Response to Comment on “The complex effects of ocean acidification on the prominent N 2 -fixing cyanobacterium Trichodesmium ”
Hutchins et al . question the validity of our results showing that under fast growth conditions, the beneficial effect of high CO 2 on Trichodesmium is overwhelmed by the deleterious effect of the concomitant decrease in ambient and cellular pH. The positive effect of acidification reported by Hutch...
Published in: | Science |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Other Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2017
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aao0428 https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1126/science.aao0428 |
Summary: | Hutchins et al . question the validity of our results showing that under fast growth conditions, the beneficial effect of high CO 2 on Trichodesmium is overwhelmed by the deleterious effect of the concomitant decrease in ambient and cellular pH. The positive effect of acidification reported by Hutchins and co-workers is likely caused by culture conditions that support suboptimal growth rates. |
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