Corals as canaries in the coalmine: Towards the incorporation of marine ecosystems into the ‘One Health’ concept

Sweet, Michael; Burian, Alfred; Bulling, Mark T.

doi:10.1016/j.jip.2021.107538

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“…ive of the nine proposed planetary boundaries, which represent the limits within which humans can safely inhabit the Earth 1 , have now been breached due to human activities: climate change, biosphere integrity loss, land-system change, plastic and chemical pollution, and altered biogeochemical cycles 2 . We are now firmly entrenched within a sixth mass extinction event 3 , with loss in corals, bats, bees and amphibians being the most prominent examples of anthropogenically driven biodiversity loss [4][5][6] (Supplementary Fig. 1).…”

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Harnessing the microbiome to prevent global biodiversity loss

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Global biodiversity loss and mass extinction of species are two of the most critical environmental issues the world is currently facing, resulting in the disruption of various ecosystems central to environmental functions and human health. Microbiome-targeted interventions, such as probiotics and microbiome transplants, are emerging as potential options to reverse deterioration of biodiversity and increase the resilience of wildlife and ecosystems. However, the implementation of these interventions is urgently needed. We summarize the current concepts, bottlenecks and ethical aspects encompassing the careful and responsible management of ecosystem resources using the microbiome (termed microbiome stewardship) to rehabilitate organisms and ecosystem functions. We propose a real-world application framework to guide environmental and wildlife probiotic applications. This framework details steps that must be taken in the upscaling process while weighing risks against the high toll of inaction. In doing so, we draw parallels with other aspects of contemporary science moving swiftly in the face of urgent global challenges.

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“…1). Currently, widespread extinction events impair the resilience, function and stability of ecosystems, which impacts our existence [7][8][9] , conceptually referred to as 'One Health' (that is, the interconnection between people, animals and the environment) 5,6 .…”

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“…While submerged thermometers and/or remote-sensing technologies can pick up changes in ocean temperatures, these are often most apparent from their biological impacts. Coral reefs have commonly been perceived as key indicators of spikes in ocean temperatures and, hence, as ' canaries in the coalmine' of global climate change (Sweet, Burian & Bulling 2021). One of the clearest indicators of sudden rises in ocean temperature in tropical and subtropical latitudes is the visible bleaching (i.e., whitening) of coral that has died off as a result of being over-heated and the related reduction in the number of fish species that feed on and around coral reefs.…”

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Apex Liminality: Comprehending Lord Howe Island’s Cloud Forest and Related Island Ecosystems

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2022

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Elevated isolated habitats that occur on mountain peaks and ridges are commonly referred to as sky islands. Sky islands are islands in a biogeographical sense but can also occur on islands. In these contexts, habitat islanding is effectively doubled, leading to highly distinct eco-systems. One subset of sky islands occurs in areas frequently covered by water vapour. These are commonly referred to as cloud forests. The limited extent of these elevated areas and their reliance on cloaking vapour to maintain their habitats makes them particularly vulnerable to a range of Anthropocene pressures. Following a characterisation of elevated habitats and discussions of analogies of islandness, the article explores notions of atmospheres and of visibility specific to cloudy locales and profiles Lord Howe Island and its cloud forest. The article discusses human perceptions and experiences of cloud forests, and various interventions that have either undermined or attempted to maintain these distinct habitats, and the prospects for these eco-systems at a time of increasing global climate change. Comparisons are also made to similar island environments, their precarity and related conservation measures.  

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“…The continued rise of the incidence and prevalence of Vibrio pathogens has contributed to an unprecedented worldwide health burden of enteric, diarrheal diseases [14,15]. Yet, the Vibrionaceae are not only expanding their breadth throughout the human population -over the last one hundred and fifty years, it also appears that the Vibrio genus is expanding its niche into avian hosts, with ensuing implications for the One Health paradigm, and how we contextualize 'human' diseases [16][17][18][19].…”

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When Vibrios Take Flight: A Meta-analysis of Pathogenic Vibrios Species in Wild and Domestic Birds

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2022

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Of the over 100 species in the genus Vibrio, approximately twelve are associated with clinical disease, such as cholera and vibriosis. Crucially, eleven of those twelve--V. alginolyticus, V. cholerae, V. cincinnatiensis, V. hollinsae, e.g., Grimontia hollinsae, V. furnissii, V. mimicus, V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus, V. harveyi, V. scophthalmi and V. metschnikovi--have also been isolated from birds. Since 1965, pathogenic Vibrio species have been consistently isolated from aquatic and ground-foraging bird species, which has implications for public health, as well as the One Health paradigm defined as an ecology-inspired, integrative framework for the study of health and disease, inclusive of environmental, human, and animal health. In this meta-analysis, we identified 76 studies from the primary literature which report on or examine birds as hosts for pathogenic Vibrio species. We found that the burden of disease in birds was most commonly associated with V. cholerae, followed by V. metschnikovi and V. parahaemolyticus. Meta-analysis wide prevalences of our Vibrio pathogens varied from 19% for V. parahaemolyticus to 1% for V. mimicus. Wild and domestic birds were both affected, which may have implications for conservation, as well as agriculturally associated avian species. As pathogenic Vibrios become more abundant throughout the world as a result of warming estuaries and oceans, susceptible avian species should be continually monitored as potential reservoirs for these pathogens.

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Corals as canaries in the coalmine: Towards the incorporation of marine ecosystems into the ‘One Health’ concept

Cited by 14 publications

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Harnessing the microbiome to prevent global biodiversity loss

Harnessing the microbiome to prevent global biodiversity loss

Apex Liminality: Comprehending Lord Howe Island’s Cloud Forest and Related Island Ecosystems

When Vibrios Take Flight: A Meta-analysis of Pathogenic Vibrios Species in Wild and Domestic Birds

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