Highly Variable and Non-complex Diazotroph Communities in Corals From Ambient and High CO2 Environments

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Geissler, Laura, Meunier, Valentine, Rädecker, Nils, Perna, Gabriela, Rodolfo-metalpa, Riccardo, Houlbrèque, Fanny, Voolstra, Christian R.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA
• Subjects: envir; geo; Rus’; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.754682; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00733/84459/89515.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00733/84459/89516.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00733/84459/89517.xlsx

The ecological success of corals depends on their association with microalgae and a diverse bacterial assemblage. Ocean acidification (OA), among other stressors, threatens to impair host-microbial metabolic interactions that underlie coral holobiont functioning. Volcanic CO2 seeps offer a unique op...