Temperate Coral Microbiome Shifts During Induced Dormancy and Recovery

An experimental dataset measuring microbial community shifts in the temperate coral Astrangia poculata during temperature-induced dormancy and recovery. The data was generated by Anya L. Brown and published on figshare in May 2026. The file is 140.5 KB in size and is licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Use Cases

• Modeling microbial community restructuring during environmental stress based on the described dormancy experiment.
• Identifying key microbial taxa involved in coral recovery, such as the genus Sulfitobacter mentioned in the discussion.
• Comparing microbiome patterns across different coral populations during dormancy exit, as referenced in the methods.
• Investigating the role of dormancy as a model for understanding tropical coral recovery from stress, as suggested in the discussion.

Strengths

• Data is from a controlled experiment designed to induce dormancy, allowing for causal inference.
• Results describe consistent and predictable microbial shifts, suggesting a structured signal.
• Dataset is openly available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (140.5 KB), indicating a limited scope of observations.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Anya L. Brown.

Collection Method

Experimental manipulation of temperature to induce dormancy in two populations of the temperate coral Astrangia poculata, with microbial community measurements.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 05:36:52.