Authors
Marlene Wall, Kristina K Beck, Nur Garcia‐Herrera, Gertraud M Schmidt‐Grieb, Jürgen Laudien, Juan Höfer, Günter Försterra, Christoph Held, Gernot Nehrke, Juan Pablo Espinoza, Matthias Woll, Martin Graeve, Claudio Richter
Publication date
2024/1
Journal
Functional Ecology
Volume
38
Issue
1
Pages
126-142
Description
- Benthic suspension feeders like corals and sponges are important bioengineers in many marine habitats, from the shallow tropics to the depth of polar oceans. While they are generally considered opportunistic, little is known about their actual in situ diet. To tackle this limitation, fatty acid trophic markers (FATMs) have been employed to gain insights into the composition of their diet. Yet, these in situ studies have not been combined with physiological investigations to understand how physiological limitations may modulate the biochemistry of these organisms.
- Here, we used the cold‐water coral (CWC) Desmophyllum dianthus in its natural habitat in Comau Fjord (Northern Patagonia, Chile) as our model species to assess the trophic ecology in response to contrasting physico‐chemical conditions (variable vs. stable) and ecological drivers (food availability) at three shallow sites and one deep site. We took …
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