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Article: The effects of Symbiodinium (Pyrrhophyta) identity on growth, survivorship, and thermal tolerance of newly settled coral recruits

TitleThe effects of Symbiodinium (Pyrrhophyta) identity on growth, survivorship, and thermal tolerance of newly settled coral recruits
Authors
KeywordsOrbicella faveolata
photophysiology
recruits
stress
symbiosis
Issue Date2016
PublisherBlackwell Publishing, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/JPY
Citation
Journal of Phycology, 2016, v. 52 n. 6, p. 1114-1124 How to Cite?
AbstractFor many coral species, the obligate association with phylogenetically diverse algal endosymbiont species is dynamic in time and space. Here, we used controlled laboratory inoculations of newly settled, aposymbiotic corals (Orbicella faveolata) with two cultured species of algal symbiont (Symbiodinium microadriaticum and S. minutum) to examine the role of symbiont identity on growth, survivorship, and thermal tolerance of the coral holobiont. We evaluated these data in the context of Symbiodinium photophysiology for nine months post-settlement and also during a 5-day period of elevated temperatures. Our data show that recruits that were inoculated with S. minutum grew significantly slower than those inoculated with S. microadriaticum (occasionally co-occurring with S. minutum), but that there was no difference in survivorship of O. faveolata polyps infected with Symbiodinium. However, photophysiological metrics, such as effective quantum yield (ΔFv/F’m, the efficiency with which available light is used to drive photosynthesis and α, the maximum light utilization coefficient) were higher in those slower-growing recruits containing S. minutum. These findings suggest that light use (i.e., photophysiology) and carbon acquisition by the coral host (i.e., host growth) are decoupled, but did not distinguish the source of this difference. Neither Symbiodinium treatment demonstrated a significant negative effect of a five-day exposure to temperatures as high as 32° C under low light conditions similar to those measured at settlement habitats.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/232832
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dc.contributor.authorMcIlroy, SE-
dc.contributor.authorGillette, P-
dc.contributor.authorCunning, R-
dc.contributor.authorKlueter, A-
dc.contributor.authorCapo, T-
dc.contributor.authorBaker, AC-
dc.contributor.authorCoffroth, MA-
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-20T05:32:46Z-
dc.date.available2016-09-20T05:32:46Z-
dc.date.issued2016-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Phycology, 2016, v. 52 n. 6, p. 1114-1124-
dc.identifier.issn0022-3646-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/232832-
dc.description.abstractFor many coral species, the obligate association with phylogenetically diverse algal endosymbiont species is dynamic in time and space. Here, we used controlled laboratory inoculations of newly settled, aposymbiotic corals (Orbicella faveolata) with two cultured species of algal symbiont (Symbiodinium microadriaticum and S. minutum) to examine the role of symbiont identity on growth, survivorship, and thermal tolerance of the coral holobiont. We evaluated these data in the context of Symbiodinium photophysiology for nine months post-settlement and also during a 5-day period of elevated temperatures. Our data show that recruits that were inoculated with S. minutum grew significantly slower than those inoculated with S. microadriaticum (occasionally co-occurring with S. minutum), but that there was no difference in survivorship of O. faveolata polyps infected with Symbiodinium. However, photophysiological metrics, such as effective quantum yield (ΔFv/F’m, the efficiency with which available light is used to drive photosynthesis and α, the maximum light utilization coefficient) were higher in those slower-growing recruits containing S. minutum. These findings suggest that light use (i.e., photophysiology) and carbon acquisition by the coral host (i.e., host growth) are decoupled, but did not distinguish the source of this difference. Neither Symbiodinium treatment demonstrated a significant negative effect of a five-day exposure to temperatures as high as 32° C under low light conditions similar to those measured at settlement habitats.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/JPY-
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Phycology-
dc.rightsThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Journal of Phycology, 2016, v. 52 n. 6, p. 1114-1124, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12471. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.-
dc.subjectOrbicella faveolata-
dc.subjectphotophysiology-
dc.subjectrecruits-
dc.subjectstress-
dc.subjectsymbiosis-
dc.titleThe effects of Symbiodinium (Pyrrhophyta) identity on growth, survivorship, and thermal tolerance of newly settled coral recruits-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailMcIlroy, SE: smcilroy@hku.hk-
dc.description.naturepostprint-
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jpy.12471-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84999766529-
dc.identifier.hkuros266827-
dc.identifier.hkuros262662-
dc.identifier.volume52-
dc.identifier.issue6-
dc.identifier.spage1114-
dc.identifier.epage1124-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000390344600018-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-
dc.identifier.issnl0022-3646-

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