Ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat
The effects of ocean acidification (OA) on the structure and complexity of coastal marine biogenic habitat have been broadly overlooked. Here we explore how declining pH and carbonate saturation may affect the structural complexity of four major biogenic habitats. Our analyses predict that indirect...
Published in: | Nature Climate Change |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
Nature Publishing Group
2017
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/50751/1/50751_Harley%20et%20al_2017.pdf |
id |
ftjamescook:oai:researchonline.jcu.edu.au:50751 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftjamescook:oai:researchonline.jcu.edu.au:50751 2024-02-11T10:07:25+01:00 Ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat Sunday, Jennifer M. Fabricius, Katharina E. Kroeker, Kristy J. Anderson, Kathryn M. Brown, Norah E. Barry, James P. Connell, Sean D. Dupont, Sam Gaylord, Brian Hall-Spencer, Jason M. Klinger, Terrie Milazzo, Marco Munday, Philip L. Russell, Bayden D. Sanford, Eric Thiyagarajan, Vengatesen Vaughan, Megan L.H. Widdicombe, Stephen Harley, Christopher D.G. 2017 application/pdf https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/50751/1/50751_Harley%20et%20al_2017.pdf unknown Nature Publishing Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NCLIMATE3161 https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/50751/ https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/50751/1/50751_Harley%20et%20al_2017.pdf Sunday, Jennifer M., Fabricius, Katharina E., Kroeker, Kristy J., Anderson, Kathryn M., Brown, Norah E., Barry, James P., Connell, Sean D., Dupont, Sam, Gaylord, Brian, Hall-Spencer, Jason M., Klinger, Terrie, Milazzo, Marco, Munday, Philip L., Russell, Bayden D., Sanford, Eric, Thiyagarajan, Vengatesen, Vaughan, Megan L.H., Widdicombe, Stephen, and Harley, Christopher D.G. (2017) Ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat. Nature Climate Change, 7 (1). pp. 81-86. restricted Article PeerReviewed 2017 ftjamescook https://doi.org/10.1038/NCLIMATE3161 2024-01-22T23:40:41Z The effects of ocean acidification (OA) on the structure and complexity of coastal marine biogenic habitat have been broadly overlooked. Here we explore how declining pH and carbonate saturation may affect the structural complexity of four major biogenic habitats. Our analyses predict that indirect effects driven by OA on habitat-forming organisms could lead to lower species diversity in coral reefs, mussel beds and some macroalgal habitats, but increases in seagrass and other macroalgal habitats. Available in situ data support the prediction of decreased biodiversity in coral reefs, but not the prediction of seagrass bed gains. Thus, OA-driven habitat loss may exacerbate the direct negative effects of OA on coastal biodiversity; however, we lack evidence of the predicted biodiversity increase in systems where habitat-forming species could benefit from acidification. Overall, a combination of direct effects and community-mediated indirect effects will drive changes in the extent and structural complexity of biogenic habitat, which will have important ecosystem effects. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification James Cook University, Australia: ResearchOnline@JCU Nature Climate Change 7 1 81 85 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
James Cook University, Australia: ResearchOnline@JCU |
op_collection_id |
ftjamescook |
language |
unknown |
description |
The effects of ocean acidification (OA) on the structure and complexity of coastal marine biogenic habitat have been broadly overlooked. Here we explore how declining pH and carbonate saturation may affect the structural complexity of four major biogenic habitats. Our analyses predict that indirect effects driven by OA on habitat-forming organisms could lead to lower species diversity in coral reefs, mussel beds and some macroalgal habitats, but increases in seagrass and other macroalgal habitats. Available in situ data support the prediction of decreased biodiversity in coral reefs, but not the prediction of seagrass bed gains. Thus, OA-driven habitat loss may exacerbate the direct negative effects of OA on coastal biodiversity; however, we lack evidence of the predicted biodiversity increase in systems where habitat-forming species could benefit from acidification. Overall, a combination of direct effects and community-mediated indirect effects will drive changes in the extent and structural complexity of biogenic habitat, which will have important ecosystem effects. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Sunday, Jennifer M. Fabricius, Katharina E. Kroeker, Kristy J. Anderson, Kathryn M. Brown, Norah E. Barry, James P. Connell, Sean D. Dupont, Sam Gaylord, Brian Hall-Spencer, Jason M. Klinger, Terrie Milazzo, Marco Munday, Philip L. Russell, Bayden D. Sanford, Eric Thiyagarajan, Vengatesen Vaughan, Megan L.H. Widdicombe, Stephen Harley, Christopher D.G. |
spellingShingle |
Sunday, Jennifer M. Fabricius, Katharina E. Kroeker, Kristy J. Anderson, Kathryn M. Brown, Norah E. Barry, James P. Connell, Sean D. Dupont, Sam Gaylord, Brian Hall-Spencer, Jason M. Klinger, Terrie Milazzo, Marco Munday, Philip L. Russell, Bayden D. Sanford, Eric Thiyagarajan, Vengatesen Vaughan, Megan L.H. Widdicombe, Stephen Harley, Christopher D.G. Ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat |
author_facet |
Sunday, Jennifer M. Fabricius, Katharina E. Kroeker, Kristy J. Anderson, Kathryn M. Brown, Norah E. Barry, James P. Connell, Sean D. Dupont, Sam Gaylord, Brian Hall-Spencer, Jason M. Klinger, Terrie Milazzo, Marco Munday, Philip L. Russell, Bayden D. Sanford, Eric Thiyagarajan, Vengatesen Vaughan, Megan L.H. Widdicombe, Stephen Harley, Christopher D.G. |
author_sort |
Sunday, Jennifer M. |
title |
Ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat |
title_short |
Ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat |
title_full |
Ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat |
title_fullStr |
Ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat |
title_full_unstemmed |
Ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat |
title_sort |
ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat |
publisher |
Nature Publishing Group |
publishDate |
2017 |
url |
https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/50751/1/50751_Harley%20et%20al_2017.pdf |
genre |
Ocean acidification |
genre_facet |
Ocean acidification |
op_relation |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NCLIMATE3161 https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/50751/ https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/50751/1/50751_Harley%20et%20al_2017.pdf Sunday, Jennifer M., Fabricius, Katharina E., Kroeker, Kristy J., Anderson, Kathryn M., Brown, Norah E., Barry, James P., Connell, Sean D., Dupont, Sam, Gaylord, Brian, Hall-Spencer, Jason M., Klinger, Terrie, Milazzo, Marco, Munday, Philip L., Russell, Bayden D., Sanford, Eric, Thiyagarajan, Vengatesen, Vaughan, Megan L.H., Widdicombe, Stephen, and Harley, Christopher D.G. (2017) Ocean acidification can mediate biodiversity shifts by changing biogenic habitat. Nature Climate Change, 7 (1). pp. 81-86. |
op_rights |
restricted |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1038/NCLIMATE3161 |
container_title |
Nature Climate Change |
container_volume |
7 |
container_issue |
1 |
container_start_page |
81 |
op_container_end_page |
85 |
_version_ |
1790605973492072448 |