학술논문
Different environmental response strategies in sympatric corals from Pacific Islands
Document Type
article
Author
Barbara Porro; Thamilla Zamoum; Didier Forcioli; Eric Gilson; Adrien Poquet; Eugenio Di Franco; Stéphanie Barnay-Verdier; Fabien Lombard; Christian R. Voolstra; Benjamin C. C. Hume; Pierre E. Galand; Clémentine Moulin; Emilie Boissin; Guillaume Bourdin; Guillaume Iwankow; Julie Poulain; Sarah Romac; Sylvain Agostini; Bernard Banaigs; Emmanuel Boss; Chris Bowler; Colomban de Vargas; Eric Douville; Michel Flores; Stéphane Pesant; Stéphanie Reynaud; Matthew B. Sullivan; Shinichi Sunagawa; Olivier P. Thomas; Romain Troublé; Rebecca Vega Thurber; Patrick Wincker; Didier Zoccola; Serge Planes; Denis Allemand; Eric Röttinger; Paola Furla
Source
Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2023)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2662-4435
Abstract
Abstract Coral reefs are severely threatened by global and local environmental changes. However, susceptibility to perturbations and subsequent mortality varies among coral species. In this study, we tested the contribution of genetic and environmental conditions to coral’s phenotypic response in Pocillopora spp. and Porites spp. sampled together at a large ecological and temporal scale throughout the Pacific Ocean. We assessed coral phenotype signatures using a multi-biomarker approach (animal and symbiont biomasses, protein carbonylation and ubiquitination and total antioxidant capacities). In both genera, we highlighted a strong anticorrelation between the redox state and the animal and symbiont biomasses. In addition, Pocillopora exhibited high phenotypic plasticity, responding to various environmental variables such as temperature, nutrients, phosphate, and carbonate chemistry. In contrast, Porites displayed more robust phenotypes influenced by both genetics and past climate events. In conclusion, co-located coral species display different phenotypic response strategies that are influenced by different environmental conditions.