@article{fdi:010063351,
  title = {{T}hermally tolerant corals have limited capacity to acclimatize to future warming},
  author = {{R}odolfo-{M}etalpa, {R}iccardo and {H}oogenboom, {M}.{O}. and {R}ottier, {C}. and {R}amos-{E}spla, {A}. and {B}aker, {A}.{C}. and {F}ine, {M}. and {F}errier-{P}ag{\`e}s, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}hermal stress affects organism performance differently depending on the ambient temperature to which they are acclimatized, which varies along latitudinal gradients. {T}his study investigated whether differences in physiological responses to temperature are consistent with regional differences in temperature regimes for the stony coral {O}culina patagonica. {T}o resolve this question, we experimentally assessed how colonies originating from four different locations characterized by >3 degrees {C} variation in mean maximum annual temperature responded to warming from 20 to 32 degrees {C}. {W}e assessed plasticity in symbiont identity, density, and photosynthetic properties, together with changes in host tissue biomass. {R}esults show that, without changes in the type of symbiont hosted by coral colonies, {O}. patagonica has limited capacity to acclimatize to future warming. {W}e found little evidence of variation in overall thermal tolerance, or in thermal optima, in response to spatial variation in ambient temperature. {G}iven that the invader {O}. patagonica is a relatively new member of the {M}editerranean coral fauna, our results also suggest that coral populations may need to remain isolated for a long period of time for thermal adaptation to potentially take place. {O}ur study indicates that for {O}. patagonica, mortality associated with thermal stress manifests primarily through tissue breakdown under moderate but prolonged warming (which does not impair symbiont photosynthesis and, therefore, does not lead to bleaching). {C}onsequently, projected global warming is likely to cause repeat incidents of partial and whole colony mortality and might drive a gradual range contraction of {M}editerranean corals.},
  keywords = {{CORAIL} ; {TEMPERATURE} ; {ADAPTATION} ; {PHYSIOLOGIE} ; {SYMBIOSE} ; {CHLOROPHYLLE} ; {PHOTOSYNTHESE} ; {RESPIRATION} ; {CHANGEMENT} {CLIMATIQUE} ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {ITALIE} ; {ESPAGNE} ; {ISRAEL} ; {ALBISSOLA} ; {ALICANTE} ; {PORTMAN} ; {HAIFA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}lobal {C}hange {B}iology},
  volume = {20},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {3036--3049},
  ISSN = {1354-1013},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1111/gcb.12571},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063351},
}