The influences of diurnal variability and ocean acidification on the bioerosion rates of two reef‐dwelling Caribbean sponges
Abstract Ocean acidification (OA) is expected to modify the structure and function of coral reef ecosystems by reducing calcification, increasing bioerosion, and altering the physiology of many marine organisms. Much of our understanding of these relationships is based on experiments with static OA...
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crwiley:10.1111/gcb.16442 2024-09-15T18:28:01+00:00 The influences of diurnal variability and ocean acidification on the bioerosion rates of two reef‐dwelling Caribbean sponges Morris, John Enochs, Ian Webb, Alice de Bakker, Didier Soderberg, Nash Kolodziej, Graham Manzello, Derek 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16442 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/gcb.16442 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/gcb.16442 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Global Change Biology volume 28, issue 23, page 7126-7138 ISSN 1354-1013 1365-2486 journal-article 2022 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16442 2024-07-30T04:18:56Z Abstract Ocean acidification (OA) is expected to modify the structure and function of coral reef ecosystems by reducing calcification, increasing bioerosion, and altering the physiology of many marine organisms. Much of our understanding of these relationships is based on experiments with static OA treatments, although evidence suggests that the magnitude of diurnal fluctuations in carbonate chemistry may modulate the calcification response to OA. These light‐mediated swings in seawater pH are projected to become more extreme with OA, yet their impact on bioerosion remains unknown. We evaluated the influence of diurnal carbonate chemistry variability on the bioerosion rates of two Caribbean sponges: the zooxanthellate Cliona varians and azooxanthellate Cliothosa delitrix . Replicate fragments from multiple colonies of each species were exposed to four precisely controlled pH treatments: contemporary static (8.05 ± 0.00; mean pH ± diurnal pH oscillation), contemporary variable (8.05 ± 0.10), future OA static (7.80 ± 0.00), and future OA variable (7.80 ± 0.10). Significantly enhanced bioerosion rates, determined using buoyant weight measurements, were observed under more variable conditions in both the contemporary and future OA scenarios for C. varians, whereas the same effect was only apparent under contemporary pH conditions for C. delitrix . These results indicate that variable carbonate chemistry has a stimulating influence on sponge bioerosion, and we hypothesize that bioerosion rates evolve non‐linearly as a function of p CO 2 resulting in different magnitudes and directions of rate enhancement/reduction between day and night, even with an equal fluctuation around the mean. This response appeared to be intensified by photosymbionts, evident by the consistently higher percent increase in bioerosion rates for photosynthetic C. varians across all treatments. These findings further suggest that more variable natural ecosystems may presently experience elevated sponge bioerosion rates and that the heightened ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Wiley Online Library Global Change Biology 28 23 7126 7138 |
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Abstract Ocean acidification (OA) is expected to modify the structure and function of coral reef ecosystems by reducing calcification, increasing bioerosion, and altering the physiology of many marine organisms. Much of our understanding of these relationships is based on experiments with static OA treatments, although evidence suggests that the magnitude of diurnal fluctuations in carbonate chemistry may modulate the calcification response to OA. These light‐mediated swings in seawater pH are projected to become more extreme with OA, yet their impact on bioerosion remains unknown. We evaluated the influence of diurnal carbonate chemistry variability on the bioerosion rates of two Caribbean sponges: the zooxanthellate Cliona varians and azooxanthellate Cliothosa delitrix . Replicate fragments from multiple colonies of each species were exposed to four precisely controlled pH treatments: contemporary static (8.05 ± 0.00; mean pH ± diurnal pH oscillation), contemporary variable (8.05 ± 0.10), future OA static (7.80 ± 0.00), and future OA variable (7.80 ± 0.10). Significantly enhanced bioerosion rates, determined using buoyant weight measurements, were observed under more variable conditions in both the contemporary and future OA scenarios for C. varians, whereas the same effect was only apparent under contemporary pH conditions for C. delitrix . These results indicate that variable carbonate chemistry has a stimulating influence on sponge bioerosion, and we hypothesize that bioerosion rates evolve non‐linearly as a function of p CO 2 resulting in different magnitudes and directions of rate enhancement/reduction between day and night, even with an equal fluctuation around the mean. This response appeared to be intensified by photosymbionts, evident by the consistently higher percent increase in bioerosion rates for photosynthetic C. varians across all treatments. These findings further suggest that more variable natural ecosystems may presently experience elevated sponge bioerosion rates and that the heightened ... |
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Morris, John Enochs, Ian Webb, Alice de Bakker, Didier Soderberg, Nash Kolodziej, Graham Manzello, Derek The influences of diurnal variability and ocean acidification on the bioerosion rates of two reef‐dwelling Caribbean sponges |
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Morris, John Enochs, Ian Webb, Alice de Bakker, Didier Soderberg, Nash Kolodziej, Graham Manzello, Derek |
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The influences of diurnal variability and ocean acidification on the bioerosion rates of two reef‐dwelling Caribbean sponges |
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The influences of diurnal variability and ocean acidification on the bioerosion rates of two reef‐dwelling Caribbean sponges |
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The influences of diurnal variability and ocean acidification on the bioerosion rates of two reef‐dwelling Caribbean sponges |
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The influences of diurnal variability and ocean acidification on the bioerosion rates of two reef‐dwelling Caribbean sponges |
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The influences of diurnal variability and ocean acidification on the bioerosion rates of two reef‐dwelling Caribbean sponges |
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influences of diurnal variability and ocean acidification on the bioerosion rates of two reef‐dwelling caribbean sponges |
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