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dc.contributor.authorKamenos, N A
dc.contributor.authorBurdett, Heidi
dc.contributor.authorAloisio, E
dc.contributor.authorFindlay, H S
dc.contributor.authorMartin, S
dc.contributor.authorLongbone, C
dc.contributor.authorDunn, J
dc.contributor.authorWiddicombe, S
dc.contributor.authorCalosi, P
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-15T13:31:03Z
dc.date.available2013-10-15T13:31:03Z
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.identifier.citationKamenos , N A , Burdett , H , Aloisio , E , Findlay , H S , Martin , S , Longbone , C , Dunn , J , Widdicombe , S & Calosi , P 2013 , ' Coralline algal structure is more sensitive to rate, rather than the magnitude, of ocean acidification ' , Global Change Biology , vol. 19 , no. 12 , pp. 3621-3628 . https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12351en
dc.identifier.issn1354-1013
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 67968285
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 6ea80f03-6d81-460d-af97-40d11eafeb02
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000326836000006
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 84887458165
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/4079
dc.descriptionThis work is supported by a Natural Environment Research Council PhD studentship (NE/H525303/1)en
dc.description.abstractMarine pCO2 enrichment via ocean acidification (OA), upwelling and release from carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities is projected to have devastating impacts on marine biomineralisers and the services they provide. However, empirical studies using stable endpoint pCO2 concentrations find species exhibit variable biological and geochemical responses rather than the expected negative patterns. In addition, the carbonate chemistry of many marine systems is now being observed to be more variable than previously thought. To underpin more robust projections of future OA impacts on marine biomineralisers and their role in ecosystem service provision, we investigate coralline algal responses to realistically variable scenarios of marine pCO2 enrichment. Coralline algae are important in ecosystem function; providing habitats and nursery areas, hosting high biodiversity, stabilizing reef structures and contributing to the carbon cycle. Red coralline marine algae were exposed for 80 days to one of three pH treatments: (i) current pH (control); (ii) low pH (7.7) representing OA change; and (iii) an abrupt drop to low pH (7.7) representing the higher rates of pH change observed at natural vent systems, in areas of upwelling and during CCS releases. We demonstrate that red coralline algae respond differently to the rate and the magnitude of pH change induced by pCO2 enrichment. At low pH, coralline algae survived by increasing their calcification rates. However, when the change to low pH occurred at a fast rate we detected, using Raman spectroscopy, weaknesses in the calcite skeleton, with evidence of dissolution and molecular positional disorder. This suggests that, while coralline algae will continue to calcify, they may be structurally weakened, putting at risk the ecosystem services they provide. Notwithstanding evolutionary adaptation, the ability of coralline algae to cope with OA may thus be determined primarily by the rate, rather than magnitude, at which pCO2 enrichment occurs.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofGlobal Change Biologyen
dc.rights© 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en
dc.subjectcalcificationen
dc.subjectcoralline algaeen
dc.subjectcrustose coralline algae (CCA)en
dc.subjectmaerlen
dc.subjectocean acidificationen
dc.subjectphotosynthesisen
dc.subjectramanen
dc.subjectrateen
dc.subjectrespirationen
dc.subjectrhodolithen
dc.subjectQK Botanyen
dc.subjectGC Oceanographyen
dc.subjectSDG 14 - Life Below Wateren
dc.subject.lccQKen
dc.subject.lccGCen
dc.titleCoralline algal structure is more sensitive to rate, rather than the magnitude, of ocean acidificationen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.description.versionPublisher PDFen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Earth and Environmental Sciencesen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12351
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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