Article
Bacterial community dynamics are linked to patterns of coral heat tolerance.
Nature communications - 10 Feb 2017
Ziegler Maren, Seneca Francois O, Yum Lauren K, Palumbi Stephen R, Voolstra Christian R
Abstract excerpt
Ocean warming threatens corals and the coral reef ecosystem. Nevertheless, corals can be adapted to their thermal environment and inherit heat tolerance across generations. In addition, the diverse microbes that associate with corals have the capacity for more rapid change, potentially aiding the adaptation of long-lived corals. Here, we show that the microbiome of reef corals is different across thermally...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Animals
- Anthozoa
- Bacteria
- Bacterial Proteins
- Coral Reefs
- Ecosystem
- Genotype
- Hot Temperature
- Microbiota
- Phylogeny
- Population Dynamics