Environmental memory gained from exposure to extreme pCO(2) variability promotes coral cellular acid–base homeostasis
Ocean acidification is a growing threat to coral growth and the accretion of coral reef ecosystems. Corals inhabiting environments that already endure extreme diel pCO(2) fluctuations, however, may represent acidification-resilient populations capable of persisting on future reefs. Here, we examined...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:9470260 2023-05-15T17:51:23+02:00 Environmental memory gained from exposure to extreme pCO(2) variability promotes coral cellular acid–base homeostasis Brown, Kristen T. Mello-Athayde, Matheus A. Sampayo, Eugenia M. Chai, Aaron Dove, Sophie Barott, Katie L. 2022-09-14 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9470260/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36100023 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.0941 en eng The Royal Society http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9470260/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36100023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.0941 © 2022 The Authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited. CC-BY Proc Biol Sci Global Change and Conservation Text 2022 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.0941 2022-09-18T00:50:17Z Ocean acidification is a growing threat to coral growth and the accretion of coral reef ecosystems. Corals inhabiting environments that already endure extreme diel pCO(2) fluctuations, however, may represent acidification-resilient populations capable of persisting on future reefs. Here, we examined the impact of pCO(2) variability on the reef-building coral Pocillopora damicornis originating from reefs with contrasting environmental histories (variable reef flat versus stable reef slope) following reciprocal exposure to stable (218 ± 9) or variable (911 ± 31) diel pCO(2) amplitude (μtam) in aquaria over eight weeks. Endosymbiont density, photosynthesis and net calcification rates differed between origins but not treatment, whereas primary calcification (extension) was affected by both origin and acclimatization to novel pCO(2) conditions. At the cellular level, corals from the variable reef flat exhibited less intracellular pH (pHi) acidosis and faster pHi recovery rates in response to experimental acidification stress (pH 7.40) than corals originating from the stable reef slope, suggesting environmental memory gained from lifelong exposure to pCO(2) variability led to an improved ability to regulate acid–base homeostasis. These results highlight the role of cellular processes in maintaining acidification resilience and suggest that prior exposure to pCO(2) variability may promote more acidification-resilient coral populations in a changing climate. Text Ocean acidification PubMed Central (PMC) Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 289 1982 |
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Ocean acidification is a growing threat to coral growth and the accretion of coral reef ecosystems. Corals inhabiting environments that already endure extreme diel pCO(2) fluctuations, however, may represent acidification-resilient populations capable of persisting on future reefs. Here, we examined the impact of pCO(2) variability on the reef-building coral Pocillopora damicornis originating from reefs with contrasting environmental histories (variable reef flat versus stable reef slope) following reciprocal exposure to stable (218 ± 9) or variable (911 ± 31) diel pCO(2) amplitude (μtam) in aquaria over eight weeks. Endosymbiont density, photosynthesis and net calcification rates differed between origins but not treatment, whereas primary calcification (extension) was affected by both origin and acclimatization to novel pCO(2) conditions. At the cellular level, corals from the variable reef flat exhibited less intracellular pH (pHi) acidosis and faster pHi recovery rates in response to experimental acidification stress (pH 7.40) than corals originating from the stable reef slope, suggesting environmental memory gained from lifelong exposure to pCO(2) variability led to an improved ability to regulate acid–base homeostasis. These results highlight the role of cellular processes in maintaining acidification resilience and suggest that prior exposure to pCO(2) variability may promote more acidification-resilient coral populations in a changing climate. |
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Environmental memory gained from exposure to extreme pCO(2) variability promotes coral cellular acid–base homeostasis |
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Environmental memory gained from exposure to extreme pCO(2) variability promotes coral cellular acid–base homeostasis |
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Environmental memory gained from exposure to extreme pCO(2) variability promotes coral cellular acid–base homeostasis |
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Environmental memory gained from exposure to extreme pCO(2) variability promotes coral cellular acid–base homeostasis |
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Environmental memory gained from exposure to extreme pCO(2) variability promotes coral cellular acid–base homeostasis |
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environmental memory gained from exposure to extreme pco(2) variability promotes coral cellular acid–base homeostasis |
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