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This study was designed to test the effect of heat-evolved macroalgal symbionts against bleaching tolerance in juvenile corals in response to a simulated heatwave. Juveniles of the coral Acropora tenuis were infected with either wildtype (WT10) or heat-evolved (SS1 or SS8) strains of the Symbiodiniaceae species Cladocopium C1acro (formerly Cladocopium goreaui 2–4). The juveniles were maintained at ambient conditions (27°C) for 10 months at which time their size was measured. Growth, survival, and metabolism data were collected following a simulated heatwave (31°C for 41 days). Photographs and PSII maximum quantum yields (Fv/Fm) were collected throughout the heat stress period, stable isotope incubation and cell counts were carried out on day 39, and respirometry on days 40-41. Symbiodiniaceae cell densities per juvenile were quantified to assess bleaching. Statistical analyses were run in R and respirometry data was analysed using the respR package. Full methods and technical details are found in the paper https://ssrn.com/abstract=3981099Lineage
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CreditQuigley, KM. Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
Alvarez Roa, C. (AIMS)
Raina, JB. University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)
Pernice, M. (UTS)
van Oppen, MJH. (AIMS) and University of Melbourne
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Quigley, K.M., Alvarez-Roa, C., Raina, JB. et al. Heat-evolved microalgal symbionts increase thermal bleaching tolerance of coral juveniles without a trade-off against growth. Coral Reefs 42, 1227–1232 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-023-02426-z
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-023-02426-z
Harianto, J, Carey, N, Byrne, M. respR—An R package for the manipulation and analysis of respirometry data. Methods Ecol Evol. 2019; 10: 912– 920. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13162
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