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Description:
Author(s):
Mote Marine Laboratory
Title:
Hurricane Hole, St. John, USVI: corals with a resilient microbiome
Publication Date:
2019
Institution:
Mote Marine Laboratory
Abstract:
"The health of coral reefs worldwide is in decline, but certain reefs exhibit resistance to many global and local stressors. We aim to study these locations to identify factors within corals that make them resilient. After several bleaching and disease events occurring throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) over the last several years, scientists identified Hurricane Hole, St. John as a potential non-reef coral refuge. Corals within this site exhibit resilience to stressors including ocean acidification and temperature increases. By characterizing and comparing the bacterial microbiomes of three dominant coral species (Diploria labyrinthiformis, Colpophyllia natans, Orbicella annularis) among four sites (Coral Bay, Haulover Bay, Otter Creek, Water Creek) we identified particular features that may contribute to Hurricane Holes resilience."
Keywords:
coral reef, resilience, microbiome, USVI
Electronic Access:
NOAA Line Office:
NOS
NOAA Program Office:
OCM
Notes:
FY2016; Domestic Cooperative Agreement NA16NOS4820058.
Grant Number(s):
NA16NOS4820058
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