Self-recognition in corals facilitates deep-sea habitat engineering
The ability of coral reefs to engineer complex three-dimensional habitats is central to their success and the rich biodiversity they support. In tropical reefs, encrusting coralline algae bind together substrates and dead coral framework to make continuous reef structures, but beyond the photic zone...
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ftuglasgow:oai:eprints.gla.ac.uk:98776 2023-05-15T17:08:37+02:00 Self-recognition in corals facilitates deep-sea habitat engineering Hennige, S. J. Morrison, C. L. Form, A. U. Büscher, J. Kamenos, N Roberts, J. M. 2014-10 text http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/98776/ http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/98776/1/98776.pdf en eng Nature Publishing Group http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/98776/1/98776.pdf Hennige, S. J., Morrison, C. L., Form, A. U., Büscher, J., Kamenos, N. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/9996.html> and Roberts, J. M. (2014) Self-recognition in corals facilitates deep-sea habitat engineering. Scientific Reports <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/Scientific_Reports.html>, 4, 6782. (doi:10.1038/srep06782 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep06782>) (PMID:25345760) (PMCID:PMC5381374) cc_by_nc_nd CC-BY-NC-ND Articles PeerReviewed 2014 ftuglasgow https://doi.org/10.1038/srep06782 2021-09-30T22:11:09Z The ability of coral reefs to engineer complex three-dimensional habitats is central to their success and the rich biodiversity they support. In tropical reefs, encrusting coralline algae bind together substrates and dead coral framework to make continuous reef structures, but beyond the photic zone, the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa also forms large biogenic reefs, facilitated by skeletal fusion. Skeletal fusion in tropical corals can occur in closely related or juvenile individuals as a result of non-aggressive skeletal overgrowth or allogeneic tissue fusion, but contact reactions in many species result in mortality if there is no ‘self-recognition’ on a broad species level. This study reveals areas of ‘flawless’ skeletal fusion in Lophelia pertusa , potentially facilitated by allogeneic tissue fusion, are identified as having small aragonitic crystals or low levels of crystal organisation, and strong molecular bonding. Regardless of the mechanism, the recognition of ‘self’ between adjacent L. Pertusa colonies leads to no observable mortality, facilitates ecosystem engineering and reduces aggression-related energetic expenditure in an environment where energy conservation is crucial. The potential for self-recognition at a species level, and subsequent skeletal fusion in framework-forming cold-water corals is an important first step in understanding their significance as ecological engineers in deep-seas worldwide. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lophelia pertusa University of Glasgow: Enlighten - Publications Scientific Reports 4 1 |
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The ability of coral reefs to engineer complex three-dimensional habitats is central to their success and the rich biodiversity they support. In tropical reefs, encrusting coralline algae bind together substrates and dead coral framework to make continuous reef structures, but beyond the photic zone, the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa also forms large biogenic reefs, facilitated by skeletal fusion. Skeletal fusion in tropical corals can occur in closely related or juvenile individuals as a result of non-aggressive skeletal overgrowth or allogeneic tissue fusion, but contact reactions in many species result in mortality if there is no ‘self-recognition’ on a broad species level. This study reveals areas of ‘flawless’ skeletal fusion in Lophelia pertusa , potentially facilitated by allogeneic tissue fusion, are identified as having small aragonitic crystals or low levels of crystal organisation, and strong molecular bonding. Regardless of the mechanism, the recognition of ‘self’ between adjacent L. Pertusa colonies leads to no observable mortality, facilitates ecosystem engineering and reduces aggression-related energetic expenditure in an environment where energy conservation is crucial. The potential for self-recognition at a species level, and subsequent skeletal fusion in framework-forming cold-water corals is an important first step in understanding their significance as ecological engineers in deep-seas worldwide. |
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Self-recognition in corals facilitates deep-sea habitat engineering |
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http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/98776/1/98776.pdf Hennige, S. J., Morrison, C. L., Form, A. U., Büscher, J., Kamenos, N. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/9996.html> and Roberts, J. M. (2014) Self-recognition in corals facilitates deep-sea habitat engineering. Scientific Reports <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/Scientific_Reports.html>, 4, 6782. (doi:10.1038/srep06782 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep06782>) (PMID:25345760) (PMCID:PMC5381374) |
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