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Journal article
Factors Limiting the Range Extension of Corals into High-Latitude Reef Regions
Diversity, Vol.13(12), p.632
01/12/2021
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Abstract
Reef-building corals show a marked decrease in total species richness from the tropics to high latitude regions. Several hypotheses have been proposed to account for this pattern in the context of abiotic and biotic factors, including temperature thresholds, light limitation, aragonite saturation, nutrient or sediment loads, larval dispersal constraints, competition with macro-algae or other invertebrates, and availability of suitable settlement cues or micro-algal symbionts. Surprisingly, there is a paucity of data supporting several of these hypotheses. Given the immense pressures faced by corals in the Anthropocene, it is critical to understand the factors limiting their distribution in order to predict potential range expansions and the role that high latitude reefs can play as refuges from climate change. This review examines these factors and outlines critical research areas to address knowledge gaps in our understanding of light/temperature interactions, coral-Symbiodiniaceae associations, settlement cues, and competition in high latitude reefs.
Details
- Title
- Factors Limiting the Range Extension of Corals into High-Latitude Reef Regions
- Creators
- David Abrego - Southern Cross UniversityEmily J Howells - Southern Cross UniversityStephen D A Smith - Southern Cross UniversityJoshua S Madin - University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaBrigitte Sommer - University of Technology SydneySebastian Schmidt-Roach - King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyVivian R Cumbo - Macquarie UniversityDamian P Thomson - James Cook UniversityNatalie L Rosser - University of WollongongAndrew H Baird - James Cook University
- Publication Details
- Diversity, Vol.13(12), p.632
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Grants
- CE140100020, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
- Identifiers
- 991012986998802368
- Copyright
- © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; National Marine Science Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article