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Guo J, Zhao X, Shi J. Correlation of microbial community structure and volatile flavor compounds during corn yellow wine fermentation. Biotechnol Prog 2024; 40:e3408. [PMID: 37956144 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.3408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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High-throughput sequencing was used to define microbial community structure and GC-MS to identify volatile flavor substances during fermentation of corn yellow wine, and results were analyzed by multivariate statistical analysis. Seventeen bacterial phyla, 239 bacterial genera, 4 fungal phyla, and 18 fungal genera were found and changes in community structure occurred during fermentation. Twenty-four volatile flavor substances, including 14 esters and 5 alcohols, were detected and changes during fermentation recorded. Sixteen microbial genera correlated with volatile flavor substances and Weissella, Lactobacillus, Pseudomonas, Rhodotorul, and Kwoniella had significant correlation with ethyl esters and higher alcohols. Micro-organisms thus influence flavor development during corn yellow wine fermentation.
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- Jianhua Guo
- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, People's Republic of China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Harbin Medical University, Daqing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food and Biological Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, People's Republic of China
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Yu L, Khachaturyan M, Matschiner M, Healey A, Bauer D, Cameron B, Cusson M, Emmett Duffy J, Joel Fodrie F, Gill D, Grimwood J, Hori M, Hovel K, Hughes AR, Jahnke M, Jenkins J, Keymanesh K, Kruschel C, Mamidi S, Menning DM, Moksnes PO, Nakaoka M, Pennacchio C, Reiss K, Rossi F, Ruesink JL, Schultz ST, Talbot S, Unsworth R, Ward DH, Dagan T, Schmutz J, Eisen JA, Stachowicz JJ, Van de Peer Y, Olsen JL, Reusch TBH. Ocean current patterns drive the worldwide colonization of eelgrass (Zostera marina). NATURE PLANTS 2023; 9:1207-1220. [PMID: 37474781 PMCID: PMC10435387 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-023-01464-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Currents are unique drivers of oceanic phylogeography and thus determine the distribution of marine coastal species, along with past glaciations and sea-level changes. Here we reconstruct the worldwide colonization history of eelgrass (Zostera marina L.), the most widely distributed marine flowering plant or seagrass from its origin in the Northwest Pacific, based on nuclear and chloroplast genomes. We identified two divergent Pacific clades with evidence for admixture along the East Pacific coast. Two west-to-east (trans-Pacific) colonization events support the key role of the North Pacific Current. Time-calibrated nuclear and chloroplast phylogenies yielded concordant estimates of the arrival of Z. marina in the Atlantic through the Canadian Arctic, suggesting that eelgrass-based ecosystems, hotspots of biodiversity and carbon sequestration, have only been present there for ~243 ky (thousand years). Mediterranean populations were founded ~44 kya, while extant distributions along western and eastern Atlantic shores were founded at the end of the Last Glacial Maximum (~19 kya), with at least one major refuge being the North Carolina region. The recent colonization and five- to sevenfold lower genomic diversity of the Atlantic compared to the Pacific populations raises concern and opportunity about how Atlantic eelgrass might respond to rapidly warming coastal oceans.
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- Lei Yu
- Marine Evolutionary Ecology, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Marine Evolutionary Ecology, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Institute of General Microbiology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Paleontology and Museum, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Genome Sequencing Center, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Département des sciences fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
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- Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA
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- Institute of Marine Sciences (UNC-CH), Morehead City, NC, USA
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- Marine Evolutionary Ecology, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Genome Sequencing Center, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, USA
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- Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Strömstad, Sweden
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- Genome Sequencing Center, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Genome Sequencing Center, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, USA
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Integrative Marine Ecology (EMI), Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn-National Institute of Marine Biology, Ecology and Biotechnology, Genoa, Italy
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- Far Northwestern Institute of Art and Science, Anchorage, AK, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
- Project Seagrass, the Yard, Bridgend, UK
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- US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK, USA
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- Institute of General Microbiology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Genome Sequencing Center, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, USA
- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
- Center for Population Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
- Center for Microbial Ecology and Genomics, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
- College of Horticulture, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, Gent, Belgium
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- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Marine Evolutionary Ecology, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
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Blanco-Murillo F, Díaz MJ, Rodríguez-Rojas F, Navarrete C, Celis-Plá PSM, Sánchez-Lizaso JL, Sáez CA. A risk assessment on Zostera chilensis, the last relict of marine angiosperms in the South-East Pacific Ocean, due to the development of the desalination industry in Chile. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 883:163538. [PMID: 37100139 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Seagrasses, which are considered among the most ecologically valuable and endangered coastal ecosystems, have a narrowly limited distribution in the south-east Pacific, where Zostera chilensis is the only remaining relict. Due to water scarcity, desalination industry has grown in the last decades in the central-north coasts of Chile, which may be relevant to address in terms of potential impacts on benthic communities due to their associated high-salinity brine discharges to subtidal ecosystems. In this work, we assessed ecophysiological and cellular responses to desalination-extrapolable hypersalinity conditions on Z. chilensis. Mesocosms experiments were performed for 10 days, where plants were exposed to 3 different salinity treatments: 34 psu (control), 37 psu and 40 psu. Photosynthetic performance, H2O2 accumulation, and ascorbate content (reduced and oxidized) were measured, as well as relative gene expression of enzymes related to osmotic regulation and oxidative stress; these, at 1, 3, 6 and 10 days. Z. chilensis showed a decrease in photosynthetic parameters such as electron transport rate (ETRmax) and saturation irradiance (EkETR) under hypersalinity treatments, while non-photochemical quenching (NPQmax) presented an initial increment and a subsequent decline at 40 psu. H2O2 levels increased with hypersalinity, while ascorbate and dehydroascorbate only increased under 37 psu, although decreased along the experimental period. Increased salinities also triggered the expression of genes related to ion transport and osmolyte syntheses, but salinity-dependent up-regulated genes were mostly those related to the reactive oxygen species metabolism. The relict seagrass Z. chilensis has shown to withstand increased salinities that may be extrapolable to desalination effects in the short-term. As the latter is not fully clear in the long-term, and considering the restricted distribution and ecological importance, direct brine discharges to Z. chilensis meadows may not be recommended.
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- Fabio Blanco-Murillo
- Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain; Programa de Doctorado Interdisciplinario en Ciencias Ambientales, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile; Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Research (LACER), HUB AMBIENTAL UPLA, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile.
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Research (LACER), HUB AMBIENTAL UPLA, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Research (LACER), HUB AMBIENTAL UPLA, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Programa de Doctorado Interdisciplinario en Ciencias Ambientales, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile; Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Research (LACER), HUB AMBIENTAL UPLA, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Research (LACER), HUB AMBIENTAL UPLA, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain; Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Research (LACER), HUB AMBIENTAL UPLA, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile.
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Grignon-Dubois M, Rezzonico B. Phenolic chemistry of the seagrass Zostera marina Linnaeus: First assessment of geographic variability among populations on a broad spatial scale. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2023:113788. [PMID: 37423489 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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The variability of the phenolic content of thirteen populations of Zostera marina L. (six narrow-leaved and seven wide-leaved ecotypes) from different geographical zones, i.e., Baltic Sea, Mediterranean, East and West Atlantic, and East Pacific coasts was evaluated. Depending on the location, three to five phenolic acids and nine to fourteen flavonoids were identified of which an undescribed flavonoid sulfate. The phenolic concentrations of the thirteen populations differ among countries and among sites within countries. However, the same individuals were found almost everywhere. Substantial phenolic concentrations were found at all study sites with the exception of Puck Bay (Baltic Sea). Some geographical differences in the flavonoid content were observed. The highest phenolic diversity was found with specimens from the French Atlantic coast and the lowest with the Northeastern American sample (Cape Cod, MA). Regardless of their leaf width, the content of phenolic compounds was found to be similar and mainly characterized by rosmarinic acid and luteolin 7,3'-disulfate. The results demonstrate that geographic origin influences the phenolic composition of Z. marina primarily in terms of concentration, but not in terms of individual compound identity, despite the large geographic scale and the contrasting climatic and environmental conditions associated with it. This work is the first study to consider the spatial variability of phenolic compounds for a seagrass species on a spatial scale covering four bioregions. This is also the first to compare the phenolic chemistry of the two ecotypes of Z. marina.
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Rothäusler E, Carbone CPS, López BA, Tala F. Heterozostera nigricaulis from the south-East Pacific coast of Chile: First insights into its physiology and growth. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 188:105996. [PMID: 37104877 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.105996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A short stretch (27°S and 30°S) along the coast of Chile is habitat for the seagrass Heterozostera nigricaulis. The seagrass is classified as endangered and grows only clonally, but there are no data on its physiology and growth. However, this information is important to gain insights into its acclimation potential and how disturbances may affect them. We therefore studied H. nigricaulis at 27° and 30°S, and determined their growth and physiology among seasons and depths over one year. Biomass was higher at 27° than at 30°S, and was always higher in summer than in autumn and winter. Increased photosynthesis supported growth in summer, and in winter carbonic anhydrase activity was in place to maintain these evergreen meadows. Our results suggest that these seagrass meadows are adapted to local conditions, which, together with their asexual reproduction, could make them more vulnerable to disturbance. Therefore, our results serve as a basis for future studies on seagrass growth dynamics, and are important for protection and management plans.
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- Eva Rothäusler
- Centro de Investigaciones Costeras, Universidad de Atacama (CIC - UDA), Avenida Copayapu 485, Copiapó, Atacama, Chile.
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- Departamento de Biología Marina, Universidad Católica Del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile; Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Algas y Otros Recursos Biológicos (CIDTA), Facultad de Ciencias Del Mar, Universidad Católica Del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile.
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- Departamento de Acuicultura y Recursos Agroalimentarios, Universidad de Los Lagos, Av. Fuchslocher 1305, Osorno, Chile.
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- Departamento de Biología Marina, Universidad Católica Del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile; Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Algas y Otros Recursos Biológicos (CIDTA), Facultad de Ciencias Del Mar, Universidad Católica Del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo, Chile; Instituto Milenio en Socio-Ecología Costera, SECOS, Santiago, Chile.
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Barnes RSK. Seagrass macrobenthic biodiversity does not vary in conformity with a leaky-lagoonal confinement gradient. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 185:105897. [PMID: 36738698 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.105897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Coastal lagoon ecology often changes on progression from the open, well-flushed mouth region to the depositional zone furthest from the open sea. This is generally considered consequent on increasing 'confinement' and associated features, rather than on the often co-occurringly decreasing salinity. The 12 km Rainbow Channel connecting part of Moreton Bay, a microtidal leaky lagoon, to the adjacent Pacific provides a gradient of increasing confinement without any significant salinity change, i.e. a tenfold increase in water residence time for a salinity decrease of <1. Macrobenthic faunal assemblages characterising intertidal Zostera seagrass at strategic points along its length were compared to test whether their nature changed in conformity with confinement models. Results suggest that it does not; faunal abundance, species richness, evenness and composition remaining effectively unchanged along the gradient. Seagrass systems may constitute a special case because they decouple renewal times of the overlying water and local organic enrichment/decomposition; as may leaky lagoons because of their high tidal velocities.
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- R S K Barnes
- School of Biological Sciences and Centre for Marine Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Queensland, Australia; Department of Zoology and Conservation Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Chen J, Zang Y, Shang S, Yang Z, Liang S, Xue S, Wang Y, Tang X. Chloroplast genomic comparison provides insights into the evolution of seagrasses. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:104. [PMID: 36814193 PMCID: PMC9945681 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04119-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Seagrasses are a polyphyletic group of monocotyledonous angiosperms that have evolved to live entirely submerged in marine waters. Thus, these species are ideal for studying plant adaptation to marine environments. Herein, we sequenced the chloroplast (cp) genomes of two seagrass species (Zostera muelleri and Halophila ovalis) and performed a comparative analysis of them with 10 previously published seagrasses, resulting in various novel findings. RESULTS The cp genomes of the seagrasses ranged in size from 143,877 bp (Zostera marina) to 178,261 bp (Thalassia hemprichii), and also varied in size among different families in the following order: Hydrocharitaceae > Cymodoceaceae > Ruppiaceae > Zosteraceae. The length differences between families were mainly related to the expansion and contraction of the IR region. In addition, we screened out 2,751 simple sequence repeats and 1,757 long repeat sequence types in the cp genome sequences of the 12 seagrass species, ultimately finding seven hot spots in coding regions. Interestingly, we found nine genes with positive selection sites, including two ATP subunit genes (atpA and atpF), three ribosome subunit genes (rps4, rps7, and rpl20), one photosystem subunit gene (psbH), and the ycf2, accD, and rbcL genes. These gene regions may have played critical roles in the adaptation of seagrasses to diverse environments. In addition, phylogenetic analysis strongly supported the division of the 12 seagrass species into four previously recognized major clades. Finally, the divergence time of the seagrasses inferred from the cp genome sequences was generally consistent with previous studies. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we compared chloroplast genomes from 12 seagrass species, covering the main phylogenetic clades. Our findings will provide valuable genetic data for research into the taxonomy, phylogeny, and species evolution of seagrasses.
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- Jun Chen
- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Ministry of Natural Resources, Key Laboratory of Marine Eco-Environmental Science and Technology, First Institute of Oceanography, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
- Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
- Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
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Sustaining biodiversity and ecosystems in the long term depends on their adjustment to a rapidly changing climate. By characterizing the structure of the marine plant eelgrass and associated communities at 50 sites across its broad range, we found that eelgrass growth form and biomass retain a legacy of Pleistocene range shifts and genetic bottlenecks that in turn affect the biomass of algae and invertebrates that fuel coastal food webs. The ecosystem-level effects of this ancient evolutionary legacy are comparable to or stronger than effects of current environmental forcing, suggesting that this economically important ecosystem may be unable to keep pace with rapid global change. Distribution of Earth’s biomes is structured by the match between climate and plant traits, which in turn shape associated communities and ecosystem processes and services. However, that climate–trait match can be disrupted by historical events, with lasting ecosystem impacts. As Earth’s environment changes faster than at any time in human history, critical questions are whether and how organismal traits and ecosystems can adjust to altered conditions. We quantified the relative importance of current environmental forcing versus evolutionary history in shaping the growth form (stature and biomass) and associated community of eelgrass (Zostera marina), a widespread foundation plant of marine ecosystems along Northern Hemisphere coastlines, which experienced major shifts in distribution and genetic composition during the Pleistocene. We found that eelgrass stature and biomass retain a legacy of the Pleistocene colonization of the Atlantic from the ancestral Pacific range and of more recent within-basin bottlenecks and genetic differentiation. This evolutionary legacy in turn influences the biomass of associated algae and invertebrates that fuel coastal food webs, with effects comparable to or stronger than effects of current environmental forcing. Such historical lags in phenotypic acclimatization may constrain ecosystem adjustments to rapid anthropogenic climate change, thus altering predictions about the future functioning of ecosystems.
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Pfeifer L, van Erven G, Sinclair EA, Duarte CM, Kabel MA, Classen B. Profiling the cell walls of seagrasses from A (Amphibolis) to Z (Zostera). BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 22:63. [PMID: 35120456 PMCID: PMC8815203 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03447-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND The polyphyletic group of seagrasses shows an evolutionary history from early monocotyledonous land plants to the marine environment. Seagrasses form important coastal ecosystems worldwide and large amounts of seagrass detritus washed on beaches might also be valuable bioeconomical resources. Despite this importance and potential, little is known about adaptation of these angiosperms to the marine environment and their cell walls. RESULTS We investigated polysaccharide composition of nine seagrass species from the Mediterranean, Red Sea and eastern Indian Ocean. Sequential extraction revealed a similar seagrass cell wall polysaccharide composition to terrestrial angiosperms: arabinogalactans, pectins and different hemicelluloses, especially xylans and/or xyloglucans. However, the pectic fractions were characterized by the monosaccharide apiose, suggesting unusual apiogalacturonans are a common feature of seagrass cell walls. Detailed analyses of four representative species identified differences between organs and species in their constituent monosaccharide composition and lignin content and structure. Rhizomes were richer in glucosyl units compared to leaves and roots. Enhalus had high apiosyl and arabinosyl abundance, while two Australian species of Amphibolis and Posidonia, were characterized by high amounts of xylosyl residues. Interestingly, the latter two species contained appreciable amounts of lignin, especially in roots and rhizomes whereas Zostera and Enhalus were lignin-free. Lignin structure in Amphibolis was characterized by a higher syringyl content compared to that of Posidonia. CONCLUSIONS Our investigations give a first comprehensive overview on cell wall composition across seagrass families, which will help understanding adaptation to a marine environment in the evolutionary context and evaluating the potential of seagrass in biorefinery incentives.
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- Lukas Pfeifer
- Pharmaceutical Institute, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Gutenbergstr. 76, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University & Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- School of Biological Sciences and Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA Australia
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- Red Sea Research Center (RSRC) and Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University & Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Pharmaceutical Institute, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Gutenbergstr. 76, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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Barnes RSK. What does measuring species diversity in estuarine seagrass systems actually assess? MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 172:105500. [PMID: 34653926 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Relationships between species diversity and other species-density and species-richness metrics were investigated in the seagrass macrobenthos of Knysna estuarine bay, South Africa. Although a wide range of species density occurred across sites, neither Hill-Shannon nor Hill-Simpson diversity showed any significant relationship with it, although they did with species richness. Instead species diversity was very closely related to relative evenness, and (negatively) to overall assemblage abundance. No significant relationship was found between species density and evenness. Whilst there was a clear and marked decrease in species density upstream along the main estuarine channel, only one of the species-diversity indices (the Hill-Shannon) showed a significant equivalent decrease. Relationships depended on how 'species richness' was assessed, and were very strongly influenced by the superabundant local occurrence of a few individual faunal components (three gastropod and one tanaid species). Species-diversity analysis contributes nothing new in such estuarine seagrass meadows and seems best avoided.
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- R S K Barnes
- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Makhanda, Eastern Cape, 6140, South Africa; Department of Zoology & Conservation Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Nguyen XV, Nguyen-Nhat NT, Nguyen XT, Dao VH, M. Liao L, Papenbrock J. Analysis of rDNA reveals a high genetic diversity of Halophila major in the Wallacea region. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0258956. [PMID: 34679102 PMCID: PMC8535426 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The genus Halophila shows the highest species diversity within the seagrass genera. Southeast Asian countries where several boundary lines exist were considered as the origin of seagrasses. We hypothesize that the boundary lines, such as Wallace's and Lydekker's Lines, may act as marine geographic barriers to the population structure of Halophila major. Seagrass samples were collected at three islands in Vietnamese waters and analyzed by the molecular maker ITS. These sequences were compared with published ITS sequences from seagrasses collected in the whole region of interest. In this study, we reveal the haplotype and nucleotide diversity, linking population genetics, phylogeography, phylogenetics and estimation of relative divergence times of H. major and other members of the Halophila genus. The morphological characters show variation. The results of the ITS marker analysis reveal smaller groups of H. major from Myanmar, Shoalwater Bay (Australia) and Okinawa (Japan) with high supporting values. The remaining groups including Sri Lanka, Viet Nam, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Two Peoples Bay (Australia) and Tokushima (Japan) showed low supporting values. The Wallacea region shows the highest haplotype and also nucleotide diversity. Non-significant differences were found among regions, but significant differences were presented among populations. The relative divergence times between some members of section Halophila were estimated 2.15-6.64 Mya.
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- Xuan-Vy Nguyen
- Department of Marine Botany, Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Nha Trang, Viet Nam
- Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Graduate University of Science and Technology, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
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- Department of Marine Botany, Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Nha Trang, Viet Nam
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- Department of Marine Botany, Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Nha Trang, Viet Nam
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- Department of Marine Botany, Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Nha Trang, Viet Nam
- Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Graduate University of Science and Technology, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Institute of Botany, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Foster E, Watson J, Lemay MA, Tinker MT, Estes JA, Piercey R, Henson L, Ritland C, Miscampbell A, Nichol L, Hessing-Lewis M, Salomon AK, Darimont CT. Physical disturbance by recovering sea otter populations increases eelgrass genetic diversity. Science 2021; 374:333-336. [PMID: 34648338 DOI: 10.1126/science.abf2343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Erin Foster
- Hakai Institute, Heriot Bay, BC V0P 1H0, Canada.,Department of Geography, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5S5, Canada
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- Nhydra Ecological Consulting, St. Margaret's Bay, NS B3Z 2G6, Canada.,Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA
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- Department of Geography, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada.,Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Bella Bella, BC V0T 1Z0, Canada
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- Genetic Data Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Genetic Data Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Cetacean Research Program, Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Nanaimo, BC V9T 6N7, Canada
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- School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Hakai Institute, Heriot Bay, BC V0P 1H0, Canada.,Department of Geography, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada.,Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Bella Bella, BC V0T 1Z0, Canada
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Within-species relationship of patchiness to both abundance and occupancy, as exemplified by seagrass macrobenthos. Oecologia 2021; 196:1107-1117. [PMID: 34241686 PMCID: PMC8367887 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-021-04985-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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For the first time, intraspecific relationships between the macroecological metrics patchiness (P) and both abundance (A) and occupancy (O) were investigated in a faunal assemblage. As a companion study to recent work on interspecific P, A and O patterns at the same localities, intraspecific patterns were documented within each of the more dominant invertebrates forming the seagrass macrobenthos of warm–temperate Knysna estuarine bay (South Africa) and of sub-tropical Moreton Bay (Australia). As displayed interspecifically, individual species showed strong A–O patterns (mean scaling coefficient − 0.76 and mean R2 > 0.8). All P–O relations were negative and most (67%) were statistically significant, although weaker (mean R2 0.5) than A–O ones; most P–A ones were also negative but fewer (43%) achieved significance, and were even weaker (mean R2 0.4); 33% of species showed no significant interrelations of either O or A with P. No species showed only a significant P–A relationship. Compared with interspecific P–A–O data from the same assemblages, power–law scaling exponents were equivalent, but R2 values were larger. Larviparous species comprised 70% of the total studied, but 94% of those displaying significant patchiness interrelationships; 5 of the 9 showing no P–A or P–O relationships, however, were also larviparous. At Knysna, though not in Moreton Bay, larviparous species also showed higher levels of occupancy than non-larviparous ones, whilst non-larviparous species showed higher levels of patchiness. Dominant Moreton Bay species, but not those at Knysna, exhibited homogeneously sloped P–O relationships.
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Lin X, Dong J, Yang Q, Zhou W, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Ahmad M, Sun Y, Wang Y, Ling J. Identification of three seagrass species in coral reef ecosystem by using multiple genes of DNA barcoding. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2021; 30:919-928. [PMID: 33830383 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-021-02397-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Seagrasses constitute a significant part of coral reef ecosystems, representing high primary productivity and one of the most important coastal habitats in marine ecosystems. Though seagrasses possess irreplaceable ecological services to the marine environment, taxonomical ambiguity still exists due to similar morphological characters and phenotypic plasticity. As an emerging technology, DNA barcoding can effectively identify cryptic species using a short orthologous DNA region. In this study, we collected samples from five different locations (Daya Bay, Xincun Bay, Sanya Bay, Xisha Islands, and Nansha Islands), and three seagrass species Cymodocea rotundata, Thalassia hemprichii and Halophila ovalis was evaluated. Moreover, ITS, matK and rbcL genes were used as DNA barcodes. The results indicated that single ITS and concatenated ITS/matK/rbcL both conducted better species resolution than single matK and rbcL. Nevertheless, single ITS was more convenient. Furthermore, in all the four topology trees, three species resolved as 3 clusters as well H. ovalis and T. hemprichii grouped as sister clade. In the meantime, differentiation lay in intra-species based on the result of single ITS and three-locus analysis. Within H. ovalis and T. hemprichii separately, individuals from Xisha Islands first group together, then grouped with individuals from Nansha Islands and/or Xincun Bay and/or Sanya Bay and/or Daya Bay, which indicated that geographical distribution influenced population evolution. However, intra-species differentiation did not emerge in the tree of matK or rbcL.
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- Xiancheng Lin
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, 511458, China
- Tropical Marine Biological Research Station in Hainan, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biotechnology, Sanya, 572000, China
- Guangdong Science and Technology Library (Guangdong Institute of Scientific and Technical Information and Development Strategy), Guangzhou, 510070, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Tropical Marine Biological Research Station in Hainan, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biotechnology, Sanya, 572000, China
- Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Tropical Marine Biological Research Station in Hainan, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biotechnology, Sanya, 572000, China
- Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- Guangdong Science and Technology Library (Guangdong Institute of Scientific and Technical Information and Development Strategy), Guangzhou, 510070, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, 511458, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China.
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, 511458, China.
- Tropical Marine Biological Research Station in Hainan, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biotechnology, Sanya, 572000, China.
- Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China.
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Pazzaglia J, Reusch TBH, Terlizzi A, Marín‐Guirao L, Procaccini G. Phenotypic plasticity under rapid global changes: The intrinsic force for future seagrasses survival. Evol Appl 2021; 14:1181-1201. [PMID: 34025759 PMCID: PMC8127715 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Coastal oceans are particularly affected by rapid and extreme environmental changes with dramatic consequences for the entire ecosystem. Seagrasses are key ecosystem engineering or foundation species supporting diverse and productive ecosystems along the coastline that are particularly susceptible to fast environmental changes. In this context, the analysis of phenotypic plasticity could reveal important insights into seagrasses persistence, as it represents an individual property that allows species' phenotypes to accommodate and react to fast environmental changes and stress. Many studies have provided different definitions of plasticity and related processes (acclimation and adaptation) resulting in a variety of associated terminology. Here, we review different ways to define phenotypic plasticity with particular reference to seagrass responses to single and multiple stressors. We relate plasticity to the shape of reaction norms, resulting from genotype by environment interactions, and examine its role in the presence of environmental shifts. The potential role of genetic and epigenetic changes in underlying seagrasses plasticity in face of environmental changes is also discussed. Different approaches aimed to assess local acclimation and adaptation in seagrasses are explored, explaining strengths and weaknesses based on the main results obtained from the most recent literature. We conclude that the implemented experimental approaches, whether performed with controlled or field experiments, provide new insights to explore the basis of plasticity in seagrasses. However, an improvement of molecular analysis and the application of multi-factorial experiments are required to better explore genetic and epigenetic adjustments to rapid environmental shifts. These considerations revealed the potential for selecting the best phenotypes to promote assisted evolution with fundamental implications on restoration and preservation efforts.
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- Jessica Pazzaglia
- Department of Integrative Marine EcologyStazione Zoologica Anton DohrnNaplesItaly
- Department of Life SciencesUniversity of TriesteTriesteItaly
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- Marine Evolutionary EcologyGEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research KielKielGermany
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- Department of Life SciencesUniversity of TriesteTriesteItaly
- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine OrganismsStazione Zoologica Anton DohrnNaplesItaly
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- Department of Integrative Marine EcologyStazione Zoologica Anton DohrnNaplesItaly
- Seagrass Ecology GroupOceanographic Center of MurciaSpanish Institute of OceanographyMurciaSpain
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- Department of Integrative Marine EcologyStazione Zoologica Anton DohrnNaplesItaly
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Barnes RSK. Do different sympatric seagrasses support macrobenthic faunas of differing composition, abundance, biodiversity or patchiness? MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 160:104983. [PMID: 32907721 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Intertidal macrobenthic assemblages associated with monospecific areas of different sympatric though not syntopic seagrasses [Cymodocea, Halodule, Zostera and Halophila] were investigated in Moreton Bay across a continuous <0.12 ha seagrass area with minimal potentially-confounding environmental variables. Results indicated patterns of unchanging faunal metrics across seagrass types (abundance, richness, diversity, evenness, taxonomic distinctness, and patchiness) but variation in relative proportions of dominant taxa, particularly microgastropods (abundant in Zostera, insignificant in Cymodocea and Halodule). Although assemblage composition varied, faunal dissimilarities (except with Zostera) were very low and of similar magnitudes within and between different 'host' seagrasses. This suggests that such macroecological faunal characteristics are not consequent on the precise local ecosystem engineer but largely reflect those of a common pool of locally available species, so that the differences in animal abundance and biodiversity described in some studies relate not directly to features inherent in the different seagrasses, but to associated habitat variables.
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- R S K Barnes
- School of Biological Sciences and Centre for Marine Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Queensland, Australia.
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Li C, Li J, Liu G, Deng Y, Zhu S, Ye Z, Shao Y, Liu D. Performance and microbial community analysis of Combined Denitrification and Biofloc Technology (CDBFT) system treating nitrogen-rich aquaculture wastewater. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 288:121582. [PMID: 31176936 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study proposed two novel Combined Denitrification and Biofloc Technology (CDBFT) systems (one under blue LED light (L1) and the other without light (C1), each containing a denitrification (DE) reactor and a biofloc-based reactor) for the enhanced total nitrogen (TN) removal. Long-term operation (110 days) suggested that simultaneous nitrification and denitrification was achieved in both C1 and L1. Significantly higher total nitrogen removal efficiency (TNRE) was observed in L1-CDBFT (92.2%) than C1-CDBFT (87.5%, P < 0.05; after day 14). Further 24-hour nitrogen transformation test showed the boosted nitrate removal of L1-BFT than C1-BFT. High-throughput sequencing analysis revealed that phyla Rotifera and Nematoda which were indispensable for aquatic animal larviculture, were only found in L1-BFT. Nevertheless, CDBFT effluent from both systems was suitable for tilapia culture based on water quality, biofloc characteristics and tilapia survival rates. Overall, this study highlights the significance of developing CDBFT for TN removal especially under lights.
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- Changwei Li
- Institute of Agricultural Bio-Environmental Engineering, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Bio-Environmental Engineering, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Bio-Environmental Engineering, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Aquaculture and Fisheries Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University, 6708 WD Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Agricultural Bio-Environmental Engineering, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Bio-Environmental Engineering, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Bio-Environmental Engineering, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Bio-Environmental Engineering, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Barnes RSK. Local patchiness of macrobenthic faunal abundance displays homogeneity across the disparate seagrass systems of an estuarine bay. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2019; 148:99-107. [PMID: 31170657 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Spatial variation in the degree of local patchiness of macrobenthic assemblage abundance was assessed across the 16 km2 warm-temperate Knysna estuarine bay (South Africa) where the seagrass Zostera (Zosterella) capensis grows under a broad spectrum of environmental conditions and supports invertebrate assemblages at a wide range of local density (<2000->320000 ind. m-2). Macrobenthic assemblage abundance at all 27 representative sites examined displayed low-level but highly-significant spatial patchiness (mean Lloyd's index, IP = 1.148). Except at high tidal levels, however, the magnitude of this local patchiness did not vary statistically across the system (CV 4.3%) regardless of assemblage abundance, location or species composition. Patchinesses well within ±1 standard deviation of Knysna's value also characterise an equivalent Z. (Zosterella) capricorni assemblage in subtropical Queensland (IP 1.169) and another, Z. (Zosterella) noltei, assemblage in cool-temperate England (IP 1.135), suggesting that at local scales intertidal dwarf-eelgrass macrobenthic abundance displays a characteristic level of patchiness.
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- R S K Barnes
- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown), Eastern Cape, 6140, South Africa; Knysna Basin Project Laboratory, Knysna, Western Cape, 6571, South Africa; Department of Zoology and Conservation Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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Barnes RSK, Hamylton SM. Isometric scaling of faunal patchiness: Seagrass macrobenthic abundance across small spatial scales. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2019; 146:89-100. [PMID: 30928018 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Revised: 03/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Following earlier studies across 2115 → 33 m2 scales (Barnes and Laurie, 2018), patchiness of macrobenthic abundance in intertidal Queensland seagrass was assessed by dispersion indices, spatial autocorrelation and hotspot analysis across a hierarchically-nested series of smaller scales (5.75 → 0.09 m2). Overall patterns of distribution and abundance over larger extents and with greater lag were mirrored across these smaller ones. Assemblage abundance per station varied by a factor of >10, but all three approaches showed effective constancy of total assemblage patchiness across all sub-2115 m2 scales (across-scales-mean Lloyd's IP of 1.06 and global Moran's I of 0.13). Equivalent constancy was also shown by most numerically-dominant species (scaling exponent β = 0.93-1.15). Decreasing patchiness of some species with decreasing scale, however, resulted in two no longer being patchily dispersed across small scales. Significant hotspots of abundance occurred at a constant proportion of stations across scales, against a background of randomly scattered peak-abundance points.
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- R S K Barnes
- School of Biological Sciences and Centre for Marine Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Queensland, Australia; Biodiversity Program, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, 4101, Queensland, Australia.
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- School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522, New South Wales, Australia
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Barnes RSK, Laurie H. Seagrass macrofaunal abundance shows both multifractality and scale-invariant patchiness. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2018; 138:84-95. [PMID: 29706369 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Spatial patterns of abundance of the whole macrobenthic assemblage and of its 10 most numerous species were examined across hierarchically nested scales within a 0.85 ha area of intertidal seagrass in subtropical Moreton Bay, Queensland. Multifractality characterised the assemblage and all ten dominant species across those scales (c. 33, 130, 530 & 2115 m2), with patchiness of assemblage numbers and those of at least some dominants exhibiting scale-invariance. The system displayed several abundance peaks, 12% of stations accounting for 88% of total variance, with many individual dominants showing a series of non-overlapping 'hot-spots'. Scale invariance and multifractality occurred notwithstanding low levels of species interaction consequent on maintenance at very low density. This suggests that critical self-organisation cannot be responsible for such patterning. Contrary to received wisdom, coefficient β of Taylor's power-law cannot form an index of aggregation, although it does indicate direction of change in dispersion pattern with changing numbers.
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- R S K Barnes
- School of Biological Sciences and Centre for Marine Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Queensland, Australia; Biodiversity Program, Queensland Museum, Brisbane 4101, Queensland, Australia.
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- Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape 7701, South Africa
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Lee H, Golicz AA, Bayer PE, Severn-Ellis AA, Chan CKK, Batley J, Kendrick GA, Edwards D. Genomic comparison of two independent seagrass lineages reveals habitat-driven convergent evolution. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:3689-3702. [PMID: 29912443 PMCID: PMC6022596 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Seagrasses are marine angiosperms that live fully submerged in the sea. They evolved from land plant ancestors, with multiple species representing at least three independent return-to-the-sea events. This raises the question of whether these marine angiosperms followed the same adaptation pathway to allow them to live and reproduce under the hostile marine conditions. To compare the basis of marine adaptation between seagrass lineages, we generated genomic data for Halophila ovalis and compared this with recently published genomes for two members of Zosteraceae, as well as genomes of five non-marine plant species (Arabidopsis, Oryza sativa, Phoenix dactylifera, Musa acuminata, and Spirodela polyrhiza). Halophila and Zosteraceae represent two independent seagrass lineages separated by around 30 million years. Genes that were lost or conserved in both lineages were identified. All three species lost genes associated with ethylene and terpenoid biosynthesis, and retained genes related to salinity adaptation, such as those for osmoregulation. In contrast, the loss of the NADH dehydrogenase-like complex is unique to H. ovalis. Through comparison of two independent return-to-the-sea events, this study further describes marine adaptation characteristics common to seagrass families, identifies species-specific gene loss, and provides molecular evidence for convergent evolution in seagrass lineages.
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- HueyTyng Lee
- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, WA, Australia
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- Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, WA, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, WA, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, WA, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, WA, Australia
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Guo J, Sun L, Guo H, Zou D, Liu X, Wang Y, Ma R, Sun M, Jing W, Han G. Effect of Cellulase-Producing Bacteria on Fungi Community Structure and Ester Generation in Chinese Liquor Fermenting Grains. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREWING CHEMISTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/03610470.2018.1424401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Jianhua Guo
- College of Food & Biological Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, China
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- Biological Engineering Department, Liaoning Economic Management Cadre Institute, Shenyang, China
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- College of Food & Biological Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, China
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- College of Food & Biological Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, China
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- College of Food & Biological Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, China
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- College of Food & Biological Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, China
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- College of Food & Biological Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, China
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- College of Food & Biological Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, China
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- College of Food & Biological Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, China
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- College of Food & Biological Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, China
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Grignon-Dubois M, Rezzonico B. Phenolic chemistry of the seagrass Zostera noltei Hornem. Part 1: First evidence of three infraspecific flavonoid chemotypes in three distinctive geographical regions. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2018; 146:91-101. [PMID: 29253735 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2017.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The flavonoid content of Zostera noltei leaves was investigated over a broad spatial scale using chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques (HPLC-DAD, LC/MS and NMR). Samples were collected at fifteen localities covering Mediterranean Sea and NE Atlantic coast, and representative of three types of coastal ecosystems: mesotidal bays, coastal lagoons, and open-sea. Three geographically distinct flavonoid chemotypes were identified on the basis of their respective major compound. One is characterized by apigenin 7-sulfate (Eastern part of Gulf of Cadiz), one by diosmetin 7-sulfate (French Atlantic coast and Mediterranean Sea), and the third contained similar quantities of the above two compounds (Mauritania and South Portugal). Our results show that metabolomic profiling using a combination of analytical techniques is a tool of choice to characterize chemical phenotype accurately. This work emphasizes for the first time the spatial variability in the flavonoid chemistry of Z. noltei throughout Atlantic and Mediterranean range, and constitutes the first report of chemical races in the Zosteraceae family. This infraspecific chemical differentiation should be considered when dealing with the role of Z. noltei in coastal ecosystems or in the selection of the best population donor for Z. noltei beds restoration. Combined with molecular identification, phenolic fingerprinting might be helpful to elucidate the evolutionary history of Z. noltei.
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York PH, Smith TM, Coles RG, McKenna SA, Connolly RM, Irving AD, Jackson EL, McMahon K, Runcie JW, Sherman CDH, Sullivan BK, Trevathan-Tackett SM, Brodersen KE, Carter AB, Ewers CJ, Lavery PS, Roelfsema CM, Sinclair EA, Strydom S, Tanner JE, van Dijk KJ, Warry FY, Waycott M, Whitehead S. Identifying knowledge gaps in seagrass research and management: An Australian perspective. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2017; 127:163-172. [PMID: 27342125 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Seagrass species form important marine and estuarine habitats providing valuable ecosystem services and functions. Coastal zones that are increasingly impacted by anthropogenic development have experienced substantial declines in seagrass abundance around the world. Australia, which has some of the world's largest seagrass meadows and is home to over half of the known species, is not immune to these losses. In 1999 a review of seagrass ecosystems knowledge was conducted in Australia and strategic research priorities were developed to provide research direction for future studies and management. Subsequent rapid evolution of seagrass research and scientific methods has led to more than 70% of peer reviewed seagrass literature being produced since that time. A workshop was held as part of the Australian Marine Sciences Association conference in July 2015 in Geelong, Victoria, to update and redefine strategic priorities in seagrass research. Participants identified 40 research questions from 10 research fields (taxonomy and systematics, physiology, population biology, sediment biogeochemistry and microbiology, ecosystem function, faunal habitats, threats, rehabilitation and restoration, mapping and monitoring, management tools) as priorities for future research on Australian seagrasses. Progress in research will rely on advances in areas such as remote sensing, genomic tools, microsensors, computer modeling, and statistical analyses. A more interdisciplinary approach will be needed to facilitate greater understanding of the complex interactions among seagrasses and their environment.
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- Paul H York
- Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), James Cook University, QLD, Australia.
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- Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), James Cook University, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), James Cook University, QLD, Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute - Coast and Estuaries, School of Environment, Griffith University, QLD, Australia
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- School of Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, QLD, Australia
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- School of Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, QLD, Australia
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- School of Science and Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research, Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, VIC, Australia
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- Plant Functional Biology and Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Plant Functional Biology and Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), James Cook University, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, VIC, Australia
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- School of Science and Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research, Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia
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- Remote Sensing Research Center, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, QLD, Australia
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- School of Plant Biology and Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, WA, Australia
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- School of Science and Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research, Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia
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- South Australian Research and Development Institute, SA, Australia; University of Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, VIC, Australia
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Sullivan BK, Robinson KL, Trevathan-Tackett SM, Lilje ES, Gleason FH, Lilje O. The First Isolation and Characterisation of the Protist Labyrinthula sp. in Southeastern Australia. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2017; 64:504-513. [PMID: 28004878 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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As a result of anthropogenic influences and global climate change, emerging infectious marine diseases are thought to be increasingly more common and more severe than in the past. The aim of our investigation was to confirm the presence of Labyrinthula, the aetiological agent of the seagrass wasting disease, in Southeastern Australia and provide the first isolation and characterisation of this protist, in Australia. Colonies and individual cells were positively identified as Labyrinthula using published descriptions, diagrams, and photographs. Their identity was then confirmed using DNA barcoding of a region of the 18S rRNA gene. Species level identification of isolates was not possible as the taxonomy of the Labyrinthula is still poorly resolved. Still, a diversity of Labyrinthula was isolated from small sections of the southeast coast of Australia. The isolates were grouped into three haplotypes that are biogeographically restricted. These haplotypes are closely related to previously identified saprotrophic clades. The study highlights the need for further investigation into the global distribution of Labyrinthula, including phylogenetic pathogenicity and analysis of host-parasite interactions in response to stressors. Given the results of our analyses, it is prudent to continue research into disease and epidemic agents to better prepare researchers for potential future outbreaks.
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- Brooke K Sullivan
- School of Biosciences, Victorian Marine Science Consortium, University of Melbourne, Queenscliff, Vic., 3225, Australia.,School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.,School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic., 3125, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.,School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic., 3125, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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Genetic divergence of the endangered seagrass Zostera japonica Ascherson & Graebner between temperate and subtropical coasts of China based on partial sequences of matK and ITS. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2016.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Smith TM, York PH, Macreadie PI, Keough MJ, Ross DJ, Sherman CDH. Spatial variation in reproductive effort of a southern Australian seagrass. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2016; 120:214-24. [PMID: 27592387 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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In marine environments characterised by habitat-forming plants, the relative allocation of resources into vegetative growth and flowering is an important indicator of plant condition and hence ecosystem health. In addition, the production and abundance of seeds can give clues to local resilience. Flowering density, seed bank, biomass and epiphyte levels were recorded for the temperate seagrass Zostera nigricaulis in Port Phillip Bay, south east Australia at 14 sites chosen to represent several regions with different physicochemical conditions. Strong regional differences were found within the large bay. Spathe and seed density were very low in the north of the bay (3 sites), low in the centre of the bay (2 sites) intermediate in the Outer Geelong Arm (2 sites), high in Swan Bay (2 sites) and very high in the Inner Geelong Arm (3 sites). In the south (2 sites) seed density was low and spathe density was high. These regional patterns were largely consistent for the 5 sites sampled over the three year period. Timing of flowering was consistent across sites, occurring from August until December with peak production in October, except during the third year of monitoring when overall densities were lower and peaked in November. Seagrass biomass, epiphyte load, canopy height and stem density showed few consistent spatial and temporal patterns. Variation in spathe and seed density and morphology across Port Phillip Bay reflects varying environmental conditions and suggests that northern sites may be restricted in their ability to recover from disturbance through sexual reproduction. In contrast, sites in the west and south of the bay have greater potential to recover from disturbances due to a larger seed bank and these sites could act as source populations for sites where seed production is low.
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- Timothy M Smith
- School of Life and Environmental Science, Centre of Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC, 3217, Australia.
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- School of Life and Environmental Science, Centre of Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC, 3217, Australia; Centre for Tropical Water & Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, 4870, Australia; School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Science, Centre of Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC, 3217, Australia; Plant Functional Biology and Climate Change Cluster (C3), School of the Environment, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Taroona, TAS, 7053, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Science, Centre of Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC, 3217, Australia
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The emergence of molecular profiling and omics techniques in seagrass biology; furthering our understanding of seagrasses. Funct Integr Genomics 2016; 16:465-80. [DOI: 10.1007/s10142-016-0501-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Nguyen XV, Höfler S, Glasenapp Y, Thangaradjou T, Lucas C, Papenbrock J. New insights into DNA barcoding of seagrasses. SYST BIODIVERS 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2015.1046408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Xuan-Vy Nguyen
- Institute of Oceanography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Nha Trang City, Vietnam
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- Institute of Botany, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Botany, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Botany, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Triest L, Sierens T. Seagrass radiation after Messinian salinity crisis reflected by strong genetic structuring and out-of-Africa scenario (Ruppiaceae). PLoS One 2014; 9:e104264. [PMID: 25100173 PMCID: PMC4123914 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 07/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Many aquatic plant and seagrass species are widespread and the origin of their continent-wide ranges might result from high gene flow levels. The response of species when extending northwards since the Last Glacial Maximum can be opposed to the structuring of their populations that survived glaciation cycles in southern regions. The peri-Mediterranean is a complex series of sea basins, coastlines, islands and river deltas with a unique history since the Messinian Crisis that potentially influenced allopatric processes of aquatic life. We tested whether vast ranges across Europe and the peri-Mediterranean of a global seagrass group (Ruppia species complexes) can be explained by either overall high levels of gene flow or vicariance through linking population genetics, phylogeography and shallow phylogenetics. A multigene approach identified haplogroup lineages of two species complexes, of ancient and recent hybrids with most of the diversity residing in the South. High levels of connectivity over long distances were only observed at recently colonized northern ranges and in recently-filled seas following the last glaciation. A strong substructure in the southern Mediterranean explained an isolation-by-distance model across Europe. The oldest lineages of the southern Mediterranean Ruppia dated back to the period between the end of the Messinian and Late Pliocene. An imprint of ancient allopatric origin was left at basin level, including basal African lineages. Thus both vicariance in the South and high levels of connectivity in the North explained vast species ranges. Our findings highlight the need for interpreting global distributions of these seagrass and euryhaline species in the context of their origin and evolutionary significant units for setting up appropriate conservation strategies.
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- Ludwig Triest
- Plant Biology and Nature Management, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Plant Biology and Nature Management, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Genome-wide transcriptomic responses of the seagrasses Zostera marina and Nanozostera noltii under a simulated heatwave confirm functional types. Mar Genomics 2014; 15:65-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2014.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2014] [Revised: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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