Cold-water coral reefs thriving under hypoxia
Reefs formed by scleractinian cold-water corals represent unique biodiversity hot spots in the deep sea, preferring aphotic water depths of 200–1000 m. The distribution of the most prominent reef-building species Lophelia pertusa is controlled by various environmental factors including dissolved oxy...
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ftieo:oai:repositorio.ieo.es:10508/14622 2023-06-11T04:13:52+02:00 Cold-water coral reefs thriving under hypoxia Hebbeln, D. (Dierk) Wienberg, C. (Claudia) Dullo, W.c. Freiwald, A. (André) Mienis, F. Orejas, C. (Covadonga) Titschack, Jürgen 2020 http://hdl.handle.net/10508/14622 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-020-01934-6 eng eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón http://hdl.handle.net/10508/14622 doi:10.1007/s00338-020-01934-6 Atribución 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ open access Cold-water corals Lophelia pertusa Hypoxia Adaptation Global change research article 2020 ftieo https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-020-01934-6 2023-05-02T23:49:25Z Reefs formed by scleractinian cold-water corals represent unique biodiversity hot spots in the deep sea, preferring aphotic water depths of 200–1000 m. The distribution of the most prominent reef-building species Lophelia pertusa is controlled by various environmental factors including dissolved oxygen concentrations and temperature. Consequently, the expected ocean deoxygenation and warming triggered by human-induced global change are considered as a serious threat to cold-water coral reefs. Here, we present results on recently discovered reefs in the SE Atlantic, where L. pertusa thrives in hypoxic and rather warm waters. This sheds new light on its capability to adapt to extreme conditions, which is facilitated by high surface ocean productivity, resulting in extensive food supply. Putting our data in an Atlantic-wide perspective clearly demonstrates L. pertusa’s ability to develop population-specific adaptations, which are up to now hardly considered in assessing its present and future distributions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lophelia pertusa Instituto Español de Oceanografía: e-IEO Coral Reefs 39 4 853 859 |
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Cold-water corals Lophelia pertusa Hypoxia Adaptation Global change Hebbeln, D. (Dierk) Wienberg, C. (Claudia) Dullo, W.c. Freiwald, A. (André) Mienis, F. Orejas, C. (Covadonga) Titschack, Jürgen Cold-water coral reefs thriving under hypoxia |
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Reefs formed by scleractinian cold-water corals represent unique biodiversity hot spots in the deep sea, preferring aphotic water depths of 200–1000 m. The distribution of the most prominent reef-building species Lophelia pertusa is controlled by various environmental factors including dissolved oxygen concentrations and temperature. Consequently, the expected ocean deoxygenation and warming triggered by human-induced global change are considered as a serious threat to cold-water coral reefs. Here, we present results on recently discovered reefs in the SE Atlantic, where L. pertusa thrives in hypoxic and rather warm waters. This sheds new light on its capability to adapt to extreme conditions, which is facilitated by high surface ocean productivity, resulting in extensive food supply. Putting our data in an Atlantic-wide perspective clearly demonstrates L. pertusa’s ability to develop population-specific adaptations, which are up to now hardly considered in assessing its present and future distributions. |
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Hebbeln, D. (Dierk) Wienberg, C. (Claudia) Dullo, W.c. Freiwald, A. (André) Mienis, F. Orejas, C. (Covadonga) Titschack, Jürgen |
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Hebbeln, D. (Dierk) Wienberg, C. (Claudia) Dullo, W.c. Freiwald, A. (André) Mienis, F. Orejas, C. (Covadonga) Titschack, Jürgen |
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Cold-water coral reefs thriving under hypoxia |
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Cold-water coral reefs thriving under hypoxia |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10508/14622 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-020-01934-6 |
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