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DOI | 10.1111/brv.12976 |
On the paradox of thriving cold-water coral reefs in the food-limited deep sea | |
Maier, Sandra R.; Brooke, Sandra; De Clippele, Laurence H.; de Froe, Evert; van Der Kaaden, Anna-Selma; Kutti, Tina; Mienis, Furu; van Oevelen, Dick | |
通讯作者 | Maier, SR |
来源期刊 | BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
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ISSN | 1464-7931 |
EISSN | 1469-185X |
出版年 | 2023 |
卷号 | 98期号:5页码:1768-1795 |
英文摘要 | The deep sea is amongst the most food-limited habitats on Earth, as only a small fraction (<4%) of the surface primary production is exported below 200 m water depth. Here, cold-water coral (CWC) reefs form oases of life: their biodiversity compares with tropical coral reefs, their biomass and metabolic activity exceed other deep-sea ecosystems by far. We critically assess the paradox of thriving CWC reefs in the food-limited deep sea, by reviewing the literature and open-access data on CWC habitats. This review shows firstly that CWCs typically occur in areas where the food supply is not constantly low, but undergoes pronounced temporal variation. High currents, downwelling and/or vertically migrating zooplankton temporally boost the export of surface organic matter to the seabed, creating 'feast' conditions, interspersed with 'famine' periods during the non-productive season. Secondly, CWCs, particularly the most common reef-builder Desmophyllum pertusum (formerly known as Lophelia pertusa), are well adapted to these fluctuations in food availability. Laboratory and in situ measurements revealed their dietary flexibility, tissue reserves, and temporal variation in growth and energy allocation. Thirdly, the high structural and functional diversity of CWC reefs increases resource retention: acting as giant filters and sustaining complex food webs with diverse recycling pathways, the reefs optimise resource gains over losses. Anthropogenic pressures, including climate change and ocean acidification, threaten this fragile equilibrium through decreased resource supply, increased energy costs, and dissolution of the calcium-carbonate reef framework. Based on this review, we suggest additional criteria to judge the health of CWC reefs and their chance to persist in the future. |
英文关键词 | trophic interaction carbon nitrogen respiration recycling loop ecosystem engineer organic matter cold-water coral reef climate change food web |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
开放获取类型 | hybrid, Green Published |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000995243100001 |
WOS关键词 | LOPHELIA-PERTUSA SCLERACTINIA ; SPONGOSORITES-CORALLIOPHAGA STEPHENS ; ROCKALL TROUGH MARGIN ; OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ; NE ATLANTIC ; VERTICAL MIGRATION ; SUPPLY MECHANISMS ; CARBONATE-MOUND ; IN-SITU ; PHYSIOLOGICAL-RESPONSE |
WOS类目 | Biology |
WOS研究方向 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/395554 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Maier, Sandra R.,Brooke, Sandra,De Clippele, Laurence H.,et al. On the paradox of thriving cold-water coral reefs in the food-limited deep sea[J],2023,98(5):1768-1795. |
APA | Maier, Sandra R..,Brooke, Sandra.,De Clippele, Laurence H..,de Froe, Evert.,van Der Kaaden, Anna-Selma.,...&van Oevelen, Dick.(2023).On the paradox of thriving cold-water coral reefs in the food-limited deep sea.BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS,98(5),1768-1795. |
MLA | Maier, Sandra R.,et al."On the paradox of thriving cold-water coral reefs in the food-limited deep sea".BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS 98.5(2023):1768-1795. |
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