, Kefu Yu, Zhiheng Liao, +6

The Science of The Total Environment

EngineeringCoral ReefEnvironmental AdaptationCoral EcosystemsMedicine +12

Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition Increases the Possibility of Macroalgal Dominance on Remote Coral Reefs

Kefu Yu, Xueyong Huang, Yinghui Wang, +7

Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences

EngineeringCoral EcosystemsAtmospheric Nitrogen DepositionMarine ChemistryMarine Systems +17

Microbiome of juvenile corals in the outer reef slope and lagoon of the South China Sea: insight into coral acclimatization to extreme thermal environments

Zhenjun Qin, Kefu Yu, Shuchang Chen, +7

Environmental Microbiology

EngineeringCoral EcosystemsJuvenile CoralsCoral PhysiologyCoral Reef Ecology +14

Different responses of scleractinian coral Acropora pruinosa from Weizhou Island during extreme high temperature events

Xiaopeng Yu, Kefu Yu, Biao Chen, +6

Coral Reefs

BiologyEngineeringCoral ReefCoral EcosystemsMarine Ecology +7

Spatial distribution of benthic algae in the South China Sea: Responses to gradually changing environmental factors and ecological impacts on coral communities

Zhiheng Liao, Kefu Yu, Biao Chen, +3

Diversity and Distributions

Coastal EngineeringEngineeringCoral EcosystemsDeep-sea EcologyTurf Algae +17

Potential molecular traits underlying environmental tolerance of Pavona decussata and Acropora pruinosa in Weizhou Island, northern South China Sea

Xiaopeng Yu, Kefu Yu, Zhiheng Liao, +4

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Environmental ToleranceSeagrassBiodiversityEngineeringMolecular Ecology +8

Nanopore long-read RNAseq reveals regulatory mechanisms of thermally variable reef environments promoting heat tolerance of scleractinian coral Pocillopora damicornis

Xiaopeng Yu, Kefu Yu, Biao Chen, +6

Environmental Research

BiologyVariable Reef EnvironmentsEngineeringCoral ReefNatural Sciences +6