The Science of The Total Environment,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
949, С. 174589 - 174589
Опубликована: Июль 7, 2024
There
is
growing
evidence
that
reef-building
corals
can
acclimate
to
novel
and
challenging
thermal
conditions.
However,
potential
trade-offs
accompany
acclimation
remain
largely
unexplored.
We
investigated
physiological
in
colonies
of
a
globally
abundant
coral
species
(Pocillopora
acuta)
were
acclimated
ex
situ
an
elevated
temperature
31
°C
(i.e.,
1
above
their
bleaching
threshold)
for
six
years.
By
comparing
them
conspecifics
maintained
at
cooler
temperature,
we
found
the
energy
storage
was
prioritized
over
skeletal
growth
temperature.
This
associated
with
formation
higher
density
skeletons,
lower
calcification
rates
consequently
extension
rates,
which
entails
ramifications
future
processes,
structural
complexity
reef
community
composition.
Furthermore,
symbionts
physiologically
compromised
had
overall
reserves,
likely
due
increased
exploitation
by
host,
resulting
stress
resilience
holobiont.
Our
study
shows
how
biological
unfold,
helping
refine
our
picture
trajectories.
Importantly,
observations
this
six-year
do
not
align
short-term
studies,
where
temperatures
often
depletion
highlighting
importance
studying
organisms
relevant
scales.
Restoration Ecology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
31(7)
Опубликована: Апрель 3, 2023
Reversing
coral
reef
decline
requires
reducing
environmental
threats
while
actively
restoring
ecological
structure
and
function.
A
promising
restoration
approach
uses
breeding
to
boost
natural
recruitment
repopulate
reefs
with
genetically
diverse
communities.
Recent
advances
in
predicting
spawning,
capturing
spawn,
culturing
larvae,
rearing
settlers
have
enabled
the
successful
propagation,
settlement,
outplanting
of
offspring
all
world's
major
regions.
Nevertheless,
efforts
frequently
yield
low
survival,
reflecting
type
III
survivorship
curve
corals
poor
condition
most
targeted
for
restoration.
Furthermore,
programs
are
still
limited
spatial
scale
species
diversity.
Here,
we
highlight
four
priority
areas
research
cooperative
innovation
increase
effectiveness
restoration:
(1)
expanding
number
sites
species,
(2)
improving
broodstock
selection
maximize
genetic
diversity
adaptive
capacity
restored
populations,
(3)
enhancing
culture
conditions
improve
health
before
after
outplanting,
(4)
scaling
up
infrastructure
technologies
large‐scale
Prioritizing
these
will
enable
practitioners
address
at
relevant
scales,
re‐establish
self‐sustaining
ensure
long‐term
success
interventions.
Overall,
aim
guide
community
toward
actions
opportunities
that
can
rapid
technical
larval
breeding,
foster
interdisciplinary
collaborations,
ultimately
achieve
reefs.
Emerging Topics in Life Sciences,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
6(1), С. 125 - 136
Опубликована: Фев. 4, 2022
Coral
reef
restoration
activity
is
accelerating
worldwide
in
efforts
to
offset
the
rate
of
health
declines.
Many
advances
have
already
been
made
practices
centred
on
coral
biology
(coral
restoration),
and
particularly
those
that
look
employ
high
adaptive
state
capacity
corals
order
ensure
rebuilding
biomass
also
equip
reefs
with
enhanced
resilience
future
stress.
We
horizon
scan
state-of-play
for
many
innovations
underway
across
complex
life
cycle
spans
both
asexual
sexual
reproduction
—
assisted
evolution
(manipulations
targeted
host
host-associated
microbes),
biobanking,
as
well
scalable
propagation
planting
how
these
are
different
stages
maturity
support
new
21st
century
management
frameworks.
Realising
potential
tools
aids
undoubtedly
rests
validating
approaches
their
application
continues
scale.
Whilst
ecosystem
service
responses
increased
scaling
still
largely
remain
be
seen,
has
delivered
immense
understanding
coral-associated
microbial
long
lagged
behind
other
sciences.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
289(1981)
Опубликована: Авг. 31, 2022
Coral
reefs
are
facing
unprecedented
mass
bleaching
and
mortality
events
due
to
marine
heatwaves
climate
change.
To
avoid
extirpation,
corals
must
adapt.
Individual
variation
in
heat
tolerance
its
heritability
underpin
the
potential
for
coral
adaptation.
However,
magnitude
of
variability
within
populations
is
largely
unresolved.
We
address
this
knowledge
gap
by
exposing
from
a
single
reef
an
experimental
heatwave.
found
that
double
stress
dosage
was
required
induce
most-tolerant
10%,
compared
least-tolerant
10%
population.
By
end
exposure,
all
were
dead,
whereas
remained
alive.
contextualize
scale
result
over
coming
century,
we
show
under
ambitious
future
emissions
scenario,
such
differences
thresholds
equate
up
17
years
delay
until
onset
annual
conditions.
limited
only
10
high
scenario.
Our
results
substantial
which
suggests
scope
natural
or
assisted
evolution
limit
impacts
change
short-term.
For
persist
through
adaptation
keep
pace
with
ocean
warming,
reductions
be
realized.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
871, С. 162113 - 162113
Опубликована: Фев. 9, 2023
Anomalously
high
ocean
temperatures
have
increased
in
frequency,
intensity,
and
duration
over
the
last
several
decades
because
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions
that
cause
global
warming
marine
heatwaves.
Reef-building
corals
are
sensitive
to
such
temperature
anomalies
commonly
lead
coral
bleaching,
mortality,
changes
community
structure.
Yet,
despite
these
overarching
effects,
there
geographical
differences
thermal
regimes,
evolutionary
histories,
past
disturbances
may
different
bleaching
responses
within
among
oceans.
Here
we
examined
overall
Atlantic,
Indian,
Pacific
Oceans,
using
both
a
spatially
explicit
Bayesian
mixed-effects
model
deep-learning
neural-network
model.
We
used
40-year
dataset
encompassing
23,288
coral-reef
surveys
at
11,058
sites
88
countries,
from
1980
2020.
Focusing
on
ocean-wide
assessed
relationships
between
percentage
bleached
temperature-related
metrics
alongside
suite
environmental
variables.
found
while
sea-surface
were
consistently,
strongly,
related
all
oceans,
clear
most
For
instance,
was
an
increase
with
depth
Atlantic
Ocean
whereas
opposite
observed
Indian
Ocean,
no
trend
could
be
seen
Ocean.
The
standard
deviation
thermal-stress
negatively
but
not
Globally,
has
progressively
occurred
higher
four
although,
again,
three
Together,
patterns
highlight
historical
circumstances
oceanographic
conditions
play
central
role
contemporary
coral-bleaching
responses.
Global Change Biology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
29(11), С. 3010 - 3018
Опубликована: Март 21, 2023
Abstract
Projecting
the
effects
of
climate
change
on
net
reef
calcium
carbonate
production
is
critical
to
understanding
future
impacts
ecosystem
function,
but
prior
estimates
have
not
included
corals'
natural
adaptive
capacity
such
change.
Here
we
estimate
how
ability
symbionts
evolve
tolerance
heat
stress,
or
for
coral
hosts
shuffle
favourable
symbionts,
and
their
combination,
may
influence
responses
combined
ocean
warming
acidification
under
three
representative
concentration
pathway
(RCP)
emissions
scenarios
(RCP2.6,
RCP4.5
RCP8.5).
We
show
that
symbiont
evolution
shuffling,
both
individually
when
combined,
favours
persistent
positive
production.
However,
our
projections
(NCCP)
vary
spatially
by
RCP.
For
example,
19%–35%
modelled
reefs
are
still
projected
NCCP
2050
if
can
increased
thermal
tolerance,
depending
Without
capacity,
number
with
drops
9%–13%
2050.
Accounting
project
median
NCPP
will
occur
low
greenhouse
(RCP2.6)
in
Indian
Ocean,
even
moderate
(RCP4.5)
Pacific
Ocean.
be
insufficient
halt
transition
globally
into
erosion
severe
(RCP8.5).
Conservation Biology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
38(1)
Опубликована: Фев. 21, 2023
Abstract
A
range
of
conservation
and
restoration
tools
are
needed
to
safeguard
the
structure
function
aquatic
ecosystems.
Aquaculture,
culturing
organisms,
often
contributes
numerous
stressors
that
ecosystems
face,
yet
some
aquaculture
activities
can
also
deliver
ecological
benefits.
We
reviewed
literature
on
may
contribute
outcomes,
either
by
enhancing
persistence
or
recovery
one
more
target
species
moving
toward
a
state.
identified
12
ecologically
beneficial
outcomes
achievable
via
aquaculture:
recovery,
habitat
restoration,
rehabilitation,
protection,
bioremediation,
assisted
evolution,
climate
change
mitigation,
wild
harvest
replacement,
coastal
defense,
removal
overabundant
species,
biological
control,
ex
situ
conservation.
This
list
be
expanded
as
new
applications
discovered.
Positive
intentions
do
not
guarantee
positive
so
it
is
critical
potentially
evaluated
clear
measurable
indicators
success
reduce
potential
abuse
greenwashing.
Unanimity
indicators,
related
terminology
will
bring
field
aquaculture–environment
interactions
into
line
with
consensus
standards
in
ecology.
Broad
aid
development
future
certification
schemes
for
aquaculture.