Biomineralization plasticity and environmental heterogeneity predict geographical resilience patterns of foundation species to future change

Although geographical patterns of species' sensitivity to environmental changes are defined by interacting multiple stressors, little is known about compensatory processes shaping regional differences in organismal vulnerability. Here, we examine large‐scale spatial variations in biomineralizat...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Global Change Biology
Main Authors: Telesca, Luca, Peck, Lloyd S., Sanders, Trystan, Thyrring, Jakob, Sejr, Mikael K., Harper, Elizabeth
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Wiley 2019
Subjects:
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/524915/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.14758
id ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:524915
record_format openpolar
spelling ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:524915 2023-12-24T10:23:55+01:00 Biomineralization plasticity and environmental heterogeneity predict geographical resilience patterns of foundation species to future change Telesca, Luca Peck, Lloyd S. Sanders, Trystan Thyrring, Jakob Sejr, Mikael K. Harper, Elizabeth 2019-12 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/524915/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.14758 unknown Wiley Telesca, Luca orcid:0000-0002-9060-2261 Peck, Lloyd S. orcid:0000-0003-3479-6791 Sanders, Trystan; Thyrring, Jakob orcid:0000-0002-1029-3105 Sejr, Mikael K.; Harper, Elizabeth. 2019 Biomineralization plasticity and environmental heterogeneity predict geographical resilience patterns of foundation species to future change. Global Change Biology, 25 (12). 4179-4193. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14758 <https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14758> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2019 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14758 2023-11-24T00:03:12Z Although geographical patterns of species' sensitivity to environmental changes are defined by interacting multiple stressors, little is known about compensatory processes shaping regional differences in organismal vulnerability. Here, we examine large‐scale spatial variations in biomineralization under heterogeneous environmental gradients of temperature, salinity and food availability across a 30° latitudinal range (3,334 km), to test whether plasticity in calcareous shell production and composition, from juveniles to large adults, mediates geographical patterns of resilience to climate change in critical foundation species, the mussels Mytilus edulis and M. trossulus. We find shell calcification decreased towards high latitude, with mussels producing thinner shells with a higher organic content in polar than temperate regions. Salinity was the best predictor of within‐region differences in mussel shell deposition, mineral and organic composition. In polar, subpolar, and Baltic low‐salinity environments, mussels produced thin shells with a thicker external organic layer (periostracum), and an increased proportion of calcite (prismatic layer, as opposed to aragonite) and organic matrix, providing potentially higher resistance against dissolution in more corrosive waters. Conversely, in temperate, higher salinity regimes, thicker, more calcified shells with a higher aragonite (nacreous layer) proportion were deposited, which suggests enhanced protection under increased predation pressure. Interacting effects of salinity and food availability on mussel shell composition predict the deposition of a thicker periostracum and organic‐enriched prismatic layer under forecasted future environmental conditions, suggesting a capacity for increased protection of high‐latitude populations from ocean acidification. These findings support biomineralization plasticity as a potentially advantageous compensatory mechanism conferring Mytilus species a protective capacity for quantitative and qualitative trade‐offs in shell ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Global Change Biology 25 12 4179 4193
institution Open Polar
collection Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive
op_collection_id ftnerc
language unknown
description Although geographical patterns of species' sensitivity to environmental changes are defined by interacting multiple stressors, little is known about compensatory processes shaping regional differences in organismal vulnerability. Here, we examine large‐scale spatial variations in biomineralization under heterogeneous environmental gradients of temperature, salinity and food availability across a 30° latitudinal range (3,334 km), to test whether plasticity in calcareous shell production and composition, from juveniles to large adults, mediates geographical patterns of resilience to climate change in critical foundation species, the mussels Mytilus edulis and M. trossulus. We find shell calcification decreased towards high latitude, with mussels producing thinner shells with a higher organic content in polar than temperate regions. Salinity was the best predictor of within‐region differences in mussel shell deposition, mineral and organic composition. In polar, subpolar, and Baltic low‐salinity environments, mussels produced thin shells with a thicker external organic layer (periostracum), and an increased proportion of calcite (prismatic layer, as opposed to aragonite) and organic matrix, providing potentially higher resistance against dissolution in more corrosive waters. Conversely, in temperate, higher salinity regimes, thicker, more calcified shells with a higher aragonite (nacreous layer) proportion were deposited, which suggests enhanced protection under increased predation pressure. Interacting effects of salinity and food availability on mussel shell composition predict the deposition of a thicker periostracum and organic‐enriched prismatic layer under forecasted future environmental conditions, suggesting a capacity for increased protection of high‐latitude populations from ocean acidification. These findings support biomineralization plasticity as a potentially advantageous compensatory mechanism conferring Mytilus species a protective capacity for quantitative and qualitative trade‐offs in shell ...
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Telesca, Luca
Peck, Lloyd S.
Sanders, Trystan
Thyrring, Jakob
Sejr, Mikael K.
Harper, Elizabeth
spellingShingle Telesca, Luca
Peck, Lloyd S.
Sanders, Trystan
Thyrring, Jakob
Sejr, Mikael K.
Harper, Elizabeth
Biomineralization plasticity and environmental heterogeneity predict geographical resilience patterns of foundation species to future change
author_facet Telesca, Luca
Peck, Lloyd S.
Sanders, Trystan
Thyrring, Jakob
Sejr, Mikael K.
Harper, Elizabeth
author_sort Telesca, Luca
title Biomineralization plasticity and environmental heterogeneity predict geographical resilience patterns of foundation species to future change
title_short Biomineralization plasticity and environmental heterogeneity predict geographical resilience patterns of foundation species to future change
title_full Biomineralization plasticity and environmental heterogeneity predict geographical resilience patterns of foundation species to future change
title_fullStr Biomineralization plasticity and environmental heterogeneity predict geographical resilience patterns of foundation species to future change
title_full_unstemmed Biomineralization plasticity and environmental heterogeneity predict geographical resilience patterns of foundation species to future change
title_sort biomineralization plasticity and environmental heterogeneity predict geographical resilience patterns of foundation species to future change
publisher Wiley
publishDate 2019
url http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/524915/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.14758
genre Ocean acidification
genre_facet Ocean acidification
op_relation Telesca, Luca orcid:0000-0002-9060-2261
Peck, Lloyd S. orcid:0000-0003-3479-6791
Sanders, Trystan; Thyrring, Jakob orcid:0000-0002-1029-3105
Sejr, Mikael K.; Harper, Elizabeth. 2019 Biomineralization plasticity and environmental heterogeneity predict geographical resilience patterns of foundation species to future change. Global Change Biology, 25 (12). 4179-4193. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14758 <https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14758>
op_doi https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14758
container_title Global Change Biology
container_volume 25
container_issue 12
container_start_page 4179
op_container_end_page 4193
_version_ 1786198227429621760