Carbonate Budgets Induced by Coral Restoration of a Great Barrier Reef Site Following Cyclone Damage DOI
C. Isabel Nuñez Lendo, David J. Suggett, Chloë Boote

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Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Coral carbonate production is fundamental to reef accretion and, consequently, the preservation of essential ecosystem services, such as wave attenuation and sustained biodiversity. However, unprecedented loss coral reefs from anthropogenic impacts has put these valuable services at risk. To counteract this loss, active rehabilitation degraded sites accelerated globally. A variety restoration practices exist, tailored local site needs types. For where there a significant unconsolidated substrate, Mars Assisted Reef Restoration System (MARRS, or “Reef Stars”) been utilised contribute toward rubble stabilisation accretion. effect Stars on budgets structural complexity not assessed. that purpose, we assess cover through census-based approach identify contribution producers eroders alongside studying skeletal properties estimate current rehabilitated compared natural unrehabilitated patches mid-Great Barrier Reef. Our research identified positive ecological processes functions increased budget, restored non-intervened patches. In general, no rigour relative were found for two key species Acropora most traits. P. damicornis hardness seemed decrease other sites, demonstrating different performances during activities should be considered maximise return-on-effort activities. Overall, our data demonstrate consideration important measuring success initiatives can relevant tool recover lost budgets.

Language: Английский

Coral elementomes diverge for colonies persisting in vegetative lagoons versus reef environments DOI Creative Commons
Emma F. Camp, David Clases, David Bishop

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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 979, P. 179455 - 179455

Published: April 25, 2025

Climate change, in tandem with localised stressors, continues to drive global declines coral cover worldwide. Identifying where and how corals survive present day extreme environments, characterised by suboptimum abiotic conditions, has become a key tool better resolve stress tolerance turn future reef trajectories. Whilst several forming species routinely extend their ecological niche into whether have distinct biogeochemical reflected unique elementomes (the stoichiometry quantity of elements) remains unknown. Here, through quantitative assessment elemental mapping, we demonstrate that two functionally important Great Barrier Reef species, Acropora millepora Porites lutea algal symbionts (Symbiodiniaceae) exhibit elementomes, reflect the mangrove lagoon compared neighbouring reef. Coral were over multiple years, as seawater each habitat. Furthermore, particulate organic matter was elevated which could support enhanced rates heterotrophy. Collectively these findings reveal vegetative island waters provide environment for resident undergo bioelemental reorganisation, particularly via micronutrient content, when living lagoons. Results here reaffirm importance systems survival reefs thus critical need ensure conservation efforts consider cross ecosystem protection measures.

Language: Английский

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The diversity and ecology of Symbiodiniaceae: A traits-based review DOI
Matthew R. Nitschke, Sabrina L. Rosset, Clinton A. Oakley

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Advances in marine biology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 55 - 127

Published: Jan. 1, 2022

Language: Английский

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Carbonate budgets induced by coral restoration of a Great Barrier Reef site following cyclone damage DOI Creative Commons
C. Isabel Nuñez Lendo, David J. Suggett, Chloë Boote

et al.

Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: Jan. 26, 2024

Coral carbonate production is fundamental to reef accretion and, consequently, the preservation of essential ecosystem services, such as wave attenuation and sustained biodiversity. However, unprecedented loss coral reefs from anthropogenic impacts has put these valuable services at risk. To counteract this loss, active rehabilitation degraded sites accelerated globally. A variety restoration practices exist, tailored local site needs types. For where there a significant unconsolidated substrate, Mars Assisted Reef Restoration System (MARRS, or “Reef Stars”) been utilised contribute toward rubble stabilisation accretion. effect Stars on budgets structural complexity not assessed. that purpose, we assess cover through census-based approach identify contribution producers eroders alongside studying skeletal properties estimate current rehabilitated compared natural unrehabilitated patches mid-Great Barrier Reef. Our research identified positive ecological processes functions increased budget, restored non-intervened patches. In general, no rigour relative were found for two key species Acropora most traits. Pocillopora damicornis hardness seemed decrease other sites, demonstrating different performances during activities should be considered maximise return-on-effort activities. Overall, our data demonstrate consideration important measuring success initiatives can relevant tool recover lost budgets.

Language: Английский

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Algal symbiont diversity in Acropora muricata from the extreme reef of Bouraké associated with resistance to coral bleaching DOI Creative Commons

Cinzia Alessi,

Hugues Lemonnier, Emma F. Camp

et al.

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(2), P. e0296902 - e0296902

Published: Feb. 28, 2024

Widespread coral bleaching has generally been linked to high water temperatures at larger geographic scales. However, the response can be highly variable among individual of same species, between different and across localities; what causes this variability remains unresolved. Here, we tracked bleached non-bleached colonies Acropora muricata see if they recovered or died following a stress event inside semi-enclosed lagoon Bouraké (New Caledonia), where corals are long-term acclimatized extreme conditions temperature, pH dissolved oxygen, nearby control reef more benign. We describe Symbiodiniaceae community changes based on next-generation sequencing ITS2 marker, metabolic responses, energetic reserve measures (12 physiological traits evaluated) during La Niña warm rainy summer in 2021. (score 1 2 colour health chart) was observed only Bouraké, likely due combination (up 32°C) heavy rain. All (i.e., reference site) associated predominantly with Symbiodinaceae from genera Cladocopium . Unbleached had specific ITS2-type profile (proxies for genotypes), while event. After four months, few that survived (B2) acquired type profiles unbleached Bouraké. In terms performances, all showed depression (e.g., P gross R dark ). contrast, maintained higher rates reserves compared corals. Our study suggests enhanced their resistance thanks associations, may increase resilience after stress.

Language: Английский

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Contrasting effects of increasing dissolved iron on photosynthesis and O2 availability in the gastric cavity of two Mediterranean corals DOI Creative Commons
Walter Dellisanti, Qingfeng Zhang, Christine Ferrier‐Pagès

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PeerJ, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12, P. e17259 - e17259

Published: April 29, 2024

Iron (Fe) plays a fundamental role in coral symbiosis, supporting photosynthesis, respiration, and many important enzymatic reactions. However, the extent to which corals are limited by Fe their metabolic responses inorganic enrichment remains be understood. We used respirometry, variable chlorophyll fluorescence, O

Language: Английский

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Spatially restricted coral bleaching as an ecological manifestation of within-colony heterogeneity DOI Creative Commons
Christian R. Voolstra, Marlen Schlotheuber, Emma F. Camp

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Communications Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 8(1)

Published: May 13, 2025

Language: Английский

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The trace metal economy of the coral holobiont: supplies, demands and exchanges DOI Creative Commons
Hannah Reich, Emma F. Camp, Liza M. Roger

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Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 98(2), P. 623 - 642

Published: Nov. 22, 2022

The juxtaposition of highly productive coral reef ecosystems in oligotrophic waters has spurred substantial interest and progress our understanding macronutrient uptake, exchange, recycling among holobiont partners (host coral, dinoflagellate endosymbiont, endolithic algae, fungi, viruses, bacterial communities). By contrast, the contribution trace metals to physiological performance and, turn, functional ecology reef-building corals remains unclear. holobiont's metal economy is a network supply, demand, exchanges upheld by cross-kingdom symbiotic partnerships. Each partner unique requirements that are central their biochemical functions metabolic stability holobiont. Organismal homeostasis determine ability adjust fluctuating supplies heterogeneous environments. This review details for core biological processes describes how key sustaining complex nutritional symbioses Specifically, we discuss contribute compatibility, cope with stress, thereby organismal fitness distribution. Beyond cycling, outline dynamic nature availability environmental can be influenced variability abiotic factors (e.g. temperature, light, pH, etc.). Climate change will have profound consequences on further intensify myriad stressors influence survival. Lastly, suggest future research directions necessary impacts spanning subcellular levels, which inform nutrient cycling more broadly. Collectively, this cross-scale elucidation role allow us improve forecasts function.

Language: Английский

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Loss of coral thermotolerance following year-long in situ nursery propagation with a consecutively high summer heat-load DOI Creative Commons
Rachel Alderdice, Christian R. Voolstra, C. Isabel Nuñez Lendo

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Coral Reefs, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 43(4), P. 919 - 933

Published: June 8, 2024

Abstract Exposure to more frequent ocean warming events is driving the loss of coral reef cover as window recovery between episodes bleaching reduces. Coral propagation via in situ nurseries and subsequent outplanting have increased worldwide support replenishing on degraded reefs. However, challenges identifying fast-growing bleaching-resistant target corals limited how informative we can be regarding resilience outplanted corals. Here, employed short-term thermal stress assays using Bleaching Automated Stress System (CBASS) assess threshold a pre- post-propagation nursery frames. We show that year-long nursery-propagated exhibit statistically significant reduction thresholds (i.e., ED50s) compared their corresponding reef-based donor colonies based dose–response modelling dark acclimated photosynthetic efficiency. RNA-Seq was then used underlying drivers this thermotolerance reduction, processes involved metabolic oxidative management were disrupted versus heat-treated Whether trade-offs during potential growth-focused phases (post-fragmentation), conditions, and/or consecutively high summer heat-load drove lower capacity remains determined. expressed genes associated with telomere maintenance, which are typically stress-sensitive under seasonal environmental stress, suggesting heat-loading contributed observed patterns. Our results highlight tolerance (i) variable (ii) subject acclimation varying degrees across colonies. Thus, path forward for practitioners improve efforts may entail initial screening larger population from thermally superior selected propagation.

Language: Английский

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Multi-Chemical Omics Analysis of the Symbiodiniaceae Durusdinium trenchii under Heat Stress DOI Creative Commons
J. L. Matthews, Maiken Ueland, Natasha Bartels

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Microorganisms, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(2), P. 317 - 317

Published: Feb. 2, 2024

The urgency of responding to climate change for corals necessitates the exploration innovative methods swiftly enhance our understanding crucial processes. In this study, we employ an integrated chemical omics approach, combining elementomics, metabolomics, and volatilomics methodologies unravel biochemical pathways associated with thermal response coral symbiont, Symbiodiniaceae

Language: Английский

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Informing Coral Reef Conservation Through Metabolomic Approaches DOI
Caitlin A. Lawson, Emma F. Camp, Simon K. Davy

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Coral reefs of the world, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 179 - 202

Published: Jan. 1, 2022

Language: Английский

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