Long-term coral microbial community acclimatization is associated with coral survival in a changing climate
The plasticity of some coral-associated microbial communities under stressors like warming and ocean acidification suggests the microbiome has a role in the acclimatization of corals to future ocean conditions. Here, we evaluated the acclimatization potential of coral-associated microbial communitie...
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crplos:10.1371/journal.pone.0291503 2024-05-19T07:46:31+00:00 Long-term coral microbial community acclimatization is associated with coral survival in a changing climate Price, James T. McLachlan, Rowan H. Jury, Christopher P. Toonen, Robert J. Wilkins, Michael J. Grottoli, Andréa G. Keshavmurthy, Shashank Division of Ocean Sciences Division of Ocean Sciences Herbert W. Hoover Foundation Hawai'i Sea Grant, University of Hawai'i Hawai'i Sea Grant, University of Hawai'i National Science Foundation National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences Division of Ocean Sciences International Coral Reef Society Graduate School, Ohio State University 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291503 https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291503 en eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ PLOS ONE volume 18, issue 9, page e0291503 ISSN 1932-6203 journal-article 2023 crplos https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291503 2024-05-01T07:04:10Z The plasticity of some coral-associated microbial communities under stressors like warming and ocean acidification suggests the microbiome has a role in the acclimatization of corals to future ocean conditions. Here, we evaluated the acclimatization potential of coral-associated microbial communities of four Hawaiian coral species ( Porites compressa , Porites lobata , Montipora capitata , and Pocillopora acuta ) over 22-month mesocosm experiment. The corals were exposed to one of four treatments: control, ocean acidification, ocean warming, or combined future ocean conditions. Over the 22-month study, 33–67% of corals died or experienced a loss of most live tissue coverage in the ocean warming and future ocean treatments while only 0–10% died in the ocean acidification and control. Among the survivors, coral-associated microbial communities responded to the chronic future ocean treatment in one of two ways: (1) microbial communities differed between the control and future ocean treatment, suggesting the potential capacity for acclimatization, or (2) microbial communities did not significantly differ between the control and future ocean treatment. The first strategy was observed in both Porites species and was associated with higher survivorship compared to M . capitata and P . acuta which exhibited the second strategy. Interestingly, the microbial community responses to chronic stressors were independent of coral physiology. These findings indicate acclimatization of microbial communities may confer resilience in some species of corals to chronic warming associated with climate change. However, M . capitata genets that survived the future ocean treatment hosted significantly different microbial communities from those that died, suggesting the microbial communities of the survivors conferred some resilience. Thus, even among coral species with inflexible microbial communities, some individuals may already be tolerant to future ocean conditions. These findings suggest that coral-associated microbial communities ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification PLOS PLOS ONE 18 9 e0291503 |
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The plasticity of some coral-associated microbial communities under stressors like warming and ocean acidification suggests the microbiome has a role in the acclimatization of corals to future ocean conditions. Here, we evaluated the acclimatization potential of coral-associated microbial communities of four Hawaiian coral species ( Porites compressa , Porites lobata , Montipora capitata , and Pocillopora acuta ) over 22-month mesocosm experiment. The corals were exposed to one of four treatments: control, ocean acidification, ocean warming, or combined future ocean conditions. Over the 22-month study, 33–67% of corals died or experienced a loss of most live tissue coverage in the ocean warming and future ocean treatments while only 0–10% died in the ocean acidification and control. Among the survivors, coral-associated microbial communities responded to the chronic future ocean treatment in one of two ways: (1) microbial communities differed between the control and future ocean treatment, suggesting the potential capacity for acclimatization, or (2) microbial communities did not significantly differ between the control and future ocean treatment. The first strategy was observed in both Porites species and was associated with higher survivorship compared to M . capitata and P . acuta which exhibited the second strategy. Interestingly, the microbial community responses to chronic stressors were independent of coral physiology. These findings indicate acclimatization of microbial communities may confer resilience in some species of corals to chronic warming associated with climate change. However, M . capitata genets that survived the future ocean treatment hosted significantly different microbial communities from those that died, suggesting the microbial communities of the survivors conferred some resilience. Thus, even among coral species with inflexible microbial communities, some individuals may already be tolerant to future ocean conditions. These findings suggest that coral-associated microbial communities ... |
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Keshavmurthy, Shashank Division of Ocean Sciences Division of Ocean Sciences Herbert W. Hoover Foundation Hawai'i Sea Grant, University of Hawai'i Hawai'i Sea Grant, University of Hawai'i National Science Foundation National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences Division of Ocean Sciences International Coral Reef Society Graduate School, Ohio State University |
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Price, James T. McLachlan, Rowan H. Jury, Christopher P. Toonen, Robert J. Wilkins, Michael J. Grottoli, Andréa G. Long-term coral microbial community acclimatization is associated with coral survival in a changing climate |
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Price, James T. McLachlan, Rowan H. Jury, Christopher P. Toonen, Robert J. Wilkins, Michael J. Grottoli, Andréa G. |
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Long-term coral microbial community acclimatization is associated with coral survival in a changing climate |
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Long-term coral microbial community acclimatization is associated with coral survival in a changing climate |
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Long-term coral microbial community acclimatization is associated with coral survival in a changing climate |
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Long-term coral microbial community acclimatization is associated with coral survival in a changing climate |
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Long-term coral microbial community acclimatization is associated with coral survival in a changing climate |
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long-term coral microbial community acclimatization is associated with coral survival in a changing climate |
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