Thermal Stress and Photosynthetic Resilience in Marine Organisms and Ecosystems Under Climate Change
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Ecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2025 | Viewed by 60
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Global oceans and coastal ecosystems are experiencing unprecedented thermal anomalies that profoundly impact photosynthetic organisms—from unicellular algae to reef-building corals. In this Special Issue, we seek to bring together original research and comprehensive reviews that elucidate how marine photoautotrophs detect, respond to, and recover from heat-induced damage.
The following are topics of particular interest for this Special Issue:
- Heat-induced alterations in photosystem efficiency: Studies that quantify how elevated temperatures disrupt electron transport, photochemistry, and energy dissipation pathways in both microalgae and macroalgae.
- Photoprotection and pigment remodelling: Investigations into xanthophyll cycle dynamics, non-photochemical quenching (NPQ), and changes in accessory pigments (e.g., carotenoids) as adaptive responses to thermal stress.
- Molecular and cellular repair mechanisms.
- Community-level shifts and coral bleaching thresholds.
- Coupled modelling and remote sensing approaches.
- Thermal acclimation and bioengineering strategies.
By uniting these diverse perspectives—ranging from molecular photophysiology to ecosystem modelling and bioengineering—we aim to provide a holistic understanding of photosynthetic resilience in marine environments under climate change.
Dr. Andrei Herdean
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- thermal stress
- photoprotection (NPQ)
- thermal acclimation
- coral bleaching
- photosystem II repair
- phytoplankton community shifts
- primary productivity
- algal bioengineering
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