The effect of coral bleaching on the cellular concentration of dimethylsulphoniopropionate in reef corals

Jones, Graham B.; Fischer, Esther; Deschaseaux, Elisabeth S.M.; Harrison, Peter L.

doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2014.06.003

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dc.contributor.author	Jones, Graham B.	-
dc.contributor.author	Fischer, Esther	-
dc.contributor.author	Deschaseaux, Elisabeth S.M.	-
dc.contributor.author	Harrison, Peter L.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2018-07-04T13:58:08Z	-
dc.date.available	2018-07-04T13:58:08Z	-
dc.date.issued	2014	-
dc.identifier.issn	0022-0981	de_CH
dc.identifier.uri	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/7564	-
dc.description.abstract	Measurements of DMSP production from Acropora intermedia collected from Heron Island, in the southern Great Barrier Reef (GBR) from 2001 to 2003, show a distinct seasonal cycle of increased production in summer, and lower production in winter, despite severe coral bleaching in 2002. Increasing seawater temperatures by +2°C in summer and winter increased DMSP production from A. intermedia by approximately 45%. Compared with winter 2001 and summer 2002, marked increases in cellular DMSP occurred in A. intermedia in the winter of 2002 and summer 2003, five to six months after coral bleaching, and seemed to be related to high seawater temperatures and high rainfall. In contrast to these results cellular Chl a concentrations in A. intermedia decreased from 2001 to 2002 and then increased in summer 2003 as the coral slowly recovered. A parallel study conducted on Pocillopera damicornis from a fringing reef off Magnetic Island in the central GBR, highlighted marked variation in cellular concentrations of Chl a, DMSP, and algal symbionts, in colonies that were collected five months after a severe bleaching event. The increases in cellular DMSP at both low and high symbiont concentrations, and the highly significant correlation between cellular DMSP and Chl a, could reflect an adaptive response to enhanced levels of reduced oxygen species produced during the bleaching event, and may have aided the coral's recovery. The increases in cellular DMSP could also be explained by a change in the symbiont community. Comparison with measurements made mainly on Acropora coral from different locations in the GBR over different years, suggests that changes in the cellular or tissue concentration of DMSP are a sensitive indicator of coral stress.	de_CH
dc.language.iso	en	de_CH
dc.publisher	Elsevier	de_CH
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology	de_CH
dc.rights	Licence according to publishing contract	de_CH
dc.subject	Coral bleaching	de_CH
dc.subject	Atmospheric ecology	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	577: Ökologie	de_CH
dc.title	The effect of coral bleaching on the cellular concentration of dimethylsulphoniopropionate in reef corals	de_CH
dc.type	Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift	de_CH
dcterms.type	Text	de_CH
zhaw.departement	Life Sciences und Facility Management	de_CH
zhaw.organisationalunit	Institut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen (IUNR)	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.jembe.2014.06.003	de_CH
zhaw.funding.eu	No	de_CH
zhaw.issue	11	de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhaw	Yes	de_CH
zhaw.pages.end	31	de_CH
zhaw.pages.start	19	de_CH
zhaw.publication.status	publishedVersion	de_CH
zhaw.volume	460	de_CH
zhaw.publication.review	Peer review (Publikation)	de_CH
zhaw.webfeed	Phytomedizin	de_CH
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Jones, G. B., Fischer, E., Deschaseaux, E. S. M., & Harrison, P. L. (2014). The effect of coral bleaching on the cellular concentration of dimethylsulphoniopropionate in reef corals. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 460(11), 19–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2014.06.003

Jones, G.B. et al. (2014) ‘The effect of coral bleaching on the cellular concentration of dimethylsulphoniopropionate in reef corals’, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 460(11), pp. 19–31. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2014.06.003.

G. B. Jones, E. Fischer, E. S. M. Deschaseaux, and P. L. Harrison, “The effect of coral bleaching on the cellular concentration of dimethylsulphoniopropionate in reef corals,” Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 460, no. 11, pp. 19–31, 2014, doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2014.06.003.

JONES, Graham B., Esther FISCHER, Elisabeth S.M. DESCHASEAUX und Peter L. HARRISON, 2014. The effect of coral bleaching on the cellular concentration of dimethylsulphoniopropionate in reef corals. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 2014. Bd. 460, Nr. 11, S. 19–31. DOI 10.1016/j.jembe.2014.06.003

Jones, Graham B., Esther Fischer, Elisabeth S.M. Deschaseaux, and Peter L. Harrison. 2014. “The Effect of Coral Bleaching on the Cellular Concentration of Dimethylsulphoniopropionate in Reef Corals.” Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 460 (11): 19–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2014.06.003.

Jones, Graham B., et al. “The Effect of Coral Bleaching on the Cellular Concentration of Dimethylsulphoniopropionate in Reef Corals.” Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 460, no. 11, 2014, pp. 19–31, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2014.06.003.