Biology and ecology of coral mucus release
Biology and ecology of coral mucus release
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jembe.2011.07.028
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发表时间：
2011-11-15
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2
通讯作者：
Wild, Christian
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作者：
Bythell, John C.;Wild, Christian
在过去的5年里，珊瑚粘液的研究呈指数级增长，引起了珊瑚生物学家和珊瑚礁生态学家的注意。最活跃的领域是研究与粘液有关的微生物结构和功能，最近的研究结果增加了我们对微生物在珊瑚健康和疾病中以及在生态系统一级的作用的了解。在这里，我们概述了一些最新的发现，但也确定了科学差距。未来研究的一个优先领域是了解与微生物群落发育有关的表面粘液层的结构和动态。包括气候变化影响在内的环境因素会影响珊瑚工程师释放粘液/有机物，因此也可能对整个珊瑚礁生态系统功能产生深远影响，因此我们也必须更好地了解这些反应。(C)2011 Elsevier B. V.保留所有权利。
There has been an exponential increase in coral mucus research over the last 5 years, attracting attention from coral biologists and reef ecologists. The most active area has been the study of microbial structure and function associated with mucus, and very recent findings have increased our understanding of the roles of microbes in coral health and disease, and also on the ecosystem level. Here we overview some of the latest findings, but also identify scientific gaps. A priority area for future research is understanding the structure and dynamics of the surface mucus layer in relation to microbial community development. Environmental factors including climate change impacts affect the release of mucus/organic matter by the coral engineer and may therefore also have profound effects on entire reef ecosystem function, so it is vital that we also gain a better understanding of these responses. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.