Clade D Symbiodinium in Scleractinian Corals: A “Nugget” of Hope, a Selfish Opportunist, an Ominous Sign, or All of the Above?
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-10-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
Abstract EN
Clade D Symbiodinium are thermally tolerant coral endosymbionts that confer resistance to elevated sea surface temperature and bleaching to the host.
The union between corals and clade D is thus important to management and coral conservation.
Here, we review the diversity and biogeography of clade D Symbiodinium, factors linked to increasing abundances of clade D, and the benefits and drawbacks of associating with clade D for corals.
We identify clade D Symbiodinium as uncommon pandemically distributed generalists found in higher abundances on reefs exposed to challenging sea surface temperatures and local stressors or with a history of bleaching.
This distribution suggests that clade D Symbiodinium are mostly opportunistic endosymbionts, whereby they outcompete and replace optimal symbionts in health-compromised corals.
We conclude by identifying research gaps that limit our understanding of the adaptive role clade D Symbiodinium play in corals and discuss the utility of monitoring clade D Symbiodinium as indicators of habitat degradation in coral reef ecosystems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Stat, Michael& Gates, Ruth D.. 2010. Clade D Symbiodinium in Scleractinian Corals: A “Nugget” of Hope, a Selfish Opportunist, an Ominous Sign, or All of the Above?. Journal of Marine Sciences،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Stat, Michael& Gates, Ruth D.. Clade D Symbiodinium in Scleractinian Corals: A “Nugget” of Hope, a Selfish Opportunist, an Ominous Sign, or All of the Above?. Journal of Marine Sciences No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-990928
American Medical Association (AMA)
Stat, Michael& Gates, Ruth D.. Clade D Symbiodinium in Scleractinian Corals: A “Nugget” of Hope, a Selfish Opportunist, an Ominous Sign, or All of the Above?. Journal of Marine Sciences. 2010. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-990928
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-990928