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ArticleCommunications biology2026

Coral-associated denitrification is seasonally variable and species-specific.

Claudia E L Hill, Arjen Tilstra, Yusuf C El-Khaled, Neus Garcias-Bonet, Vivian A Bonacker, Andres Novoa-Lamprea, Walter A Rich, Malte Ostendarp, Michael D Fox, Susana Carvalho and 2 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Claudia E L HillMarine Ecology Department, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. claudiahill163@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-5355-8567
Arjen TilstraMarine Ecology Department, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.
Yusuf C El-KhaledBiological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0401-5520
Neus Garcias-BonetBiological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6469-7167
Vivian A BonackerGroningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0000-3649-8435
Andres Novoa-LampreaBiological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
Walter A RichBiological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1304-5676
Malte OstendarpMarine Ecology Department, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.ORCID 0009-0003-0258-4900
Michael D FoxBiological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5004-1025
Susana CarvalhoBiological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. susana.carvalho@kaust.edu.sa.ORCID 0000-0003-1300-1953
Raquel S PeixotoBiological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9536-3132
Christian WildMarine Ecology Department, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nitrogen (N) plays a critical role in coral growth, but maintaining an N-limited state is essential for coral-algal symbiosis stability. Coral-associated denitrifiers may help regulate excess N, though denitrification in corals remains poorly quantified. To better understand species-specific and environmental effects on the denitrification pathway, we investigated year-long denitrification dynamics in four Red Sea corals, using acetylene inhibition assays alongside physiological and environmental measurements. All species exhibited measurable denitrification activity, ranging from 0 - 0.8 nmol N cm

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AnthozoaDenitrificationNitrogenSeasonsAnimalsNitratesSpecies SpecificitySymbiosisNitratesNitrogen

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PMID42800824
PMCPMC13615964

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