Disparate genetic divergence patterns in three corals across a pan-Pacific environmental gradient highlight species-specific adaptation
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Date | 2023-07-07 | ||||||||||||
Language | English | ||||||||||||
Author(s) | Voolstra Christian R.1, Hume Benjamin C. C.1, Armstrong Eric J.2, Mitushasi Guinther3, Porro Barbara4, 5, 6, Oury Nicolas7, Agostini Sylvain3, Boissin Emilie8, Poulain Julie9, 10, Carradec Quentin9, 10, Paz-García David A.11, Zoccola Didier5, 12, Magalon Hélène7, Moulin Clémentine13, Bourdin Guillaume14, Iwankow Guillaume8, Romac Sarah10, 15, Banaigs Bernard8, Boss Emmanuel14, Bowler Chris10, 16, de Vargas Colomban10, 15, Douville Eric17, Flores Michel18, Furla Paola4, 5, Galand Pierre E.19, Gilson Eric4, 5, 20, Lombard Fabien10, 21, 22, Pesant Stéphane23, Reynaud Stéphanie5, 12, Sullivan Matthew B.24, Sunagawa Shinichi25, Thomas Olivier P.26, Troublé Romain13, Vega Thurber Rebecca27, Wincker Patrick9, 10, Planes Serge8, Allemand Denis5, 12, Forcioli Didier4, 5 | ||||||||||||
Affiliation(s) | 1 : Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany 2 : PSL Research University, EPHE, CNRS, Université de Perpignan, Perpignan, France 3 : Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba, 5-10-1, Shimoda, Shizuoka, Japan 4 : Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, INSERM, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging, Nice (IRCAN), Nice, France 5 : LIA ROPSE, Laboratoire International Associé Université Côte d’Azur—Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco, Principality of Monaco 6 : French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), Université Côte d’Azur, ISA, France 7 : UMR 250/9220 ENTROPIE UR-IRD-CNRS-Ifremer-UNC, Laboratoire d’Excellence CORAIL, Université de la Réunion, St Denis de la Réunion, France 8 : PSL Research University: EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR 3278 CRIOBE, Laboratoire d’Excellence CORAIL, Université de Perpignan, 52 Avenue Paul Alduy, 66860, Perpignan, France 9 : Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope, Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Evry, France 10 : Research Federation for the study of Global Ocean Systems Ecology and Evolution, FR2022/Tara GOSEE, 3 rue Michel-Ange, 75016, Paris, France 11 : Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Av. IPN 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz, 23096, Baja California Sur, México 12 : Centre Scientifique de Monaco, 8 Quai Antoine Ier, MC-98000, Monaco, Principality of Monaco 13 : Fondation Tara Océan, Base Tara, 8 rue de Prague, 75 012, Paris, France 14 : School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, 04469, ME, USA 15 : Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Station Biologique de Roscoff, AD2M, UMR 7144, ECOMAP, Roscoff, France 16 : Institut de Biologie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, Université PSL, Paris, France 17 : Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, LSCE/IPSL, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France 18 : Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 76100, Rehovot, Israel 19 : Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire d’Ecogéochimie des Environnements Benthiques (LECOB), Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France 20 : Department of Medical Genetics, CHU Nice, Nice, France 21 : Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche, UMR 7093, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 06230, Villefranche sur mer, France 22 : Institut Universitaire de France, 75231, Paris, France 23 : European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK 24 : Department of Microbiology and Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA 25 : Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland 26 : School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, H91 TK33, Galway, Ireland 27 : Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA |
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Source | npj Biodiversity (2731-4243) (Springer Science and Business Media LLC), 2023-07-07 , Vol. 2 , N. 1 , P. 15 (16p.) | ||||||||||||
DOI | 10.1038/s44185-023-00020-8 | ||||||||||||
Keyword(s) | Conservation biology, Ecological genetics, Evolutionary genetics, Genetic variation, Population genetics | ||||||||||||
Abstract | Tropical coral reefs are among the most affected ecosystems by climate change and face increasing loss in the coming decades. Effective conservation strategies that maximize ecosystem resilience must be informed by the accurate characterization of extant genetic diversity and population structure together with an understanding of the adaptive potential of keystone species. Here we analyzed samples from the Tara Pacific Expedition (2016–2018) that completed an 18,000 km longitudinal transect of the Pacific Ocean sampling three widespread corals—Pocillopora meandrina, Porites lobata, and Millepora cf. platyphylla—across 33 sites from 11 islands. Using deep metagenomic sequencing of 269 colonies in conjunction with morphological analyses and climate variability data, we can show that despite a targeted sampling the transect encompasses multiple cryptic species. These species exhibit disparate biogeographic patterns and, most importantly, distinct evolutionary patterns in identical environmental regimes. Our findings demonstrate on a basin scale that evolutionary trajectories are species-specific and can only in part be predicted from the environment. This highlights that conservation strategies must integrate multi-species investigations to discern the distinct genomic footprints shaped by selection as well as the genetic potential for adaptive change. |
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