Long-term effects of warming and ocean acidification are modified by seasonal variation in species responses and environmental conditions
Warming of sea surface temperatures and alteration of ocean chemistry associated with anthropogenic increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide will have profound consequences for a broad range of species, but the potential for seasonal variation to modify species and ecosystem responses to these stress...
Published in: | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
The Royal Society
2013
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2013.0186 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.2013.0186 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rstb.2013.0186 |
id |
crroyalsociety:10.1098/rstb.2013.0186 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
crroyalsociety:10.1098/rstb.2013.0186 2024-06-23T07:55:48+00:00 Long-term effects of warming and ocean acidification are modified by seasonal variation in species responses and environmental conditions Godbold, Jasmin A. Solan, Martin 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2013.0186 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.2013.0186 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rstb.2013.0186 en eng The Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences volume 368, issue 1627, page 20130186 ISSN 0962-8436 1471-2970 journal-article 2013 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2013.0186 2024-06-04T06:23:08Z Warming of sea surface temperatures and alteration of ocean chemistry associated with anthropogenic increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide will have profound consequences for a broad range of species, but the potential for seasonal variation to modify species and ecosystem responses to these stressors has received little attention. Here, using the longest experiment to date (542 days), we investigate how the interactive effects of warming and ocean acidification affect the growth, behaviour and associated levels of ecosystem functioning (nutrient release) for a functionally important non-calcifying intertidal polychaete ( Alitta virens ) under seasonally changing conditions. We find that the effects of warming, ocean acidification and their interactions are not detectable in the short term, but manifest over time through changes in growth, bioturbation and bioirrigation behaviour that, in turn, affect nutrient generation. These changes are intimately linked to species responses to seasonal variations in environmental conditions (temperature and photoperiod) that, depending upon timing, can either exacerbate or buffer the long-term directional effects of climatic forcing. Taken together, our observations caution against over emphasizing the conclusions from short-term experiments and highlight the necessity to consider the temporal expression of complex system dynamics established over appropriate timescales when forecasting the likely ecological consequences of climatic forcing. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification The Royal Society Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 368 1627 20130186 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
The Royal Society |
op_collection_id |
crroyalsociety |
language |
English |
description |
Warming of sea surface temperatures and alteration of ocean chemistry associated with anthropogenic increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide will have profound consequences for a broad range of species, but the potential for seasonal variation to modify species and ecosystem responses to these stressors has received little attention. Here, using the longest experiment to date (542 days), we investigate how the interactive effects of warming and ocean acidification affect the growth, behaviour and associated levels of ecosystem functioning (nutrient release) for a functionally important non-calcifying intertidal polychaete ( Alitta virens ) under seasonally changing conditions. We find that the effects of warming, ocean acidification and their interactions are not detectable in the short term, but manifest over time through changes in growth, bioturbation and bioirrigation behaviour that, in turn, affect nutrient generation. These changes are intimately linked to species responses to seasonal variations in environmental conditions (temperature and photoperiod) that, depending upon timing, can either exacerbate or buffer the long-term directional effects of climatic forcing. Taken together, our observations caution against over emphasizing the conclusions from short-term experiments and highlight the necessity to consider the temporal expression of complex system dynamics established over appropriate timescales when forecasting the likely ecological consequences of climatic forcing. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Godbold, Jasmin A. Solan, Martin |
spellingShingle |
Godbold, Jasmin A. Solan, Martin Long-term effects of warming and ocean acidification are modified by seasonal variation in species responses and environmental conditions |
author_facet |
Godbold, Jasmin A. Solan, Martin |
author_sort |
Godbold, Jasmin A. |
title |
Long-term effects of warming and ocean acidification are modified by seasonal variation in species responses and environmental conditions |
title_short |
Long-term effects of warming and ocean acidification are modified by seasonal variation in species responses and environmental conditions |
title_full |
Long-term effects of warming and ocean acidification are modified by seasonal variation in species responses and environmental conditions |
title_fullStr |
Long-term effects of warming and ocean acidification are modified by seasonal variation in species responses and environmental conditions |
title_full_unstemmed |
Long-term effects of warming and ocean acidification are modified by seasonal variation in species responses and environmental conditions |
title_sort |
long-term effects of warming and ocean acidification are modified by seasonal variation in species responses and environmental conditions |
publisher |
The Royal Society |
publishDate |
2013 |
url |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2013.0186 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.2013.0186 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rstb.2013.0186 |
genre |
Ocean acidification |
genre_facet |
Ocean acidification |
op_source |
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences volume 368, issue 1627, page 20130186 ISSN 0962-8436 1471-2970 |
op_rights |
https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2013.0186 |
container_title |
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences |
container_volume |
368 |
container_issue |
1627 |
container_start_page |
20130186 |
_version_ |
1802648518012174336 |