Competitive fitness of a predominant pelagic calcifier impaired by ocean acidification
Coccolithophores -single-celled calcifying phytoplankton- are an important group of marine primary producers and the dominant builders of calcium carbonate globally. Coccolithophores form extensive blooms and increase the density and sinking speed of organic matter via calcium carbonate ballasting....
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ftpangaea:oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.868772 2024-09-15T18:27:36+00:00 Competitive fitness of a predominant pelagic calcifier impaired by ocean acidification Riebesell, Ulf Bach, Lennart Thomas Bellerby, Richard G J Bermúdez Monsalve, Rafael Boxhammer, Tim Czerny, Jan Larsen, Aud LATITUDE: 60.264500 * LONGITUDE: 5.205500 * DATE/TIME START: 2011-05-05T00:00:00 * DATE/TIME END: 2011-06-12T00:00:00 2016 application/zip, 2 datasets https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.868772 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.868772 en eng PANGAEA https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.868772 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.868772 UNKNOWN: Licensing unknown: Please contact principal investigator/authors to gain access and request licensing terms Access constraints: access rights needed info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Supplement to: Riebesell, Ulf; Bach, Lennart Thomas; Bellerby, Richard G J; Bermúdez Monsalve, Rafael; Boxhammer, Tim; Czerny, Jan; Larsen, Aud; Ludwig, Andrea; Schulz, Kai Georg (2017): Competitive fitness of a predominant pelagic calcifier impaired by ocean acidification. Nature Geoscience, 10(1), 19-23, https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2854 BIOACID Biological Impacts of Ocean Acidification dataset publication series 2016 ftpangaea https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.86877210.1038/ngeo2854 2024-07-24T02:31:21Z Coccolithophores -single-celled calcifying phytoplankton- are an important group of marine primary producers and the dominant builders of calcium carbonate globally. Coccolithophores form extensive blooms and increase the density and sinking speed of organic matter via calcium carbonate ballasting. Thereby, they play a key role in the marine carbon cycle. Coccolithophore physiological responses to experimental ocean acidification have ranged from moderate stimulation to substantial decline in growth and calcification rates, combined with enhanced malformation of their calcite platelets. Here we report on a mesocosm experiment conducted in a Norwegian fjord in which we exposed a natural plankton community to a wide range of CO2-induced ocean acidification, to test whether these physiological responses affect the ecological success of coccolithophore populations. Under high-CO2 treatments, Emiliania huxleyi, the most abundant and productive coccolithophore species, declined in population size during the pre-bloom period and lost the ability to form blooms. As a result, particle sinking velocities declined by up to 30% and sedimented organic matter was reduced by up to 25% relative to controls. There were also strong reductions in seawater concentrations of the climate-active compound dimethylsulfide in CO2-enriched mesocosms. We conclude that ocean acidification can lower calcifying phytoplankton productivity, potentially creating a positive feedback to the climate system. Other/Unknown Material Ocean acidification PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science ENVELOPE(5.205500,5.205500,60.264500,60.264500) |
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Coccolithophores -single-celled calcifying phytoplankton- are an important group of marine primary producers and the dominant builders of calcium carbonate globally. Coccolithophores form extensive blooms and increase the density and sinking speed of organic matter via calcium carbonate ballasting. Thereby, they play a key role in the marine carbon cycle. Coccolithophore physiological responses to experimental ocean acidification have ranged from moderate stimulation to substantial decline in growth and calcification rates, combined with enhanced malformation of their calcite platelets. Here we report on a mesocosm experiment conducted in a Norwegian fjord in which we exposed a natural plankton community to a wide range of CO2-induced ocean acidification, to test whether these physiological responses affect the ecological success of coccolithophore populations. Under high-CO2 treatments, Emiliania huxleyi, the most abundant and productive coccolithophore species, declined in population size during the pre-bloom period and lost the ability to form blooms. As a result, particle sinking velocities declined by up to 30% and sedimented organic matter was reduced by up to 25% relative to controls. There were also strong reductions in seawater concentrations of the climate-active compound dimethylsulfide in CO2-enriched mesocosms. We conclude that ocean acidification can lower calcifying phytoplankton productivity, potentially creating a positive feedback to the climate system. |
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Competitive fitness of a predominant pelagic calcifier impaired by ocean acidification |
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Competitive fitness of a predominant pelagic calcifier impaired by ocean acidification |
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Competitive fitness of a predominant pelagic calcifier impaired by ocean acidification |
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Competitive fitness of a predominant pelagic calcifier impaired by ocean acidification |
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Competitive fitness of a predominant pelagic calcifier impaired by ocean acidification |
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competitive fitness of a predominant pelagic calcifier impaired by ocean acidification |
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LATITUDE: 60.264500 * LONGITUDE: 5.205500 * DATE/TIME START: 2011-05-05T00:00:00 * DATE/TIME END: 2011-06-12T00:00:00 |
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Supplement to: Riebesell, Ulf; Bach, Lennart Thomas; Bellerby, Richard G J; Bermúdez Monsalve, Rafael; Boxhammer, Tim; Czerny, Jan; Larsen, Aud; Ludwig, Andrea; Schulz, Kai Georg (2017): Competitive fitness of a predominant pelagic calcifier impaired by ocean acidification. Nature Geoscience, 10(1), 19-23, https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2854 |
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https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.868772 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.868772 |
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UNKNOWN: Licensing unknown: Please contact principal investigator/authors to gain access and request licensing terms Access constraints: access rights needed info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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