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Limited Influence of Seasonality on Coral Microbiomes and Endosymbionts in an Equatorial Reef by Z.B. Randolph Quek; Jani T.I. Tanzil; Sudhanshi S. Jain; Wei Long Ow Yong; Denise Ching Yi Yu; Zen Soh; Yan Xiang Ow; Karenne Tun; Danwei Huang; Benjamin J. Wainwright is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Limited Influence of Seasonality on Coral Microbiomes and Endosymbionts in an Equatorial Reef about?
Coral-associated bacteria and Symbiodiniaceae are critical for maintaining the health of their coral hosts. Factors that are known to affect the coral microbiome include biogeography, seasonality, and environmental change, but longitudinal studies are sorely lacking. Many temporal studies rarely extend beyond a year, limiting the conclusions that can be drawn. In this study, we characterised both the bacterial and Symbiodiniaceae communities in three species of corals—Merulina ampliata, Pachyseris speciosa, and Porites lutea—found in an equatorial reef over a two-year period. Furthermore, we investigated the effect of monsoon seasons on the pattern of bacterial and Symbiodiniaceae communities using metabarcoding methods. We found significant differences in bacterial communities through time and space, but no consistent patterns of diversity between seasons and environmental conditions (temperature and rainfall) were observed. Conversely, Symbiodiniaceae communities did not differ over time and space. Taken together, our results suggest that bacterial communities, even within a stable climate regime, were highly dynamic through time, but were not affected by monsoonal variations. Fi
Who reads Limited Influence of Seasonality on Coral Microbiomes and Endosymbionts in an Equatorial Reef?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Environmental Science.
- Author
- Z.B. Randolph Quek; Jani T.I. Tanzil; Sudhanshi S. Jain; Wei Long Ow Yong; Denise Ching Yi Yu; Zen Soh; Yan Xiang Ow; Karenne Tun; Danwei Huang; Benjamin J. Wainwright
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)