Ocean warming and acidification modify top-down and bottom-up control in a tropical seagrass ecosystem
Abstract Seagrass ecosystem is one of the most productive ecosystems in coastal waters providing numerous ecological functions and supporting a large biodiversity. However, various anthropogenic stressors including climate change are impacting these vulnerable habitats. Here, we investigated the ind...
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crspringernat:10.1038/s41598-021-92989-0 2023-05-15T17:51:04+02:00 Ocean warming and acidification modify top-down and bottom-up control in a tropical seagrass ecosystem Listiawati, Vina Kurihara, Haruko Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Marine Pew Fellow 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92989-0 http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-92989-0.pdf http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-92989-0 en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Scientific Reports volume 11, issue 1 ISSN 2045-2322 Multidisciplinary journal-article 2021 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92989-0 2022-01-04T12:44:13Z Abstract Seagrass ecosystem is one of the most productive ecosystems in coastal waters providing numerous ecological functions and supporting a large biodiversity. However, various anthropogenic stressors including climate change are impacting these vulnerable habitats. Here, we investigated the independent and combined effects of ocean warming and ocean acidification on plant–herbivore interactions in a tropical seagrass community. Direct and indirect effects of high temperature and high p CO 2 on the physiology of the tropical seagrass Thalassia hemprichii and sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla were evaluated. Productivity of seagrass was found to increase under high p CO 2 , while sea urchin physiology including feeding rate decreased particularly under high temperature. The present study indicated that future climate change will affect the bottom-up and top-down balance, which potentially can modify the ecosystem functions and services of tropical seagrass ecosystems. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Springer Nature (via Crossref) Scientific Reports 11 1 |
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Abstract Seagrass ecosystem is one of the most productive ecosystems in coastal waters providing numerous ecological functions and supporting a large biodiversity. However, various anthropogenic stressors including climate change are impacting these vulnerable habitats. Here, we investigated the independent and combined effects of ocean warming and ocean acidification on plant–herbivore interactions in a tropical seagrass community. Direct and indirect effects of high temperature and high p CO 2 on the physiology of the tropical seagrass Thalassia hemprichii and sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla were evaluated. Productivity of seagrass was found to increase under high p CO 2 , while sea urchin physiology including feeding rate decreased particularly under high temperature. The present study indicated that future climate change will affect the bottom-up and top-down balance, which potentially can modify the ecosystem functions and services of tropical seagrass ecosystems. |
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Ocean warming and acidification modify top-down and bottom-up control in a tropical seagrass ecosystem |
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Ocean warming and acidification modify top-down and bottom-up control in a tropical seagrass ecosystem |
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Ocean warming and acidification modify top-down and bottom-up control in a tropical seagrass ecosystem |
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Ocean warming and acidification modify top-down and bottom-up control in a tropical seagrass ecosystem |
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Ocean warming and acidification modify top-down and bottom-up control in a tropical seagrass ecosystem |
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ocean warming and acidification modify top-down and bottom-up control in a tropical seagrass ecosystem |
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