Ocean acidification alters the benthic biofilm communities in intertidal soft sediments
Microphytobenthos (MPB) and bacterial biofilms play crucial roles in primary and secondary production, nutrient cycling and invertebrate settlement in coastal ecosystems, yet little is known of the effects of ocean acidification (OA) on these communities in intertidal soft sediments. To fill in this...
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crfrontiers:10.3389/fmars.2023.1117826 2024-02-11T10:07:30+01:00 Ocean acidification alters the benthic biofilm communities in intertidal soft sediments Zhai, Chuan Liang, Yantao Yu, Hao Ji, Yan Chen, Xuechao Wang, Min McMinn, Andrew 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1117826 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1117826/full unknown Frontiers Media SA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Frontiers in Marine Science volume 10 ISSN 2296-7745 Ocean Engineering Water Science and Technology Aquatic Science Global and Planetary Change Oceanography journal-article 2023 crfrontiers https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1117826 2024-01-26T10:03:05Z Microphytobenthos (MPB) and bacterial biofilms play crucial roles in primary and secondary production, nutrient cycling and invertebrate settlement in coastal ecosystems, yet little is known of the effects of ocean acidification (OA) on these communities in intertidal soft sediments. To fill in this gap, a 28-day CO 2 enhancement experiment was conducted for the benthic biofilms in soft intertidal sediments (muds and sands) from Qingdao, China. This experiment included three CO 2 treatments: 400 ppm CO 2 (control), 700 ppm CO 2 and 1000 ppm CO 2 (IPCC predicted value in 2100), which were established in a three-level CO 2 incubator that can adjust the CO 2 concentration in the overlying air. The effects of OA on benthic biofilms were assessed in the following three aspects: MPB biomass, biofilm community structure and microbial biogeochemical cycling (e.g., C-cycle, N-cycle and S-cycle). This study found that the 700 ppm CO 2 treatment did not significantly affect the benthic biofilms in intertidal soft sediments, but the 1000 ppm CO 2 treatment significantly altered the biofilm community composition and potentially their role in microbial biogeochemical cyc\ling in sediments (especially in sandy sediments). For the bacterial community in biofilms, the 1000 ppm CO 2 enhancement increased the relative abundance of Alteromonadales and Bacillales but decreased the relative abundance of Rhodobacterales and Flavobacteriales. For microbial biogeochemical cycling, the 1000 ppm CO 2 treatment enhanced the potential of chemoheterotrophic activity, nitrate reduction and sulfur respiration in sediments, likely resulting in a more stressful environment (hypoxic and enriched H 2 S) for most benthic organisms. Even though incubations in this study were only 28 days long and thus couldn’t fully accommodate the range of longer-term adaptions, it still suggests that benthic biofilms in intertidal sandy sediments are likely to change significantly near the end of the century if anthropogenic CO 2 emissions unmitigated, with ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Frontiers (Publisher) Frontiers in Marine Science 10 |
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Microphytobenthos (MPB) and bacterial biofilms play crucial roles in primary and secondary production, nutrient cycling and invertebrate settlement in coastal ecosystems, yet little is known of the effects of ocean acidification (OA) on these communities in intertidal soft sediments. To fill in this gap, a 28-day CO 2 enhancement experiment was conducted for the benthic biofilms in soft intertidal sediments (muds and sands) from Qingdao, China. This experiment included three CO 2 treatments: 400 ppm CO 2 (control), 700 ppm CO 2 and 1000 ppm CO 2 (IPCC predicted value in 2100), which were established in a three-level CO 2 incubator that can adjust the CO 2 concentration in the overlying air. The effects of OA on benthic biofilms were assessed in the following three aspects: MPB biomass, biofilm community structure and microbial biogeochemical cycling (e.g., C-cycle, N-cycle and S-cycle). This study found that the 700 ppm CO 2 treatment did not significantly affect the benthic biofilms in intertidal soft sediments, but the 1000 ppm CO 2 treatment significantly altered the biofilm community composition and potentially their role in microbial biogeochemical cyc\ling in sediments (especially in sandy sediments). For the bacterial community in biofilms, the 1000 ppm CO 2 enhancement increased the relative abundance of Alteromonadales and Bacillales but decreased the relative abundance of Rhodobacterales and Flavobacteriales. For microbial biogeochemical cycling, the 1000 ppm CO 2 treatment enhanced the potential of chemoheterotrophic activity, nitrate reduction and sulfur respiration in sediments, likely resulting in a more stressful environment (hypoxic and enriched H 2 S) for most benthic organisms. Even though incubations in this study were only 28 days long and thus couldn’t fully accommodate the range of longer-term adaptions, it still suggests that benthic biofilms in intertidal sandy sediments are likely to change significantly near the end of the century if anthropogenic CO 2 emissions unmitigated, with ... |
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Ocean acidification alters the benthic biofilm communities in intertidal soft sediments |
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Ocean acidification alters the benthic biofilm communities in intertidal soft sediments |
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Ocean acidification alters the benthic biofilm communities in intertidal soft sediments |
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ocean acidification alters the benthic biofilm communities in intertidal soft sediments |
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