FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Screening for climate adaptative loci using seascape genomics resolves phenotypic variation in heat tolerance of the coral Acropora millepora. BT AF DENIS, Hugo Selmoni, Oliver Gossuin, Hugues Jauffrais, Thierry Lecellier, Gaël Berteaux-Lecellier, Véronique AS 1:1,2;2:3,4;3:5;4:7;5:1,6;6:1; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:PDG-RBE-LEADNC;5:;6:; C1 UMR250/9220 ENTROPIE (IRD-CNRS-UR-IFREMER-UNC), Promenade Roger-Laroque, Noumea cedex, New Caledonia, France ED 129, SU Sorbonne Université, 4, Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris, France Laboratory of Geographic Information Systems (LASIG), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland Department of Plant Biology and Department of Embryology, Carnegie Institution for Science, USA Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology, Aquarium des Lagons, Nouméa, New Caledonia, France University Paris-Saclay, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), Versailles, France UMR250/9220 ENTROPIE (IRD-CNRS-UR-IFREMER-UNC), Promenade Roger-Laroque, Noumea cedex, New Caledonia, France C2 IRD, FRANCE UNIV SORBONNE, FRANCE EPFL, SWITZERLAND CARNEGIE INST SCI, USA AQUARIUM LAGONS, FRANCE UNIV PARIS-SACLAY, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE SI NOUMEA SE PDG-RBE-LEADNC UM ENTROPIE TC 0 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00800/91230/96982.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00800/91230/96983.docx https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00800/91230/96984.xlsx LA English DT Article DE ;coral bleaching;heat stress;phenotype-genotype association;climate change adaptation AB One of the main challenges in coral reef conservation and restoration is the identification of coral populations resilient under global warming. Seascape genomics is a powerful tool to uncover genetic markers potentially involved in heat tolerance among large populations without prior information on phenotypes. Here, we aimed to confirm the role of several candidate heat associated loci identified using this method in driving the phenotypic response of Acropora millepora from New Caledonia to thermal stress. We subjected 7 colonies to a long-term ex-situ heat stress assay (4°C above the Maximum Monthly Mean) and investigated their physiological response along with their Symbiodiniaceae communities and genotypes. Despite having similar thermal histories and associated symbionts, these conspecific individuals differed greatly in their tolerance to heat stress. More importantly, the clustering of individuals based on their alleles at the candidate loci was able to resolve most of the phenotypic variation in heat tolerance. Colonies harboring a higher proportion of beneficial alleles sustained on average lower mortality, higher Symbiodiniaceae/chlorophyll concentrations and photosynthetic efficiency under prolonged heat stress. Together these results support the relevance of seascape genomics to reveal candidate loci for heat adaptation in corals and develop predictive models of heat tolerance. PY 2022 PD OCT SO Preprint PU Research Square Platform LLC IS Version 1 DI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2173184/v1 ID 91230 ER EF