scholarly journals Correction to: Coral Symbiodinium Community Composition Across the Belize Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System is Influenced by Host Species and Thermal Variability

2017 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 916-916
Author(s):  
J. H. Baumann ◽  
S. W. Davies ◽  
H. E. Aichelman ◽  
K. D. Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Community Composition ◽  
Host Species ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Reef System ◽  
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System ◽  
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef ◽  
Thermal Variability

scholarly journals Coral Symbiodinium community composition across the Belize Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System is influenced by host species and thermal variability

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
JH Baumann ◽  
SW Davies ◽  
HE Aichelman ◽  
KD Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Community Composition ◽  
Host Species ◽  
Thermal Tolerance ◽  
Environmental Variables ◽  
Coral Host ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Reef System ◽  
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System ◽  
Thermal Regimes ◽  
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

AbstractReef-building corals maintain a symbiotic relationship with dinoflagellate algae of the genus Symbiodinium and this symbiosis is vital for the survival of the coral holobiont. Symbiodinium community composition within the coral host has been shown to influence a coral’s ability to resist and recover from stress. A multitude of stressors including ocean warming, ocean acidification, and eutrophication have been linked to global scale decline in coral health and cover in recent decades. Three distinct thermal regimes (highTP, modTP, and lowTP) following an inshore-offshore gradient of declining average temperatures and thermal variation were identified on the Belize Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System (MBRS). Quantitative metabarcoding of the ITS-2 locus was employed to investigate differences and similarities in Symbiodinium genetic diversity of the Caribbean corals Siderastrea siderea, S. radians, and Pseudodiploria strigosa between the three thermal regimes. A total of ten Symbiodinium lineages were identified across the three coral host species. Siderastrea siderea associated with distinct Symbiodinium communities, however Symbiodinium communities of its congener, S. radians, and P. strigosa, were more similar to one another. Thermal regime played a role in defining Symbiodinium communities in S. siderea but not S. radians or P. strigosa. Against expectations, Symbiodinium trenchii, a symbiont known to confer thermal tolerance, was dominant only in S. siderea at one sampled offshore site and was rare inshore, suggesting that coral thermal tolerance in more thermally variable inshore habitats is achieved through alternative mechanisms. Overall, thermal parameters alone were likely not the only primary drivers of Symbiodinium community composition, suggesting that environmental variables unrelated to temperature (i.e., light availability, or nutrients) may play key roles in structuring coral-algal communities in Belize and that the relative importance of these environmental variables may vary by coral host species.

Pathways and Hydrography in the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System Part 1: Circulation

2015 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 164-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Carrillo ◽  
E.M. Johns ◽  
R.H. Smith ◽  
J.T. Lamkin ◽  
J.L. Largier
Keyword(s):  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Reef System ◽  
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System ◽  
System Part ◽  
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

Physical connectivity in the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System inferred from 9 years of ocean color observations

Coral Reefs ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 415-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Soto ◽  
S. Andréfouët ◽  
C. Hu ◽  
F. E. Muller-Karger ◽  
C. C. Wall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ocean Color ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Reef System ◽  
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System ◽  
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

Spatial distribution of surgeonfish and parrotfish in the north sector of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 432-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto C. Hernández-Landa ◽  
Gilberto Acosta-González ◽  
Enrique Núñez-Lara ◽  
Jesús E Arias-González
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Reef System ◽  
The North ◽  
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System ◽  
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef

scholarly journals Historical Trends in pH and Carbonate Biogeochemistry on the Belize Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 3228-3237 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. E. Fowell ◽  
G. L. Foster ◽  
J. B. Ries ◽  
K. D. Castillo ◽  
E. Vega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Historical Trends ◽  
Reef System ◽  
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System ◽  
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef
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