Nitrogen fixation and denitrification activity differ between coral- and algae-dominated Red Sea reefs

El-Khaled, Yusuf C.; Roth, Florian; Rädecker, Nils; Tilstra, Arjen; Karcher, Denis B.; Kürten, Benjamin; Jones, Burton H.; Voolstra, Christian R.; Wild, Christian

Nitrogen fixation and denitrification activity differ between coral- and algae-dominated Red Sea reefs

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2021

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El-Khaled, Yusuf C.

Roth, Florian

Rädecker, Nils

Tilstra, Arjen

Karcher, Denis B.

Kürten, Benjamin

Jones, Burton H.

Voolstra, Christian R.

Wild, Christian

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Biologie

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Scientific reports. Springer Nature. 2021, 11, 11820. eISSN 2045-2322. Available under: doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90204-8

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Coral reefs experience phase shifts from coral- to algae-dominated benthic communities, which could affect the interplay between processes introducing and removing bioavailable nitrogen. However, the magnitude of such processes, i.e., dinitrogen (N₂) fixation and denitrification levels, and their responses to phase shifts remain unknown in coral reefs. We assessed both processes for the dominant species of six benthic categories (hard corals, soft corals, turf algae, coral rubble, biogenic rock, and reef sands) accounting for > 98% of the benthic cover of a central Red Sea coral reef. Rates were extrapolated to the relative benthic cover of the studied organisms in co-occurring coral- and algae-dominated areas of the same reef. In general, benthic categories with high N₂ fixation exhibited low denitrification activity. Extrapolated to the respective reef area, turf algae and coral rubble accounted for > 90% of overall N₂ fixation, whereas corals contributed to more than half of reef denitrification. Total N₂ fixation was twice as high in algae- compared to coral-dominated areas, whereas denitrification levels were similar. We conclude that algae-dominated reefs promote new nitrogen input through enhanced N₂ fixation and comparatively low denitrification. The subsequent increased nitrogen availability could support net productivity, resulting in a positive feedback loop that increases the competitive advantage of algae over corals in reefs that experienced a phase shift.

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570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie

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EL-KHALED, Yusuf C., Florian ROTH, Nils RÄDECKER, Arjen TILSTRA, Denis B. KARCHER, Benjamin KÜRTEN, Burton H. JONES, Christian R. VOOLSTRA, Christian WILD, 2021. Nitrogen fixation and denitrification activity differ between coral- and algae-dominated Red Sea reefs. In: Scientific reports. Springer Nature. 2021, 11, 11820. eISSN 2045-2322. Available under: doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90204-8

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@article{ElKhaled2021-06-03Nitro-54025,
  year={2021},
  doi={10.1038/s41598-021-90204-8},
  title={Nitrogen fixation and denitrification activity differ between coral- and algae-dominated Red Sea reefs},
  volume={11},
  journal={Scientific reports},
  author={El-Khaled, Yusuf C. and Roth, Florian and Rädecker, Nils and Tilstra, Arjen and Karcher, Denis B. and Kürten, Benjamin and Jones, Burton H. and Voolstra, Christian R. and Wild, Christian},
  note={Article Number: 11820}
}

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