Ancient reef-building corals had a little help from microbial friends

by | Mar 5, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

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Nature, Published online: 05 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00650-x

Nitrogen-isotope analysis provides geochemical evidence that, similar to modern corals, some extinct coral groups had a symbiotic association with photosynthetic microorganisms. This ‘photosymbiosis’ might have contributed to the high productivity of ancient reefs in low-nutrient environments and puts long-term ecological research on ancient reefs into a fresh perspective.

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