Michael P. Lesser

Oxidative stress causes coral bleaching during exposure to elevated temperatures

Michael P. Lesser · Coral Reefs · 1997 · 614 citations

Engineering, Coral Reef, Environmental Stress +9

Elevated temperatures and ultraviolet radiation cause oxidative stress and inhibit photosynthesis in ymbiotic dinoflagellates

Michael P. Lesser · Limnology and Oceanography · 1996 · 569 citations · Full text

Photorespiration, Ymbiotic Dinoflagellates, Photobiology +18

Bleaching in coral reef anthozoans: effects of irradiance, ultraviolet radiation, and temperature on the activities of protective enzymes against active oxygen

Michael P. Lesser, Wayne R. Stochaj, D. W. Tapley et al. · Coral Reefs · 1990 · 512 citations

Ultraviolet Radiation, Engineering, Coral Reef +8

Ecology of mesophotic coral reefs

Michael P. Lesser, Marc Slattery, James J. Leichter · Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology · 2009 · 502 citations

Engineering, Coral Reef, Deep-sea Ecology +7

Exposure to solar radiation increases damage to both host tissues and algal symbionts of corals during thermal stress

Michael P. Lesser, Julianne H. Farrell · Coral Reefs · 2004 · 461 citations

Biology, Thermal Stress, Radiation Increases Damage +9