دورية أكاديمية
Sediment source and dose influence the larval performance of the threatened coral Orbicella faveolata.
| العنوان: | Sediment source and dose influence the larval performance of the threatened coral Orbicella faveolata. |
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| المؤلفون: | Serrano, Xaymara M., Rosales, Stephanie M., Miller, Margaret W., Palacio-Castro, Ana M., Williamson, Olivia M., Gomez, Andrea, Baker, Andrew C. |
| المصدر: | PLoS ONE; 6/26/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 6, p1-20, 20p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | CORAL bleaching, BEACHES, CORAL diseases, SUSPENDED sediments, SEDIMENTS, CORALS, BEACH nourishment, BEACH erosion, TURBIDITY |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | MIAMI (Fla.), FLORIDA |
| مستخلص: | The effects of turbidity and sedimentation stress on early life stages of corals are poorly understood, particularly in Atlantic species. Dredging operations, beach nourishment, and other coastal construction activities can increase sedimentation and turbidity in nearby coral reef habitats and have the potential to negatively affect coral larval development and metamorphosis, reducing sexual reproduction success. In this study, we investigated the performance of larvae of the threatened Caribbean coral species Orbicella faveolata exposed to suspended sediments collected from a reef site in southeast Florida recently impacted by dredging (Port of Miami), and compared it to the performance of larvae exposed to sediments collected from the offshore, natal reef of the parent colonies. In a laboratory experiment, we tested whether low and high doses of each of these sediment types affected the survival, settlement, and respiration of coral larvae compared to a no-sediment control treatment. In addition, we analyzed the sediments used in the experiments with 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to assess differences in the microbial communities present in the Port versus Reef sediments, and their potential impact on coral performance. Overall, only O. faveolata larvae exposed to the high-dose Port sediment treatment had significantly lower survival rates compared to the control treatment, suggesting an initial tolerance to elevated suspended sediments. However, significantly lower settlement rates were observed in both Port treatments (low- and high-dose) compared to the control treatment one week after exposure, suggesting strong latent effects. Sediments collected near the Port also contained different microbial communities than Reef sediments, and higher relative abundances of the bacteria Desulfobacterales, which has been associated with coral disease. We hypothesize that differences in microbial communities between the two sediments may be a contributing factor in explaining the observed differences in larval performance. Together, these results suggest that the settlement success and survival of O. faveolata larvae are more readily compromised by encountering port inlet sediments compared to reef sediments, with potentially important consequences for the recruitment success of this species in affected areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: | Complementary Index |
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