The role of deep reefs in shallow reef recovery: an assessment of vertical connectivity in a brooding coral from west and east Australia
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Approximately one quarter of zooxanthellate coral species have a depth distribution from shallow waters (<30 m) down to mesophotic depths of 30-60 m. The deeper populations of such species are less likely to be affected by certain environmental perturbations, including high temperature/high irradiance causing coral bleaching. This has led to the hypothesis that deep populations may serve as refuges and a source of recruits for shallow reef habitats. The extent of vertical connectivity of reef coral species, however, is largely unquantified. Using 10 coral host microsatellite loci and sequences of the host mtDNA putative control region, as well as ribosomal DNA (rDNA) ITS2 sequences of the coral's algal endosymbionts (Symbiodinium), we examine population structure, connectivity and symbiont specificity in the brooding coral Seriatopora hystrix across a depth profile in both northwest (Scott Reef) and northeast Australia (Yonge Reef). Strong genetic structuring over depth was observed in both regions based on the microsatellite loci; however, Yonge Reef exhibited an additional partitioning of mtDNA lineages (associated with specific symbiont ITS2 types), whereas Scott Reef was dominated by a single mtDNA lineage (with no apparent host-symbiont specificity). Evidence for recruitment of larvae of deep water origin into shallow habitats was found at Scott Reef, suggesting that recovery of shallow water habitats may be aided by migration from deep water refuges. Conversely, no migration from the genetically divergent deep slope populations into the shallow habitats was evident at Yonge Reef, making recovery of shallow habitats from deeper waters at this location highly unlikely.
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Northern sites may have been recolonised from unsampled source populations, such as reefs further north and deeper refugia or mesophotic reefs that can contribute larvae to shallower reefs.
“Subsequent recolonisation of northern sites may have come from various source populations not sampled in this study, such as reefs further north and deeper refugia or mesophotic reefs, which can potentially contribute larvae to shallower reefs (Prasetia et al. 2017;van Oppen et al. 2011).”
From Population genetics of the brooding coral Seriatopora hystrix reveals patterns of strong genetic differentiation in the Western Indian Ocean (2021) · cites this paper as van Oppen et al. 2011
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- Authors
- Van OPPEN, M. J. H., BONGAERTS, P., UNDERWOOD, J. N., PEPLOW, L. M., & COOPER, T. F.
- Affiliations
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Australian Institute of Marine Science (AU)
- Venue
- Molecular Ecology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2011-03-16
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1647-1660
- ISSN
- 0962-1083 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2134439335
- Cited by
- 183
- References
- 59
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- FWCI
- 11.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Molecular Ecology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Woodside
- Australian Research Council
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic diversity and population structure
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Keywords
- deep reefs, vertical connectivity, coral reef recovery, Seriatopora hystrix, brooding corals, Symbiodinium, host-symbiont specificity, mitochondrial lineages, larval recruitment, coral bleaching, mesophotic coral ecosystems, Scott Reef, Yonge Reef
- MeSH terms
- Chlorophyta, Animals, Australia, DNA, Mitochondrial, DNA, Ribosomal, Genetics, Population, Genotype, Phylogeny, Symbiosis, Genetic Variation, Cluster Analysis, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Microsatellite Repeats, Anthozoa, Coral Reefs
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