Why marine phytoplankton calcify
Calcifying marine phytoplankton-coccolithophores- are some of the most successful yet enigmatic organisms in the ocean and are at risk from global change. To better understand how they will be affected, we need to know "why" coccolithophores calcify. We review coccolithophorid evolutionary...
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ftcdlib:qt29f242vt 2023-05-15T17:51:09+02:00 Why marine phytoplankton calcify Monteiro, FM Bach, LT Brownlee, C Bown, P Rickaby, REM Poulton, AJ Tyrrell, T Beaufort, L Dutkiewicz, S Gibbs, S Gutowska, MA Lee, R Riebesell, U Young, J Ridgwell, A e1501822 2016-07-01 application/pdf http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/29f242vt english eng eScholarship, University of California qt29f242vt http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/29f242vt public Monteiro, FM; Bach, LT; Brownlee, C; Bown, P; Rickaby, REM; Poulton, AJ; et al.(2016). Why marine phytoplankton calcify. SCIENCE ADVANCES, 2(7), e1501822. doi:10.1126/sciadv.1501822. UC Riverside: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/29f242vt Calcium Carbonate Ecosystem Seawater Photosynthesis Calcification Physiologic Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Oceans and Seas Global Warming Haptophyta article 2016 ftcdlib https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1501822 2018-07-13T22:56:40Z Calcifying marine phytoplankton-coccolithophores- are some of the most successful yet enigmatic organisms in the ocean and are at risk from global change. To better understand how they will be affected, we need to know "why" coccolithophores calcify. We review coccolithophorid evolutionary history and cell biology as well as insights from recent experiments to provide a critical assessment of the costs and benefits of calcification. We conclude that calcification has high energy demands and that coccolithophores might have calcified initially to reduce grazing pressure but that additional benefits such as protection from photodamage and viral/bacterial attack further explain their high diversity and broad spectrum ecology. The cost-benefit aspect of these traits is illustrated by novel ecosystem modeling, although conclusive observations remain limited. In the future ocean, the trade-off between changing ecological and physiological costs of calcification and their benefits will ultimately decide how this important group is affected by ocean acidification and global warming. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification University of California: eScholarship Science Advances 2 7 e1501822 |
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Calcium Carbonate Ecosystem Seawater Photosynthesis Calcification Physiologic Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Oceans and Seas Global Warming Haptophyta Monteiro, FM Bach, LT Brownlee, C Bown, P Rickaby, REM Poulton, AJ Tyrrell, T Beaufort, L Dutkiewicz, S Gibbs, S Gutowska, MA Lee, R Riebesell, U Young, J Ridgwell, A Why marine phytoplankton calcify |
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Calcifying marine phytoplankton-coccolithophores- are some of the most successful yet enigmatic organisms in the ocean and are at risk from global change. To better understand how they will be affected, we need to know "why" coccolithophores calcify. We review coccolithophorid evolutionary history and cell biology as well as insights from recent experiments to provide a critical assessment of the costs and benefits of calcification. We conclude that calcification has high energy demands and that coccolithophores might have calcified initially to reduce grazing pressure but that additional benefits such as protection from photodamage and viral/bacterial attack further explain their high diversity and broad spectrum ecology. The cost-benefit aspect of these traits is illustrated by novel ecosystem modeling, although conclusive observations remain limited. In the future ocean, the trade-off between changing ecological and physiological costs of calcification and their benefits will ultimately decide how this important group is affected by ocean acidification and global warming. |
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Monteiro, FM Bach, LT Brownlee, C Bown, P Rickaby, REM Poulton, AJ Tyrrell, T Beaufort, L Dutkiewicz, S Gibbs, S Gutowska, MA Lee, R Riebesell, U Young, J Ridgwell, A |
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