Fig. 5: Stable isotope values. | The ISME Journal

Fig. 5: Stable isotope values.

From: Divergent symbiont communities determine the physiology and nutrition of a reef coral across a light-availability gradient

Fig. 5

Carbon stable isotope values for Montipora capitata colonies dominated by C (Cladocopium) or D (Durusdinium) symbionts collected from four Kāne‘ohe Bay reef locations in summer (left) and winter (right) spanning a light availability gradient across <1– 10 m-depth. Values are for a coral host (δ13CH) b symbiont algae (δ13CS) and c their relative difference (δ13CH-S) in permil (‰) relative to carbon standards (Vienna Pee Dee Belemnite: V-PDB). Solid lines represent linear mixed effect model fits. Symbols indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) between symbiont communities (*), in response to light (†), and between seasons (s).

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