FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Environmental optima for an ecosystem engineer: a multidisciplinary trait-based approach BT AF Curd, Amelia Boyé, Aurelien Cordier, Celine Pernet, Fabrice Firth, Louise B. Bush, Laura E. Davies, Andrew J. Lima, Fernando P. Meneghesso, Claudia Quéré, Claudie Seabra, Rui Vasquez, Mickael Dubois, Stanislas AS 1:1;2:1;3:1;4:2;5:3;6:4;7:5;8:6;9:6,7;10:2;11:6;12:1;13:1; FF 1:PDG-ODE-DYNECO-LEBCO;2:PDG-ODE-DYNECO-LEBCO;3:PDG-ODE-DYNECO-LEBCO;4:PDG-RBE-PFOM-LPI;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:PDG-RBE-PFOM-LPI;11:;12:PDG-ODE-DYNECO-LEBCO;13:PDG-ODE-DYNECO-LEBCO; C1 IFREMER, Centre de Bretagne, DYNECO LEBCO, 29280, Plouzané, France LEMAR CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer, ZI pointe du diable, CS 10070, 29280, Plouzané, France School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK FUGRO GB Marine Limited, Heriot-Watt University, 1-9 The Curve, 32 Research Avenue North, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP, UK Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 02881, USA CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, R. Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal C2 IFREMER, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV PLYMOUTH, UK UNIV HERIOT WATT, UK UNIV RHODE ISLAND, USA UNIV PORTO, PORTUGAL UNIV PORTO, PORTUGAL SI BREST SE PDG-ODE-DYNECO-LEBCO PDG-RBE-PFOM-LPI UM LEMAR IN WOS Ifremer UPR WOS Ifremer UMR DOAJ copubli-europe copubli-int-hors-europe IF 4.997 TC 4 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00736/84819/89873.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00736/84819/89874.pdf LA English DT Article AB A complex interplay of biotic and abiotic factors underpins the distribution of species and operates across different levels of biological organization and life history stages. Understanding ecosystem engineer reproductive traits is critical for comprehending and managing the biodiversity-rich habitats they create. Little is known about how the reproduction of the reef-forming worm, Sabellaria alveolata, varies across environmental gradients. By integrating broad-scale environmental data with in-situ physiological data in the form of biochemical traits, we identified and ranked the drivers of intraspecific reproductive trait variability (ITV). ITV was highest in locations with variable environmental conditions, subjected to fluctuating temperature and hydrodynamic conditions. Our trait selection pointed to poleward sites being the most physiologically stressful, with low numbers of irregularly shaped eggs suggesting potentially reduced reproductive success. Centre-range individuals allocated the most energy to reproduction, with the highest number of intermediate-sized eggs, whilst equatorward sites were the least physiologically stressful, thus confirming the warm-adapted nature of our model organism. Variation in total egg diameter and relative fecundity were influenced by a combination of environmental conditions, which changed depending on the trait and sampling period. An integrated approach involving biochemical and reproductive traits is essential for understanding macro-scale patterns in the face of anthropogenic-induced climate change across environmental and latitudinal gradients. PY 2021 PD NOV SO Scientific Reports SN 2045-2322 PU Springer Science and Business Media LLC VL 11 IS 1 UT 000722925300024 DI 10.1038/s41598-021-02351-7 ID 84819 ER EF