Corals adapted to extreme and fluctuating seawater pH increase calcification rates and have unique symbiont communities

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 13; no. 5; pp. e10099 - n/a
• Main Authors: Tanvet, Clément, Camp, Emma F., Sutton, Jill, Houlbrèque, Fanny, Thouzeau, Gérard, Rodolfo‐Metalpa, Riccardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.05.2023; Wiley Open Access; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Acidification; adaptation; Aquariums; Bouraké; Calcification; coral; Coral reefs; Corals; Divergence; Ecophysiology; Environmental conditions; Evolutionary Ecology; Genetic diversity; Genomics; Global Change Ecology; Growth rate; Laboratories; Lagoons; Life Sciences; natural analogue; New Caledonia; Ocean acidification; pH effects; Physiology; Porites; Seawater; Survivability; Symbiodiniaceae; Temperature; Tides; New Caledonia; ocean acidification; coral; Symbiodiniaceae; physiology; adaptation; calcification; natural analogue; Bouraké; New Caledonia

Ocean acidification (OA) is a severe threat to coral reefs mainly by reducing their calcification rate. Identifying the resilience factors of corals to decreasing seawater pH is of paramount importance to predict the survivability of coral reefs in the future. This study compared corals adapted to v...