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Micronutrient content drives elementome variability amongst the Symbiodiniaceae
Summary
Researchers analyzed the elemental makeup of Symbiodiniaceae — the algae that live inside coral — and found their nutrient ratios differ significantly from other marine algae, with micronutrient levels rising in warmer temperatures, potentially offering a chemical fingerprint for how coral reefs respond to climate change.
Elementomes for Symbiodiniaceae diverge from those reported for other marine algae, primarily via lower C:N:P and different micronutrient expressions. Long-term maintenance of Symbiodiniaceae isolates in culture under common nutrient replete conditions suggests isolates have evolutionary conserved preferential uptake for certain elements that allows these unique elementomes to be identified. Micronutrient content (normalised to phosphorous) commonly increased in the Symbiodiniaceae isolates in response to elevated temperature, potentially indicating a common elemental signature to warming.
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