Factors Limiting the Range Extension of Corals into High-Latitude Reef Regions

Abrego, D; Howells, EJ; Smith, SDA; Madin, JS; Sommer, B; Schmidt-Roach, S; Cumbo, VR; Thomson, DP; Rosser, NL; Baird, AH

Factors Limiting the Range Extension of Corals into High-Latitude Reef Regions

Abrego, D Howells, EJ Smith, SDA Madin, JS Sommer, B

Schmidt-Roach, S Cumbo, VR Thomson, DP Rosser, NL Baird, AH

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Citation:: Diversity, 2021, 13, (12), pp. 632
Issue Date:: 2021-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Abrego, D
dc.contributor.author	Howells, EJ
dc.contributor.author	Smith, SDA
dc.contributor.author	Madin, JS
dc.contributor.author	Sommer, B https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0617-7790
dc.contributor.author	Schmidt-Roach, S
dc.contributor.author	Cumbo, VR
dc.contributor.author	Thomson, DP
dc.contributor.author	Rosser, NL
dc.contributor.author	Baird, AH
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-13T04:07:54Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-13T04:07:54Z
dc.date.issued	2021-12-01
dc.identifier.citation	Diversity, 2021, 13, (12), pp. 632
dc.identifier.issn	1424-2818
dc.identifier.issn	1424-2818
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/153042
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p>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.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	MDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartof	Diversity
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/d13120632
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0301 Analytical Chemistry, 0502 Environmental Science and Management, 0602 Ecology, 0805 Distributed Computing, 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
dc.subject.classification	Analytical Chemistry
dc.title	Factors Limiting the Range Extension of Corals into High-Latitude Reef Regions
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	13
utslib.for	0301 Analytical Chemistry
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management
utslib.for	0602 Ecology
utslib.for	0805 Distributed Computing
utslib.for	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
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dc.date.updated	2022-01-13T04:07:53Z
pubs.issue	12
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pubs.volume	13
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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.

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