Coral Productivity Is Co-Limited by Bicarbonate and Ammonium Availability
The nitrogen environment and nitrogen status of reef-building coral endosymbionts is one of the important factors determining the optimal assimilation of phototrophic carbon and hence the growth of the holobiont. However, the impact of inorganic nutrient
Stephane Roberty +3 more
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Symbioses between eukaryotes and their associated microbial communities are fundamental processes that affect organisms’ ecology and evolution. A unique example of this is reef-building corals that maintain symbiotic associations with dinoflagellate ...
Michael T. Connelly +6 more
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Stable and sporadic symbiotic communities of coral and algal holobionts [PDF]
Abstract Coral and algal holobionts are assemblages of macroorganisms and microorganisms, including viruses, Bacteria, Archaea, protists and fungi. Despite a decade of research, it remains unclear whether these associations are spatial–temporally stable or species-specific.
Hester, E.R. +4 more
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Coral reefs are the most diverse habitats in the marine realm. Their productivity, structural complexity, and biodiversity critically depend on ecosystem services provided by corals that are threatened because of climate change effects-in particular ...
Serge Planes +30 more
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Extending the natural adaptive capacity of coral holobionts
C.R.V. acknowledges funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG) (grants 433042944 and 458901010). R.S.P. acknowledges funding from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (grant FCC/1/1973-51-01). J.E.P. acknowledges funding from the University of South Florida Research & Innovation Internal Awards Program (grant 0142687).
Christian R. Voolstra +10 more
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Relative Diazotroph Abundance in Symbiotic Red Sea Corals Decreases With Water Depth
Microbial dinitrogen (N2) fixation (diazotrophy) is a trait critical for coral holobiont functioning. The contribution of N2 fixation to holobiont nitrogen (N) supply likely depends on the ecological niche of the coral holobiont.
Arjen Tilstra +7 more
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The Coral Holobiont: A Brief Overview of Corals and Their Microbiome
Caribbean and tropical western Atlantic reefs have declined drastically since the 1970s. In some locales like the Florida Keys, the decline of branching corals approached 98%. These declines are widely attributed to recurring stressors such as high ocean temperatures and disease.
Monica D. Schul +5 more
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Whole transcriptome analysis reveals changes in expression of immune-related genes during and after bleaching in a reef-building coral [PDF]
Climate change is negatively affecting the stability of natural ecosystems, especially coral reefs. The dissociation of the symbiosis between reef-building corals and their algal symbiont, or coral bleaching, has been linked to increased sea surface ...
Jorge H. Pinzón +6 more
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A snapshot of a coral "holobiont": a transcriptome assembly of the scleractinian coral, porites, captures a wide variety of genes from both the host and symbiotic zooxanthellae. [PDF]
Massive scleractinian corals of the genus Porites are important reef builders in the Indo-Pacific, and they are more resistant to thermal stress than other stony corals, such as the genus Acropora.
Chuya Shinzato +2 more
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Coral holobiont functioning under global environmental change [PDF]
The tropical scleractinian coral holobiont is comprised by the coral animal, dinoflagellate algae of the genus Symbiodinium, and a multitude of other microbes, specifically bacteria, archaea, viruses, and protists.
Pogoreutz, Claudia
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