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Corals that depended more on heterotrophy (i.e., bleached and deep-water [~45\u00a0m] corals) assimilated significantly more DDN, which contributed up to 15% of the corals\u2019 N demand (compared to 1% in shallow corals). Furthermore, we demonstrate that a substantial part of the DDN assimilated by deep corals was likely obtained from heterotrophic feeding on fixed N compounds and\/or diazotrophic cells in the mucus. Conversely, in shallow corals, the net release of mucus, rich in organic carbon compounds, likely enhanced diazotroph abundance and activity and thereby the release of fixed N to the pelagic and benthic reef community. Overall, our results suggest that DDN assimilation by corals varies according to the environmental conditions and is likely linked to the capacity of the coral to acquire nutrients from seawater.\n          <\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>\n            <jats:bold>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:bold>\n            Tropical corals are associated with specialized bacteria (i.e., diazotrophs) able to transform dinitrogen (N\n            <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n            ) gas into a bioavailable form of nitrogen, but how much of this diazotroph-derived nitrogen (DDN) is assimilated by corals under different environmental conditions is still unknown. Here, we used\n            <jats:sup>15<\/jats:sup>\n            N\n            <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n            labeling to trace the fate of DDN within the coral symbiosis. We show that DDN is assimilated by both the animal host and the endosymbiotic algae. 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