Ocean Acidification Reduces Growth and Calcification in a Marine Dinoflagellate
Abstract Ocean acidification is considered a major threat to marine ecosystems and may particularly affect calcifying organisms such as corals, foraminifera and coccolithophores. Here we investigate the impact of elevated pCO 2 and lowered pH on growth and calcification in the common calcareous dino...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.1074.2607 2023-05-15T17:49:55+02:00 Ocean Acidification Reduces Growth and Calcification in a Marine Dinoflagellate D B De Waal U John P Ziveri G-J Reichart M Hoins The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2013 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1074.2607 en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1074.2607 Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. https://pure.knaw.nl/ws/files/478976/5442_vdWaal.pdf text 2013 ftciteseerx 2020-04-26T00:27:26Z Abstract Ocean acidification is considered a major threat to marine ecosystems and may particularly affect calcifying organisms such as corals, foraminifera and coccolithophores. Here we investigate the impact of elevated pCO 2 and lowered pH on growth and calcification in the common calcareous dinoflagellate Thoracosphaera heimii. We observe a substantial reduction in growth rate, calcification and cyst stability of T. heimii under elevated pCO 2 . Furthermore, transcriptomic analyses reveal CO 2 sensitive regulation of many genes, particularly those being associated to inorganic carbon acquisition and calcification. Stable carbon isotope fractionation for organic carbon production increased with increasing pCO 2 whereas it decreased for calcification, which suggests interdependence between both processes. We also found a strong effect of pCO 2 on the stable oxygen isotopic composition of calcite, in line with earlier observations concerning another T. heimii strain. The observed changes in stable oxygen and carbon isotope composition of T. heimii cysts may provide an ideal tool for reconstructing past seawater carbonate chemistry, and ultimately past pCO 2 . Although the function of calcification in T. heimii remains unresolved, this trait likely plays an important role in the ecological and evolutionary success of this species. Acting on calcification as well as growth, ocean acidification may therefore impose a great threat for T. heimii. Text Ocean acidification Unknown |
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Abstract Ocean acidification is considered a major threat to marine ecosystems and may particularly affect calcifying organisms such as corals, foraminifera and coccolithophores. Here we investigate the impact of elevated pCO 2 and lowered pH on growth and calcification in the common calcareous dinoflagellate Thoracosphaera heimii. We observe a substantial reduction in growth rate, calcification and cyst stability of T. heimii under elevated pCO 2 . Furthermore, transcriptomic analyses reveal CO 2 sensitive regulation of many genes, particularly those being associated to inorganic carbon acquisition and calcification. Stable carbon isotope fractionation for organic carbon production increased with increasing pCO 2 whereas it decreased for calcification, which suggests interdependence between both processes. We also found a strong effect of pCO 2 on the stable oxygen isotopic composition of calcite, in line with earlier observations concerning another T. heimii strain. The observed changes in stable oxygen and carbon isotope composition of T. heimii cysts may provide an ideal tool for reconstructing past seawater carbonate chemistry, and ultimately past pCO 2 . Although the function of calcification in T. heimii remains unresolved, this trait likely plays an important role in the ecological and evolutionary success of this species. Acting on calcification as well as growth, ocean acidification may therefore impose a great threat for T. heimii. |
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Ocean Acidification Reduces Growth and Calcification in a Marine Dinoflagellate |
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Ocean Acidification Reduces Growth and Calcification in a Marine Dinoflagellate |
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Ocean Acidification Reduces Growth and Calcification in a Marine Dinoflagellate |
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Ocean Acidification Reduces Growth and Calcification in a Marine Dinoflagellate |
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