Seawater carbonate chemistry and proportion of transcriptome changing, coral protein concentration, respiration rates, algal photosynthetic parameters
The integrity of coral reefs worldwide is jeopardized by ocean acidification (OA). Most studies conducted so far have focused on the vulnerability to OA of corals inhabiting shallow reefs, while nothing is currently known about the response of mesophotic scleractinian corals. In this study we assess...
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Alkalinity total Animalia Aragonite saturation state Benthic animals Benthos Bicarbonate ion Biomass/Abundance/Elemental composition Calcite saturation state Calculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010) Carbon inorganic dissolved Carbonate ion Carbonate system computation flag Carbon dioxide Chlorophyll a per protein Chlorophyll a per cell Class Coast and continental shelf Comment Containers and aquaria (20-1000 L or < 1 m**2) Depth description Electron transport rate relative EXP Experiment Experiment duration Frequency Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air) Gene expression (incl. proteomics) Gulf_of_Eilat Irradiance Laboratory experiment Maximum quantum yield of photosystem II OA-ICC Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air) pH Potentiometric Potentiometric titration Primary production/Photosynthesis Protein per surface area Proteins Red Sea Registration number of species Replicate Respiration rate |
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Alkalinity total Animalia Aragonite saturation state Benthic animals Benthos Bicarbonate ion Biomass/Abundance/Elemental composition Calcite saturation state Calculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010) Carbon inorganic dissolved Carbonate ion Carbonate system computation flag Carbon dioxide Chlorophyll a per protein Chlorophyll a per cell Class Coast and continental shelf Comment Containers and aquaria (20-1000 L or < 1 m**2) Depth description Electron transport rate relative EXP Experiment Experiment duration Frequency Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air) Gene expression (incl. proteomics) Gulf_of_Eilat Irradiance Laboratory experiment Maximum quantum yield of photosystem II OA-ICC Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air) pH Potentiometric Potentiometric titration Primary production/Photosynthesis Protein per surface area Proteins Red Sea Registration number of species Replicate Respiration rate Scucchia, Federica Malik, Assaf Putnam, H M Mass, Tali Seawater carbonate chemistry and proportion of transcriptome changing, coral protein concentration, respiration rates, algal photosynthetic parameters |
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Alkalinity total Animalia Aragonite saturation state Benthic animals Benthos Bicarbonate ion Biomass/Abundance/Elemental composition Calcite saturation state Calculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010) Carbon inorganic dissolved Carbonate ion Carbonate system computation flag Carbon dioxide Chlorophyll a per protein Chlorophyll a per cell Class Coast and continental shelf Comment Containers and aquaria (20-1000 L or < 1 m**2) Depth description Electron transport rate relative EXP Experiment Experiment duration Frequency Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air) Gene expression (incl. proteomics) Gulf_of_Eilat Irradiance Laboratory experiment Maximum quantum yield of photosystem II OA-ICC Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air) pH Potentiometric Potentiometric titration Primary production/Photosynthesis Protein per surface area Proteins Red Sea Registration number of species Replicate Respiration rate |
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The integrity of coral reefs worldwide is jeopardized by ocean acidification (OA). Most studies conducted so far have focused on the vulnerability to OA of corals inhabiting shallow reefs, while nothing is currently known about the response of mesophotic scleractinian corals. In this study we assessed the susceptibility to OA of corals, together with their algal partners, inhabiting a wide depth range. We exposed fragments of the depth generalist coral Stylophora pistillata collected from either 5 or 45 meters to simulated future OA conditions, and assessed key molecular, physiological and photosynthetic processes influenced by the lowered pH. Our comparative analysis reveals that mesophotic and shallow S. pistillata corals are genetically distinct and possess different symbiont types. Under the exposure to acidification conditions, we observed a 50% drop of metabolic rate in shallow corals, whereas mesophotic corals were able to maintain unaltered metabolic rates. Overall, our gene expression and physiological analyses show that mesophotic corals possess a greater capacity to cope with the effects of OA compared to their shallow counterparts. Such capability stems from physiological characteristics (i.e. biomass and lipids energetics), a greater capacity to regulate cellular acid-base parameters, and a higher baseline expression of cell-adhesion and extracellular matrix genes. Moreover, our gene expression analysis suggests that the enhanced symbiont photochemical efficiency under high pCO₂ levels could prevent acidosis of the host cells and it could support a greater translocation of photosynthates, increasing the energy pool available to the host. With this work, we provide new insights on the response to OA of corals living at mesophotic depths. Our investigation discloses key genetic and physiological traits underlying the potential for corals to cope with future OA conditions. |
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Seawater carbonate chemistry and proportion of transcriptome changing, coral protein concentration, respiration rates, algal photosynthetic parameters |
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Seawater carbonate chemistry and proportion of transcriptome changing, coral protein concentration, respiration rates, algal photosynthetic parameters |
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Seawater carbonate chemistry and proportion of transcriptome changing, coral protein concentration, respiration rates, algal photosynthetic parameters |
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Scucchia, Federica; Malik, Assaf; Putnam, H M; Mass, Tali (2021): Genetic and physiological traits conferring tolerance to ocean acidification in mesophotic corals. Global Change Biology, 27(20), 5276-5294, https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15812 Gattuso, Jean-Pierre; Epitalon, Jean-Marie; Lavigne, Héloïse; Orr, James (2021): seacarb: seawater carbonate chemistry with R. R package version 3.2.16. https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/seacarb/index.html https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.936541 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936541 |
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ftpangaea:oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.936541 2024-09-15T18:28:13+00:00 Seawater carbonate chemistry and proportion of transcriptome changing, coral protein concentration, respiration rates, algal photosynthetic parameters Scucchia, Federica Malik, Assaf Putnam, H M Mass, Tali LATITUDE: 29.501700 * LONGITUDE: 34.916200 * DATE/TIME START: 2020-02-01T00:00:00 * DATE/TIME END: 2020-02-29T00:00:00 2021 text/tab-separated-values, 28665 data points https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.936541 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936541 en eng PANGAEA Scucchia, Federica; Malik, Assaf; Putnam, H M; Mass, Tali (2021): Genetic and physiological traits conferring tolerance to ocean acidification in mesophotic corals. Global Change Biology, 27(20), 5276-5294, https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15812 Gattuso, Jean-Pierre; Epitalon, Jean-Marie; Lavigne, Héloïse; Orr, James (2021): seacarb: seawater carbonate chemistry with R. R package version 3.2.16. https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/seacarb/index.html https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.936541 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936541 CC-BY-4.0: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Access constraints: unrestricted info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Alkalinity total Animalia Aragonite saturation state Benthic animals Benthos Bicarbonate ion Biomass/Abundance/Elemental composition Calcite saturation state Calculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010) Carbon inorganic dissolved Carbonate ion Carbonate system computation flag Carbon dioxide Chlorophyll a per protein Chlorophyll a per cell Class Coast and continental shelf Comment Containers and aquaria (20-1000 L or < 1 m**2) Depth description Electron transport rate relative EXP Experiment Experiment duration Frequency Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air) Gene expression (incl. proteomics) Gulf_of_Eilat Irradiance Laboratory experiment Maximum quantum yield of photosystem II OA-ICC Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air) pH Potentiometric Potentiometric titration Primary production/Photosynthesis Protein per surface area Proteins Red Sea Registration number of species Replicate Respiration rate dataset 2021 ftpangaea https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.93654110.1111/gcb.15812 2024-07-24T02:31:34Z The integrity of coral reefs worldwide is jeopardized by ocean acidification (OA). Most studies conducted so far have focused on the vulnerability to OA of corals inhabiting shallow reefs, while nothing is currently known about the response of mesophotic scleractinian corals. In this study we assessed the susceptibility to OA of corals, together with their algal partners, inhabiting a wide depth range. We exposed fragments of the depth generalist coral Stylophora pistillata collected from either 5 or 45 meters to simulated future OA conditions, and assessed key molecular, physiological and photosynthetic processes influenced by the lowered pH. Our comparative analysis reveals that mesophotic and shallow S. pistillata corals are genetically distinct and possess different symbiont types. Under the exposure to acidification conditions, we observed a 50% drop of metabolic rate in shallow corals, whereas mesophotic corals were able to maintain unaltered metabolic rates. Overall, our gene expression and physiological analyses show that mesophotic corals possess a greater capacity to cope with the effects of OA compared to their shallow counterparts. Such capability stems from physiological characteristics (i.e. biomass and lipids energetics), a greater capacity to regulate cellular acid-base parameters, and a higher baseline expression of cell-adhesion and extracellular matrix genes. Moreover, our gene expression analysis suggests that the enhanced symbiont photochemical efficiency under high pCO₂ levels could prevent acidosis of the host cells and it could support a greater translocation of photosynthates, increasing the energy pool available to the host. With this work, we provide new insights on the response to OA of corals living at mesophotic depths. Our investigation discloses key genetic and physiological traits underlying the potential for corals to cope with future OA conditions. Dataset Ocean acidification PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science ENVELOPE(34.916200,34.916200,29.501700,29.501700) |