Influence of Ocean Acidification on a Natural Winter-to-Summer Plankton Succession: First Insights from a Long-Term Mesocosm Study Draw Attention to Periods of Low Nutrient Concentrations
Every year, the oceans absorb about 30% of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) leading to a re-equilibration of the marine carbonate system and decreasing seawater pH. Today, there is increasing awareness that these changes–summarized by the term ocean acidification (OA)–could differentially affect t...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:33846 2023-05-15T17:50:56+02:00 Influence of Ocean Acidification on a Natural Winter-to-Summer Plankton Succession: First Insights from a Long-Term Mesocosm Study Draw Attention to Periods of Low Nutrient Concentrations Bach, Lennart T. Taucher, Jan Boxhammer, Tim Ludwig, Andrea Achterberg, Eric P. Algueró-Muñiz, María Anderson, Leif G. Bellworthy, Jessica Büdenbender, Jan Czerny, Jan Ericson, Ylva Esposito, Mario Fischer, Matthias Haunost, Mathias Hellemann, Dana Horn, Henriette G. Hornick, Thomas Meyer, Jana Sswat, Michael Zark, Maren Riebesell, Ulf 2016-08-15 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/33846/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/33846/1/journal.pone.0159068.pdf https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159068 en eng Public Library of Science https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/33846/1/journal.pone.0159068.pdf Bach, L. T. , Taucher, J. , Boxhammer, T. , Ludwig, A., Achterberg, E. P. , Algueró-Muñiz, M., Anderson, L. G., Bellworthy, J., Büdenbender, J., Czerny, J., Ericson, Y., Esposito, M., Fischer, M., Haunost, M., Hellemann, D., Horn, H. G., Hornick, T., Meyer, J., Sswat, M. , Zark, M. and Riebesell, U. and The Kristineberg KOSMOS Consortium (2016) Influence of Ocean Acidification on a Natural Winter-to-Summer Plankton Succession: First Insights from a Long-Term Mesocosm Study Draw Attention to Periods of Low Nutrient Concentrations. Open Access PLoS ONE, 11 (8). e0159068. DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0159068 <https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159068>. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159068 cc_by_4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Article PeerReviewed 2016 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159068 2023-04-07T15:27:35Z Every year, the oceans absorb about 30% of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) leading to a re-equilibration of the marine carbonate system and decreasing seawater pH. Today, there is increasing awareness that these changes–summarized by the term ocean acidification (OA)–could differentially affect the competitive ability of marine organisms, thereby provoking a restructuring of marine ecosystems and biogeochemical element cycles. In winter 2013, we deployed ten pelagic mesocosms in the Gullmar Fjord at the Swedish west coast in order to study the effect of OA on plankton ecology and biogeochemistry under close to natural conditions. Five of the ten mesocosms were left unperturbed and served as controls (~380 μatm pCO2), whereas the others were enriched with CO2-saturated water to simulate realistic end-of-the-century carbonate chemistry conditions (~760 μatm pCO2). We ran the experiment for 113 days which allowed us to study the influence of high CO2 on an entire winter-to-summer plankton succession and to investigate the potential of some plankton organisms for evolutionary adaptation to OA in their natural environment. This paper is the first in a PLOS collection and provides a detailed overview on the experimental design, important events, and the key complexities of such a “long-term mesocosm” approach. Furthermore, we analyzed whether simulated end-of-the-century carbonate chemistry conditions could lead to a significant restructuring of the plankton community in the course of the succession. At the level of detail analyzed in this overview paper we found that CO2-induced differences in plankton community composition were non-detectable during most of the succession except for a period where a phytoplankton bloom was fueled by remineralized nutrients. These results indicate: (1) Long-term studies with pelagic ecosystems are necessary to uncover OA-sensitive stages of succession. (2) Plankton communities fueled by regenerated nutrients may be more responsive to changing carbonate chemistry than those having ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) PLOS ONE 11 8 e0159068 |
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Every year, the oceans absorb about 30% of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) leading to a re-equilibration of the marine carbonate system and decreasing seawater pH. Today, there is increasing awareness that these changes–summarized by the term ocean acidification (OA)–could differentially affect the competitive ability of marine organisms, thereby provoking a restructuring of marine ecosystems and biogeochemical element cycles. In winter 2013, we deployed ten pelagic mesocosms in the Gullmar Fjord at the Swedish west coast in order to study the effect of OA on plankton ecology and biogeochemistry under close to natural conditions. Five of the ten mesocosms were left unperturbed and served as controls (~380 μatm pCO2), whereas the others were enriched with CO2-saturated water to simulate realistic end-of-the-century carbonate chemistry conditions (~760 μatm pCO2). We ran the experiment for 113 days which allowed us to study the influence of high CO2 on an entire winter-to-summer plankton succession and to investigate the potential of some plankton organisms for evolutionary adaptation to OA in their natural environment. This paper is the first in a PLOS collection and provides a detailed overview on the experimental design, important events, and the key complexities of such a “long-term mesocosm” approach. Furthermore, we analyzed whether simulated end-of-the-century carbonate chemistry conditions could lead to a significant restructuring of the plankton community in the course of the succession. At the level of detail analyzed in this overview paper we found that CO2-induced differences in plankton community composition were non-detectable during most of the succession except for a period where a phytoplankton bloom was fueled by remineralized nutrients. These results indicate: (1) Long-term studies with pelagic ecosystems are necessary to uncover OA-sensitive stages of succession. (2) Plankton communities fueled by regenerated nutrients may be more responsive to changing carbonate chemistry than those having ... |
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Bach, Lennart T. Taucher, Jan Boxhammer, Tim Ludwig, Andrea Achterberg, Eric P. Algueró-Muñiz, María Anderson, Leif G. Bellworthy, Jessica Büdenbender, Jan Czerny, Jan Ericson, Ylva Esposito, Mario Fischer, Matthias Haunost, Mathias Hellemann, Dana Horn, Henriette G. Hornick, Thomas Meyer, Jana Sswat, Michael Zark, Maren Riebesell, Ulf |
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Bach, Lennart T. Taucher, Jan Boxhammer, Tim Ludwig, Andrea Achterberg, Eric P. Algueró-Muñiz, María Anderson, Leif G. Bellworthy, Jessica Büdenbender, Jan Czerny, Jan Ericson, Ylva Esposito, Mario Fischer, Matthias Haunost, Mathias Hellemann, Dana Horn, Henriette G. Hornick, Thomas Meyer, Jana Sswat, Michael Zark, Maren Riebesell, Ulf Influence of Ocean Acidification on a Natural Winter-to-Summer Plankton Succession: First Insights from a Long-Term Mesocosm Study Draw Attention to Periods of Low Nutrient Concentrations |
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Influence of Ocean Acidification on a Natural Winter-to-Summer Plankton Succession: First Insights from a Long-Term Mesocosm Study Draw Attention to Periods of Low Nutrient Concentrations |
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Influence of Ocean Acidification on a Natural Winter-to-Summer Plankton Succession: First Insights from a Long-Term Mesocosm Study Draw Attention to Periods of Low Nutrient Concentrations |
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Influence of Ocean Acidification on a Natural Winter-to-Summer Plankton Succession: First Insights from a Long-Term Mesocosm Study Draw Attention to Periods of Low Nutrient Concentrations |
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Influence of Ocean Acidification on a Natural Winter-to-Summer Plankton Succession: First Insights from a Long-Term Mesocosm Study Draw Attention to Periods of Low Nutrient Concentrations |
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Influence of Ocean Acidification on a Natural Winter-to-Summer Plankton Succession: First Insights from a Long-Term Mesocosm Study Draw Attention to Periods of Low Nutrient Concentrations |
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influence of ocean acidification on a natural winter-to-summer plankton succession: first insights from a long-term mesocosm study draw attention to periods of low nutrient concentrations |
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https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/33846/1/journal.pone.0159068.pdf Bach, L. T. , Taucher, J. , Boxhammer, T. , Ludwig, A., Achterberg, E. P. , Algueró-Muñiz, M., Anderson, L. G., Bellworthy, J., Büdenbender, J., Czerny, J., Ericson, Y., Esposito, M., Fischer, M., Haunost, M., Hellemann, D., Horn, H. G., Hornick, T., Meyer, J., Sswat, M. , Zark, M. and Riebesell, U. and The Kristineberg KOSMOS Consortium (2016) Influence of Ocean Acidification on a Natural Winter-to-Summer Plankton Succession: First Insights from a Long-Term Mesocosm Study Draw Attention to Periods of Low Nutrient Concentrations. Open Access PLoS ONE, 11 (8). e0159068. DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0159068 <https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159068>. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159068 |
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