Trophic plasticity of mixotrophic corals under contrasting environments

• Published in: Functional ecology Vol. 35; no. 12; pp. 2841 - 2855
• Main Authors: Sturaro, Nicolas, Hsieh, Yunli Eric, Chen, Qi, Wang, Pei‐Ling, Denis, Vianney
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2021; Wiley
• Subjects: Acclimatization; Algorithms; Aquatic sciences & oceanology; Bayesian analysis; Bayesian theory; carbon; conspecificity; coral reefs; Corals; diet; ecological differentiation; Endosymbionts; Environmental changes; Environmental conditions; Environmental sciences & ecology; food web; global change; Heterotrophy; high latitude; intraspecific variation; Learning algorithms; Life sciences; Machine learning; mesophotic; Niches; nitrogen; Nutrition; Organisms; Plastic properties; Plasticity; Sciences aquatiques & océanologie; Sciences de l’environnement & écologie; Sciences du vivant; scleractinia; Stable isotopes; trophic niche; Zoologie; Zoology

Mixotrophic organisms can derive nutrition from both auto‐ and heterotrophy, which allows them to use a variety of trophic pathways to sustain their metabolic demands under variable conditions. Therefore, when facing environmental change, these organisms are expected to demonstrate an intrinsic abil...