Data from: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger: Fear of predation widens the thermal niche of the harmful algal bloom species Phaeocystis globosa

Study Description: This study investigates how predation risk modulates
the thermal tolerance of Phaeocystis globosa, a harmful algae
genus. We demonstrate that grazing cues (from ciliates and copepods)
enhance P. globosa colony formation and expand its thermal niche,
enabling survival at higher temperatures (up to 30°C) and explaining its
bloom persistence in tropical summers. Thermal performance curve (TPC)
modeling revealed that predation cues increase the critical thermal
maximum from <30°C to 35°C, highlighting the role of "fear
effects" in mitigating climate-driven vulnerability.