Effects of ocean acidification on sponge communities

• Main Authors: Goodwin, Claire, Rodolfo-Metalpa, Riccardo, Picton, Bernard, Hall-Spencer, Jason M
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2014
• Subjects: Alkalinity; total; Aragonite saturation state; Area; Benthos; Bicarbonate ion; Calcite saturation state; Calculated using CO2SYS; Calculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010); Carbon; inorganic; dissolved; Carbonate ion; Carbonate system computation flag; Carbon dioxide; Castello_Aragonese; Chondrilla nucula; Chondrosia reniformis; CO2 vent; Coast and continental shelf; Community composition and diversity; Coverage; standard error; Crambe crambe; Description; Distance; Entire community; Eurypon major; EXP; Experiment; Field observation; Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Growth/Morphology; Haliclona mediterranea; Hemimycale columella; Identification; Ircinia variabilis; Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean Sea Acidification in a Changing Climate; MedSeA; Microciona cf toxitenuis; OA-ICC; Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Petrosia ficiformis; pH; Phorbas ficticius; Phorbas fictitius; Phorbas tenacior; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.833805; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.833805

The effects of ocean acidification on lower invertebrates such as sponges may be pronounced because of their low capacity for acid-base regulation. However, so far, most studies have focused on calcifiers. We present the first study of the effects of ocean acidification on the Porifera. Sponge speci...