The role of microbial biofilms in range shifts of marine habitat-forming organisms.

Cooney, C; Sommer, B; Marzinelli, EM; Figueira, WF

The role of microbial biofilms in range shifts of marine habitat-forming organisms.

Cooney, C Sommer, B

Marzinelli, EM Figueira, WF

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Trends Microbiol, 2024, 32, (2), pp. 190-199
Issue Date:: 2024-02

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dc.contributor.author	Cooney, C
dc.contributor.author	Sommer, B https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0617-7790
dc.contributor.author	Marzinelli, EM
dc.contributor.author	Figueira, WF
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-29T01:56:00Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-27
dc.date.available	2025-01-29T01:56:00Z
dc.date.issued	2024-02
dc.identifier.citation	Trends Microbiol, 2024, 32, (2), pp. 190-199
dc.identifier.issn	0966-842X
dc.identifier.issn	1878-4380
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/184567
dc.description.abstract	Marine species, such as corals and kelp, are responding to climate change by altering their distributions. Microbial biofilms underpin key processes that affect the establishment, maintenance, and function of these dominant habitat-formers. Climate-mediated changes to microbial biofilms can therefore strongly influence species' range shifts. Here, we review emerging research on the interactions between benthic biofilms and habitat-formers and identify two key areas of interaction where climate change can impact this dynamic: (i) via direct effects on biofilm composition, and (ii) via impacts on the complex feedback loops which exist between the biofilm microbes and habitat-forming organisms. We propose that these key interactions will be fundamental in driving the speed and extent of tropicalisation of coastal ecosystems under climate change.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE230100141
dc.relation.ispartof	Trends Microbiol
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.tim.2023.07.015
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0605 Microbiology, 1108 Medical Microbiology
dc.subject.classification	Microbiology
dc.subject.classification	3101 Biochemistry and cell biology
dc.subject.classification	3107 Microbiology
dc.subject.mesh	Animals
dc.subject.mesh	Ecosystem
dc.subject.mesh	Anthozoa
dc.subject.mesh	Climate Change
dc.subject.mesh	Aquatic Organisms
dc.subject.mesh	Biofilms
dc.subject.mesh	Coral Reefs
dc.subject.mesh	Animals
dc.subject.mesh	Anthozoa
dc.subject.mesh	Biofilms
dc.subject.mesh	Ecosystem
dc.subject.mesh	Climate Change
dc.subject.mesh	Coral Reefs
dc.subject.mesh	Aquatic Organisms
dc.subject.mesh	Animals
dc.subject.mesh	Ecosystem
dc.subject.mesh	Anthozoa
dc.subject.mesh	Climate Change
dc.subject.mesh	Aquatic Organisms
dc.subject.mesh	Biofilms
dc.subject.mesh	Coral Reefs
dc.title	The role of microbial biofilms in range shifts of marine habitat-forming organisms.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	32
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	0605 Microbiology
utslib.for	1108 Medical Microbiology
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
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dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.date.updated	2025-01-29T01:55:59Z
pubs.issue	2
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	32
utslib.citation.issue	2

Abstract:

Marine species, such as corals and kelp, are responding to climate change by altering their distributions. Microbial biofilms underpin key processes that affect the establishment, maintenance, and function of these dominant habitat-formers. Climate-mediated changes to microbial biofilms can therefore strongly influence species' range shifts. Here, we review emerging research on the interactions between benthic biofilms and habitat-formers and identify two key areas of interaction where climate change can impact this dynamic: (i) via direct effects on biofilm composition, and (ii) via impacts on the complex feedback loops which exist between the biofilm microbes and habitat-forming organisms. We propose that these key interactions will be fundamental in driving the speed and extent of tropicalisation of coastal ecosystems under climate change.

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