The ISME Journal,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
14(5), P. 1290 - 1303
Published: Feb. 13, 2020
Dominant
coral-associated
Endozoicomonas
bacteria
species
are
hypothesized
to
play
a
role
in
the
coral
sulfur
cycle
by
metabolizing
dimethylsulfoniopropionate
(DMSP)
into
dimethylsulfide
(DMS);
however,
no
sequenced
genome
date
harbors
genes
for
this
process.
In
study,
we
assembled
high-quality
(>95%
complete)
draft
genomes
of
strains
recently
added
acroporae
(Acr-14
Annual Review of Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
70(1), P. 317 - 340
Published: Aug. 2, 2016
Corals
are
fundamental
ecosystem
engineers,
creating
large,
intricate
reefs
that
support
diverse
and
abundant
marine
life.
At
the
core
of
a
healthy
coral
animal
is
dynamic
relationship
with
microorganisms,
including
mutually
beneficial
symbiosis
photosynthetic
dinoflagellates
(Symbiodinium
spp.)
enduring
partnerships
an
array
bacterial,
archaeal,
fungal,
protistan,
viral
associates,
collectively
termed
holobiont.
The
combined
genomes
this
holobiont
form
hologenome,
genomic
interactions
within
hologenome
ultimately
define
phenotype.
Here
we
integrate
contemporary
scientific
knowledge
regarding
ecological,
host-specific,
environmental
forces
shaping
diversity,
specificity,
distribution
microbial
symbionts
holobiont,
explore
physiological
pathways
contribute
to
fitness,
describe
potential
mechanisms
for
homeostasis.
Understanding
role
microbiome
in
resilience,
acclimation,
adaptation
new
frontier
reef
science
will
require
large-scale
collaborative
research
efforts.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
114(24), P. 6167 - 6175
Published: June 5, 2017
Strong
decreases
in
greenhouse
gas
emissions
are
required
to
meet
the
reduction
trajectory
resolved
within
2015
Paris
Agreement.
However,
even
these
will
not
avert
serious
stress
and
damage
life
on
Earth,
additional
steps
needed
boost
resilience
of
ecosystems,
safeguard
their
wildlife,
protect
capacity
supply
vital
goods
services.
We
discuss
how
well-managed
marine
reserves
may
help
ecosystems
people
adapt
five
prominent
impacts
climate
change:
acidification,
sea-level
rise,
intensification
storms,
shifts
species
distribution,
decreased
productivity
oxygen
availability,
as
well
cumulative
effects.
explore
role
managed
mitigating
change
by
promoting
carbon
sequestration
storage
buffering
against
uncertainty
management,
environmental
fluctuations,
directional
change,
extreme
events.
highlight
both
strengths
limitations
conclude
that
a
viable
low-tech,
cost-effective
adaptation
strategy
would
yield
multiple
cobenefits
from
local
global
scales,
improving
outlook
for
environment
into
future.
Frontiers in Marine Science,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
7
Published: Aug. 17, 2020
Coastal
eutrophication
caused
by
anthropogenic
nutrient
inputs
is
one
of
the
greatest
threats
to
health
coastal
estuarine
and
marine
ecosystems
worldwide.
To
better
understand
manage
this
threat,
we
compared
six
contrasting
that
are
subjected
a
range
riverine
freshwater
(buoyancy)
nutrients
address
(i)
impacts
on
ecosystem
services;
(ii)
how
traits
minimize
or
amplify
these
impacts;
(iii)
synergies
among
pressures
(nutrient
enrichment,
over
fishing,
development,
climate-driven
in
particular);
(iv)
management
ecosystems.
Globally,
~
24%
N
released
watersheds
estimated
reach
Our
comparative
assessment
revealed
terms
spatial
extent
habitat
degradation,
Chesapeake
Bay
ranks
number
followed
rank
order
northern
Gulf
Mexico,
Baltic
Sea,
Great
Barrier
Reef,
East
China
Sea
Adriatic
Sea;
increases
loading
are,
will
continue
be,
exacerbated
with
other
including
development
sea
surface
temperature,
acidification
rainfall;
when
defined
quantitative
ranges
primary
production,
trophic
status
not
useful
for
relating
impacts.
While
managed
reductions
point
source
from
sewage
treatment
plants
increasingly
successful,
controlling
diffuse
sources
remains
challenging
problem.
Thus,
it
likely
severity
increase
absence
effectively
enforced,
ecosystem-based
both
nitrogen
phosphorus.
This
requires
sustained,
integrated
research
monitoring,
as
well
repeated
assessments
These
must
be
informed
guided
ongoing
collaborations
scientists,
politicians,
managers
public.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: Nov. 16, 2018
Scleractinian
corals'
microbial
symbionts
influence
host
health,
yet
how
coral
microbiomes
assembled
over
evolution
is
not
well
understood.
We
survey
bacterial
and
archaeal
communities
in
phylogenetically
diverse
Australian
corals
representing
more
than
425
million
years
of
diversification.
show
that
are
anatomically
compartmentalized
both
modern
ecology
evolutionary
assembly.
Coral
mucus,
tissue,
skeleton
differ
community
composition,
richness,
response
to
vs.
environmental
drivers.
also
find
evidence
coral-microbe
phylosymbiosis,
which
microbiome
composition
richness
reflect
phylogeny.
Surprisingly,
the
represents
most
biodiverse
microbiome,
shows
strongest
phylosymbiosis.
Interactions
between
phylogeny
significantly
abundance
four
groups
bacteria-including
Endozoicomonas-like
bacteria,
divide
into
host-generalist
host-specific
subclades.
Together
these
results
trace
symbiosis
across
anatomy
during
a
basal
animal
lineage.
Frontiers in Marine Science,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
4
Published: Aug. 15, 2017
The
microbial
contribution
to
ecological
resilience
is
still
largely
overlooked
in
coral
reef
ecology.
Coral-associated
bacteria
serve
a
wide
variety
of
functional
roles
with
reference
the
host,
and
thus,
composition
overall
microbiome
community
can
strongly
influence
health
survival.
Here,
we
synthesize
findings
recent
studies
(n=45)
that
evaluated
impacts
top
three
stressors
facing
reefs,
climate
change,
water
pollution
overfishing,
on
structure
diversity.
Contrary
species
losses
are
typical
many
communities
under
stress,
here
show
richness
tends
be
higher
rather
than
lower
for
stressed
corals
(i.e.
~60%
cases),
regardless
stressor.
Microbial
responses
stress
were
taxonomically
consistent
across
stressors,
specific
taxa
typically
increasing
abundance
(e.g.
Vibrionales,
Flavobacteriales,
Rhodobacterales,
Altermonadales,
Rhizobiales,
Rhodospirillales
Desulfovibrionales)
others
declining
Oceanosprillales).
Emerging
evidence
also
suggests
may
increase
beta
diversity
amongst
colonies,
potentially
reflecting
reduced
ability
host
regulate
its
microbiome.
Moving
forward,
will
need
discern
implications
stress-induced
shifts
hosts
able
use
identify
resilient
corals.
present
supports
hypothesis
play
important
resilience,
encourage
focus
contributions
future
research.
The ISME Journal,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
12(3), P. 921 - 930
Published: Jan. 23, 2018
Abstract
Coastal
oceans
are
increasingly
eutrophic,
warm
and
acidic
through
the
addition
of
anthropogenic
nitrogen
carbon,
respectively.
Among
most
sensitive
taxa
to
these
changes
scleractinian
corals,
which
engineer
biodiverse
ecosystems
on
Earth.
Corals’
sensitivity
is
a
consequence
their
evolutionary
investment
in
symbiosis
with
dinoflagellate
alga,
Symbiodinium.
Together,
coral
holobiont
has
dominated
oligotrophic
tropical
marine
habitats.
However,
warming
destabilizes
this
association
reduces
fitness.
It
been
theorized
that,
when
reefs
become
mutualistic
Symbiodinium
sequester
more
resources
for
own
growth,
thus
parasitizing
hosts
nutrition.
Here,
we
tested
hypothesis
that
sub-bleaching
temperature
excess
promotes
symbiont
parasitism
by
measuring
respiration
(costs)
assimilation
translocation
both
carbon
(energy)
(growth;
benefits)
within
Orbicella
faveolata
hosting
one
two
phylotypes
using
dual
stable
isotope
tracer
incubation
at
ambient
(26
°C)
(31
temperatures
under
elevated
nitrate.
Warming
31
°C
reduced
net
primary
productivity
(NPP)
60%
due
increased
decreased
host
%carbon
15%
no
apparent
cost
symbiont.
Concurrently,
14
32%,
respectively
while
increasing
mitotic
index
15%,
whereas
did
not
gain
proportional
increase
translocated
photosynthates.
We
conclude
disparity
benefits
costs
partners
evidence
major
implications
resilience
threat
global
change.