Fig. 7: Proposed model on the effects of endolithic microbiome functional traits in holobiont nutrient cycling and bleaching susceptibility. | The ISME Journal

Fig. 7: Proposed model on the effects of endolithic microbiome functional traits in holobiont nutrient cycling and bleaching susceptibility.

From: Greater functional diversity and redundancy of coral endolithic microbiomes align with lower coral bleaching susceptibility

Fig. 7

Endolithic microbiomes of the bleaching-resistant G. edwardsi were characterized by greater taxonomic diversity in conjunction with greater functional diversity and redundancy, which contrasted with endolithic microbiomes associated with the bleaching-sensitive P. lutea. C and N assimilation was greater in P. lutea than G. edwardsi (represented by black arrows), likely explained by the dominance of aerobic photoautotrophy over chemolithotrophy, respectively. Less C and N are expected to be translocated from the skeleton to the host tissues in G. edwardsi than in P. lutea (red arrows).

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