Exploring the basis of thermotolerance in the reef coral Goniastrea aspera

被引:206
作者
Brown, BE [1 ]
Downs, CA
Dunne, RP
Gibb, SW
机构
[1] Univ Newcastle, Dept Marine Sci & Coastal Management, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, Tyne & Wear, England
[2] EnVirtue Biotechnol Inc, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 USA
[3] Univ Highlands and Islands, N Highland Coll, Environm Res Inst, Thurso KW14 7JD, Caithness, Scotland
关键词
corals; thermotolerance; acclimatisation; irradiance stress;
D O I
10.3354/meps242119
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
The shallow-water reef coral Goniastrea aspera Verill 1865 has previously been reported to demonstrate differences in within-colony susceptibility to bleaching at elevated sea temperatures; parts of the colony which are exposed to the highest solar radiation are more thermotolerant than areas which are less exposed. In this paper, we show that at elevated experimental sea temperature the 'high light' surfaces lose fewer symbiotic algae, have lower levels of oxidative stress, higher levels of host antioxidant-enzyme copper zinc superoxidase dismutase (CuZnSOD), and host heat-shock proteins 60 and 70, compared to the less exposed surfaces. In addition, 'high light' surfaces show less chronic photoinhibition and greater Photosystem II (PS II) recovery potential when exposed to high irradiance at ambient sea temperature. In contrast, no differences were noted in algal defences (e.g. antioxidant enzymes and stress protein production, and xanthophyll cycling) either at elevated or ambient temperatures. These results are noteworthy because they suggest that corals which acclimatise to high irradiance can, as a result, develop increased thermotolerance which may prevent bleaching at high sea temperatures. Importantly, they also demonstrate the significance of the host tissues in maintaining the intact symbiosis of G, aspera under thermal stress.
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页码:119 / 129
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