Table 2 Summary of the association between coral phenotypes and environments.
From: Different environmental response strategies in sympatric corals from Pacific Islands
Genera | Environmental variables | Environment description | Coral phenotypic signatures |
|---|---|---|---|
Pocillopora | C_Dyn_077, C_Phy_083, C_Phy_096, C_Phy_098, H_Cli_009, R_Cli_045, C_Cli_084 | -. Upwelling (Sea Surface Height) -. Acidification (Carbon dioxide, pH, Alkalinity) -. Pollution (Inorganic Phosphate) -. Climate anomalies (Severe Past and Recent Cold Anomalies) | >High Redox state >Low Biomasses |
C_Bio_086, C_Bio_092, C_Bio_094, C_Phy_081, C_Phy_090, C_Phy_099, C_Phy_100, C_Phy_101, H_Cli_013, H_Cli_015, R_Cli_029, H_Cli_071 | -. Phyto- and Zooplankton richness (Chlorophyll, Nanophytoplankton, TotalEukaryot, Turbidity (KD490), Biogenic Silica (SiOH4), Oxygen, Sun) -. Climate anomalies (sea surface temperature deviation, Recent Heatwaves, Past Heat Anomalies, Short resilient time after cold waves) | >Low Redox state >High Biomasses | |
Porites | C_Dyn_077, H_Cli_001, H_Cli_043, H_Cli_044, H_Cli_060, H_Cli_065 | -. Upwelling (Sea Surface Height) -. Severe Cold Past Anomalies (maximal frequency of cold anomalies, maximal length of cold days, minimal sea surface temperature) | >High Redox state >Low Animal Biomass |
C_Phy_081, C_Phy_090, C_Phy_101, H_Cli_004, H_Cli_012, H_Cli_013, H_Cli_014, H_Cli_015, H_Cli_019, H_Cli_047, H_Cli_048, R_Cli_049, H_Cli_052, H_Cli_073 | -. Nutrient richness (Turbidity (KD490), Oxygen, Sun) -. Climate anomalies (recurrent Past and Recent Cold Anomalies and high fluctuation of seawater temperature) | >Low Redox state >High Animal Biomasses | |
H_Cli_020, H_Cli_021, H_Cli_025, H_Cli_026, H_Cli_027, H_Cli_028, R_Cli_029, H_Cli_030, H_Cli_031, H_Cli_032, H_Cli_033, H_Cli_035, H_Cli_037, H_Cli_039 | -. Recent and past heatwaves | >Low Redox state >High Symbiont Biomasses |
