The Impact of Ocean Acidification on the Functional Morphology of Foraminifera
Culturing experiments were performed on sediment samples from the Ythan Estuary, N. E. Scotland, to assess the impacts of ocean acidification on test surface ornamentation in the benthic foraminifer Haynesina germanica. Specimens were cultured for 36 weeks at either 380, 750 or 1000 ppm atmospheric...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.653.2130 2023-05-15T17:49:23+02:00 The Impact of Ocean Acidification on the Functional Morphology of Foraminifera Nikki Khanna Jasmin A. Godbold William E. N. Austin David M. Paterson The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2013 http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.653.2130 http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/360791/2/fetchObject.action_uri%3Dinfo_doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0083118%26representation%3DPDF en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.653.2130 http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/360791/2/fetchObject.action_uri%3Dinfo_doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0083118%26representation%3DPDF Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/360791/2/fetchObject.action_uri%3Dinfo_doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0083118%26representation%3DPDF text 2013 ftciteseerx https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083118%26representation%3DPDF 2016-01-08T16:29:25Z Culturing experiments were performed on sediment samples from the Ythan Estuary, N. E. Scotland, to assess the impacts of ocean acidification on test surface ornamentation in the benthic foraminifer Haynesina germanica. Specimens were cultured for 36 weeks at either 380, 750 or 1000 ppm atmospheric CO2. Analysis of the test surface using SEM imaging reveals sensitivity of functionally important ornamentation associated with feeding to changing seawater CO2 levels. Specimens incubated at high CO2 levels displayed evidence of shell dissolution, a significant reduction and deformation of ornamentation. It is clear that these calcifying organisms are likely to be vulnerable to ocean acidification. A reduction in functionally important ornamentation could lead to a reduction in feeding efficiency with consequent impacts on this organism’s survival and fitness. Text Ocean acidification Unknown |
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Culturing experiments were performed on sediment samples from the Ythan Estuary, N. E. Scotland, to assess the impacts of ocean acidification on test surface ornamentation in the benthic foraminifer Haynesina germanica. Specimens were cultured for 36 weeks at either 380, 750 or 1000 ppm atmospheric CO2. Analysis of the test surface using SEM imaging reveals sensitivity of functionally important ornamentation associated with feeding to changing seawater CO2 levels. Specimens incubated at high CO2 levels displayed evidence of shell dissolution, a significant reduction and deformation of ornamentation. It is clear that these calcifying organisms are likely to be vulnerable to ocean acidification. A reduction in functionally important ornamentation could lead to a reduction in feeding efficiency with consequent impacts on this organism’s survival and fitness. |
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The Impact of Ocean Acidification on the Functional Morphology of Foraminifera |
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The Impact of Ocean Acidification on the Functional Morphology of Foraminifera |
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