Sharing the slope: depth partitioning of agariciid corals and associated Symbiodinium across shallow and mesophotic habitats (2-60 m) on a Caribbean reef
Authors:
- Pim BongaertsPBPim Bongaerts
- Pedro R FradePFPedro R Frade
- Julie J OgierJOJulie J Ogier
- Kyra B HayKHKyra B Hay
- Judith van BleijswijkJBJudith van Bleijswijk
- Norbert EnglebertNENorbert Englebert
- Mark Ja VermeijMVMark Ja Vermeij
- Rolf Pm BakRBRolf Pm Bak
- Petra M VisserPVPetra M Visser
- Ove Hoegh-GuldbergOHOve Hoegh-Guldberg
Open Access
- 1 January 2013
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Ecology and Evolution
- Vol. 13 (1) , 205
Abstract
Scleractinian corals and their algal endosymbionts (genus Symbiodinium) exhibit distinct bathymetric distributions on coral reefs. Yet, few studies have assessed the evolutionary context of these ecological distributions by exploring the genetic diversity of closely related coral species and their associated Symbiodinium over large depth ranges. Here we assess the distribution and genetic diversity of five agariciid coral species (Agaricia humilis, A. agaricites, A. lamarcki, A. grahamae, and Helioseris cucullata) and their algal endosymbionts (Symbiodinium) across a large depth gradient (2-60 m) covering shallow to mesophotic depths on a Caribbean reef.Keywords
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