Effect of CO2 on the properties and sinking velocity of aggregates of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi
Coccolithophores play an important role in organic matter export due to their production of the mineral calcite that can act as ballast. Recent studies indicated that calcification in coccolithophores may be affected by changes in seawater carbonate chemistry. We investigated the influence of CO2 on...
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ftnonlinearchiv:oai:noa.gwlb.de:cop_mods_00029141 2023-05-15T17:51:44+02:00 Effect of CO2 on the properties and sinking velocity of aggregates of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi Biermann, A. Engel, A. 2010-03 electronic https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-7-1017-2010 https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00029141 https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00029096/bg-7-1017-2010.pdf https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/7/1017/2010/bg-7-1017-2010.pdf eng eng Copernicus Publications Biogeosciences -- http://www.bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de/ezeit/?2158181 -- http://www.copernicus.org/EGU/bg/bg.html -- 1726-4189 https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-7-1017-2010 https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00029141 https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00029096/bg-7-1017-2010.pdf https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/7/1017/2010/bg-7-1017-2010.pdf uneingeschränkt info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article Verlagsveröffentlichung article Text doc-type:article 2010 ftnonlinearchiv https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-7-1017-2010 2022-02-08T22:47:52Z Coccolithophores play an important role in organic matter export due to their production of the mineral calcite that can act as ballast. Recent studies indicated that calcification in coccolithophores may be affected by changes in seawater carbonate chemistry. We investigated the influence of CO2 on the aggregation and sinking behaviour of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi (PML B92/11) during a laboratory experiment. The coccolithophores were grown under low (~180 μatm), medium (~380 μatm), and high (~750 μatm) CO2 conditions. Aggregation of the cells was promoted using roller tables. Size and settling velocity of aggregates were determined during the incubation using video image analysis. Our results indicate that aggregate properties are sensitive to changes in the degree of ballasting, as evoked by ocean acidification. Average sinking velocity was highest for low CO2 aggregates (~1292 m d−1) that also had the highest particulate inorganic to particulate organic carbon (PIC/POC) ratio. Lowest PIC/POC ratios and lowest sinking velocity (~366 m d−1) at comparable sizes were observed for aggregates of the high CO2 treatment. Aggregates of the high CO2 treatment showed a 4-fold lower excess density (~4.2×10−4 g cm−3) when compared to aggregates from the medium and low CO2 treatments (~1.7 g×10−3 cm−3). We also observed that more aggregates formed in the high CO2 treatment, and that those aggregates contained more bacteria than aggregates in the medium and low CO2 treatment. If applicable to the future ocean, our findings suggest that a CO2 induced reduction of the calcite content of aggregates could weaken the deep export of organic matter in the ocean, particularly in areas dominated by coccolithophores. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Niedersächsisches Online-Archiv NOA Biogeosciences 7 3 1017 1029 |
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Coccolithophores play an important role in organic matter export due to their production of the mineral calcite that can act as ballast. Recent studies indicated that calcification in coccolithophores may be affected by changes in seawater carbonate chemistry. We investigated the influence of CO2 on the aggregation and sinking behaviour of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi (PML B92/11) during a laboratory experiment. The coccolithophores were grown under low (~180 μatm), medium (~380 μatm), and high (~750 μatm) CO2 conditions. Aggregation of the cells was promoted using roller tables. Size and settling velocity of aggregates were determined during the incubation using video image analysis. Our results indicate that aggregate properties are sensitive to changes in the degree of ballasting, as evoked by ocean acidification. Average sinking velocity was highest for low CO2 aggregates (~1292 m d−1) that also had the highest particulate inorganic to particulate organic carbon (PIC/POC) ratio. Lowest PIC/POC ratios and lowest sinking velocity (~366 m d−1) at comparable sizes were observed for aggregates of the high CO2 treatment. Aggregates of the high CO2 treatment showed a 4-fold lower excess density (~4.2×10−4 g cm−3) when compared to aggregates from the medium and low CO2 treatments (~1.7 g×10−3 cm−3). We also observed that more aggregates formed in the high CO2 treatment, and that those aggregates contained more bacteria than aggregates in the medium and low CO2 treatment. If applicable to the future ocean, our findings suggest that a CO2 induced reduction of the calcite content of aggregates could weaken the deep export of organic matter in the ocean, particularly in areas dominated by coccolithophores. |
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Effect of CO2 on the properties and sinking velocity of aggregates of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi |
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Effect of CO2 on the properties and sinking velocity of aggregates of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi |
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Effect of CO2 on the properties and sinking velocity of aggregates of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi |
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Effect of CO2 on the properties and sinking velocity of aggregates of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi |
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Effect of CO2 on the properties and sinking velocity of aggregates of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi |
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