Hypoxia tolerance in coral-reef triggerfishes (Balistidae)

Wong, Corrie C.; Drazen, Jeffrey C.; Callan, Chatham K.; Korsmeyer, Keith E.

doi:10.1007/s00338-017-1649-7

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“…Some of the notable fireworm predators are reef fish (white grunt, Haemulon plumierii; sand tilefish, Malacanthus plumieri; whitebone porgies, Calamus leucosteus) (Ladd & Shantz, 2016;Sedberry, 1989), and evidence suggests that reef fish may have quite high hypoxia tolerances (Nilsson & Ostlund-Nisson, 2003;Wong et al, 2018).…”

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“…One potential ecological consequence of this behavior is that the worms may be subjecting themselves to greater predation risk by leaving the protection of reef crevices. Some of the notable fireworm predators are reef fish (white grunt, Haemulon plumierii ; sand tilefish, Malacanthus plumieri ; whitebone porgies , Calamus leucosteus ) (Ladd & Shantz, ; Sedberry, ), and evidence suggests that reef fish may have quite high hypoxia tolerances (Nilsson & Ostlund‐Nisson, ; Wong et al, ). Identifying mismatches of hypoxia tolerance between predator and prey behavior in a rapidly changing oxygen environment would be an interesting avenue to understand the longer‐term ecosystem consequences of hypoxia on coral reefs (Riedel et al, ).…”

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“…Many coastal areas experience large fluctuations in oxygen that are driven by community metabolism (Diaz & Rosenberg, ; Levin et al, ). This appears to be particularly true in highly productive systems such as coral reefs (Al‐Horani, Tambutté, & Allemand, ; Nelson & Altieri, ), which experience large diurnal oxygen fluctuations (Nilsson & Ostlund‐Nisson, ; Wong et al, ). The organisms inhabiting reefs with this type of diurnal DO regime will experience oxic conditions during the day when photosynthesis drives DO up (either supersaturated or normoxic), and hypoxic conditions at night when respiration dominates (Wild, Niggl, Naumann, & Haas, ).…”

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“…Many coastal areas experience large fluctuations in oxygen that are driven by community metabolism (Diaz & Rosenberg, 1995;Levin et al, 2009). This appears to be particularly true in highly productive systems such as coral reefs (Al-Horani, Tambutté, & Allemand, 2007;Nelson & Altieri, 2019), which experience large diurnal oxygen fluctuations (Nilsson & Ostlund-Nisson, 2003;Wong et al, 2018).…”

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Oxygen‐mediated plasticity confers hypoxia tolerance in a corallivorous polychaete

Lucey

Collins

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2020

Ecology and Evolution

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There is mounting evidence that the deoxygenation of coastal marine ecosystems has been underestimated, particularly in the tropics. These physical conditions appear to have far‐reaching consequences for marine communities and have been associated with mass mortalities. Yet little is known about hypoxia in tropical habitats or about the effects it has on reef‐associated benthic organisms. We explored patterns of dissolved oxygen (DO) throughout Almirante Bay, Panama and found a hypoxic gradient, with areas closest to the mainland having the largest diel variation in DO, as well as more frequent persistent hypoxia. We then designed a laboratory experiment replicating the most extreme in situ DO regime found on shallow patch reefs (3 m) to assess the response of the corallivorous fireworm, Hermodice carnaculata to hypoxia. Worms were exposed to hypoxic conditions (8 hr ~ 1 mg/L or 3.2 kPa) 16 times over an 8‐week period, and at 4 and 8 weeks, their oxygen consumption (respiration rates) was measured upon reoxygenation, along with regrowth of severed gills. Exposure to low DO resulted in worms regenerating significantly larger gills compared to worms under normoxia. This response to low DO was coupled with an ability to maintain elevated oxygen consumption/respiration rates after low DO exposure. In contrast, worms from the normoxic treatment had significantly depressed respiration rates after being exposed to low DO (week 8). This indicates that oxygen‐mediated plasticity in both gill morphology and physiology may confer tolerance to increasingly frequent and severe hypoxia in one important coral predator associated with reef decline.

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Oxygen‐mediated plasticity confers hypoxia tolerance in a corallivorous polychaete

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2020

Ecology and Evolution

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“…Hypoxic events in coral reefs tend to be severe, cyclical and short in duration (see Box 2), and so we would predict THRs among coral reef inhabitants that are similar to those of intertidal and estuarine fishes. Generally, coral reef fishes have relatively low P crit (3.1-6.1 kPa; Wong et al, 2018), but in-depth THR information is scant. The beststudied species in this regard is the epaulette shark (Hemischyllium ocellatum), a reef flat inhabitant.…”

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Can variation among hypoxic environments explain why different fish species use different hypoxic survival strategies?

Mandic

Regan

2018

Journal of Experimental Biology

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In aquatic environments, hypoxia is a multi-dimensional stressor that can vary in O 2 level (partial pressure of O 2 in water, Pw O2), rate of induction and duration. Natural hypoxic environments can therefore be very different from one another. For the many fish species that have evolved to cope with these different hypoxic environments, survival requires adjusting energy supply and demand pathways to maintain energy balance. The literature describes innumerable ways that fishes combine aerobic metabolism, anaerobic metabolism and metabolic rate depression (MRD) to accomplish this, but it is unknown whether the evolutionary paths leading to these different strategies are determined primarily by species' phylogenetic histories, genetic constraint or their native hypoxic environments. We explored this idea by devising a four-quadrant matrix that bins different aquatic hypoxic environments according to their duration and Pw O2 characteristics. We then systematically mined the literature for well-studied species native to environments within each quadrant, and, for each of 10 case studies, described the species' total hypoxic response (THR), defined as its hypoxia-induced combination of sustained aerobic metabolism, enhanced anaerobic metabolism and MRD, encompassing also the mechanisms underlying these metabolic modes. Our analysis revealed that fishes use a wide range of THRs, but that distantly related species from environments within the same matrix quadrant have converged on similar THRs. For example, environments of moderately hypoxic Pw O2 favoured predominantly aerobic THRs, whereas environments of severely hypoxic Pw O2 favoured MRD. Capacity for aerial emergence as well as predation pressure (aquatic and aerial) also contributed to these responses, in addition to other biotic and abiotic factors. Generally, it appears that the particular type of hypoxia experienced by a fish plays a major role in shaping its particular THR.

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Oxygen in the marine environment

Seibel

2024

Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology

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Hypoxia tolerance in coral-reef triggerfishes (Balistidae)

Cited by 9 publications

References 47 publications

Oxygen‐mediated plasticity confers hypoxia tolerance in a corallivorous polychaete

Oxygen‐mediated plasticity confers hypoxia tolerance in a corallivorous polychaete

Can variation among hypoxic environments explain why different fish species use different hypoxic survival strategies?

Oxygen in the marine environment

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