Marine Heatwaves Transform Coral Symbioses With Enduring Effects.
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Ecology letters
2025
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| author | Van Nynatten, Alexander Cunning, Ross Tietjen, Kristina L Baum, Julia K |
| author_facet | Van Nynatten, Alexander Cunning, Ross Tietjen, Kristina L Baum, Julia K Van Nynatten, Alexander Cunning, Ross Tietjen, Kristina L Baum, Julia K |
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| contents | Marine Heatwaves Transform Coral Symbioses With Enduring Effects. Van Nynatten, Alexander Cunning, Ross Tietjen, Kristina L Baum, Julia K Animals Symbiosis Anthozoa Coral Reefs Climate Change Hot Temperature Extreme Heat Climate change-amplified extreme weather events are reshaping ecological communities globally. On coral reefs, heatwaves typically disrupt the obligate coral-algal symbiosis, with symbiont identity a prime determinant of coral resilience to these thermal extremes. Yet, whether heatwaves have long-term effects on coral symbioses remains unclear due to a lack of longitudinal symbiont data. Here, we report on a decadal coral symbiont survey (2013-2023), spanning the most prolonged tropical marine heatwave on record (2015-2016) and its aftermath. Concomitant with mass coral mortality, we document wholesale transformation of the symbiont assemblages in two coral species, the legacy of which was persistent for 7 years post heatwave. We also found evidence suggestive of a symbiont's local extinction, of local human disturbance impeding symbiont recovery, and of new coral recruits hosting symbiont assemblages distinct from survivors. Our study demonstrates heatwaves can have long-lasting impacts on symbioses raising concern for coral resilience to future heatwaves. |
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| language | en |
| publishDate | 2025 |
| publisher | Ecology letters |
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| spellingShingle | Marine Heatwaves Transform Coral Symbioses With Enduring Effects. Van Nynatten, Alexander Cunning, Ross Tietjen, Kristina L Baum, Julia K Animals Symbiosis Anthozoa Coral Reefs Climate Change Hot Temperature Extreme Heat Marine Heatwaves Transform Coral Symbioses With Enduring Effects. Van Nynatten, Alexander Cunning, Ross Tietjen, Kristina L Baum, Julia K Animals Symbiosis Anthozoa Coral Reefs Climate Change Hot Temperature Extreme Heat Climate change-amplified extreme weather events are reshaping ecological communities globally. On coral reefs, heatwaves typically disrupt the obligate coral-algal symbiosis, with symbiont identity a prime determinant of coral resilience to these thermal extremes. Yet, whether heatwaves have long-term effects on coral symbioses remains unclear due to a lack of longitudinal symbiont data. Here, we report on a decadal coral symbiont survey (2013-2023), spanning the most prolonged tropical marine heatwave on record (2015-2016) and its aftermath. Concomitant with mass coral mortality, we document wholesale transformation of the symbiont assemblages in two coral species, the legacy of which was persistent for 7 years post heatwave. We also found evidence suggestive of a symbiont's local extinction, of local human disturbance impeding symbiont recovery, and of new coral recruits hosting symbiont assemblages distinct from survivors. Our study demonstrates heatwaves can have long-lasting impacts on symbioses raising concern for coral resilience to future heatwaves. |
| title | Marine Heatwaves Transform Coral Symbioses With Enduring Effects. |
| topic | Animals Symbiosis Anthozoa Coral Reefs Climate Change Hot Temperature Extreme Heat |
| url | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41241951/ |