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Microbiome variation in corals with distinct depth distribution ranges across a shallow-mesophotic gradient (15-85 m)

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dc.contributor.authorGlasl, Bettina
dc.contributor.authorBongaerts, Pim
dc.contributor.authorElisabeth, Nathalie H.
dc.contributor.authorHoegh-Guldberg, Ove
dc.contributor.authorHerndl, Gerhard J.
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues Frade, Pedro
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-07T14:53:29Z
dc.date.available2018-12-07T14:53:29Z
dc.date.issued2017-06
dc.description.abstractMesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are generally poorly studied, and our knowledge of lower MCEs (below 60 m depth) is largely limited to visual surveys. Here, we provide a first detailed assessment of the prokaryotic community associated with scleractinian corals over a depth gradient to the lower mesophotic realm (15-85 m). Specimens of three Caribbean coral species exhibiting differences in their depth distribution ranges (Agaricia grahamae, Madracis pharensis and Stephanocoenia intersepta) were collected with a manned submersible on the island of Cura double dagger ao, and their prokaryotic communities assessed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. Corals with narrower depth distribution ranges (depth-specialists) were associated with a stable prokaryotic community, whereas corals with a broader niche range (depth-generalists) revealed a higher variability in their prokaryotic community. The observed depth effects match previously described patterns in Symbiodinium depth zonation. This highlights the contribution of structured microbial communities over depth to the coral's ability to colonize a broader depth range.
dc.description.sponsorshipAustrian Science Fund (FWF); Catlin Group Limited; Global Change Institute; Eddie Bauer Grant for Expeditions by The Explorers Club; Marie Curie Fellowship [FP7-299320]; Lise Meitner Program of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [M1363-B20]
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00338-016-1517-x
dc.identifier.issn0722-4028
dc.identifier.issn1432-0975
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/11535
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAssociations
dc.subjectSequences
dc.subjectCommunity
dc.subjectDiversity
dc.subjectBacteria
dc.subjectMucus
dc.titleMicrobiome variation in corals with distinct depth distribution ranges across a shallow-mesophotic gradient (15-85 m)
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage452
oaire.citation.issue2
oaire.citation.startPage447
oaire.citation.titleCoral Reefs
oaire.citation.volume36
person.familyNameRodrigues Frade
person.givenNamePedro
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-4010-255X
rcaap.rightsopenAccess
rcaap.typearticle
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