Predictable patterns within the kelp forest can indirectly create temporary refugia from ocean acidification.
Kelps are recognized for providing many ecosystem services in coastal areas and considered in ocean acidification (OA) mitigation. However, assessing OA modification requires an understanding of the multiple parameters involved in carbonate chemistry, especially in highly dynamic systems. We studied...
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ftpubmed:38897470 2024-09-15T18:27:49+00:00 Predictable patterns within the kelp forest can indirectly create temporary refugia from ocean acidification. Bednaršek, Nina Pelletier, Greg Beck, Marcus W Feely, Richard A Siegrist, Zach Kiefer, Dale Davis, Jonathan Peabody, Betsy 2024 Oct 01 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174065 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38897470 eng eng Elsevier Science https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174065 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38897470 Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Sci Total Environ ISSN:1879-1026 Volume:945 Co-cultivation Ocean acidification Oyster Refugia Shell dissolution Sugar kelp pH predictability Journal Article 2024 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174065 2024-07-07T16:01:00Z Kelps are recognized for providing many ecosystem services in coastal areas and considered in ocean acidification (OA) mitigation. However, assessing OA modification requires an understanding of the multiple parameters involved in carbonate chemistry, especially in highly dynamic systems. We studied the effects of sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) on an experimental farm at the north end of Hood Canal, Washington-a low retentive coastal system. In this field mesocosm study, two oyster species (Magallana gigas, Ostrea lurida) were exposed at locations in the mid, edge, and outside the kelp array. The Hood Head Sugar Kelp Farm Model outputs were used to identify dominating factors in spatial and temporal kelp dynamics, while wavelet spectrum analyses helped in understanding predictability patterns. This was linked to the measured biological responses (dissolution, growth, isotopes) of the exposed organisms. Positioned in an area of high (sub)-diel tidal fluxes with low retention potential, there were no measurable alterations of the seawater pH at the study site, demonstrating that the kelp array could not induce a direct mitigating effect against OA. However, beneficial responses in calcifiers were still observed, which are linked to two causes: increased pH predictability and improved provisioning through kelp-derived particulate organic resource utilization and as such, kelp improved habitat suitability and indirectly created refugia against OA. This study can serve as an analogue for many coastal bay habitats where prevailing physical forcing drives chemical changes. Future macrophyte studies that investigate OA mitigating effects should focus also on the importance of predictability patterns, which can additionally improve the conditions for marine calcifiers and ecosystem services vulnerable to or compromised by OA, including aquaculture sustainability. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification PubMed Central (PMC) Science of The Total Environment 945 174065 |
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Kelps are recognized for providing many ecosystem services in coastal areas and considered in ocean acidification (OA) mitigation. However, assessing OA modification requires an understanding of the multiple parameters involved in carbonate chemistry, especially in highly dynamic systems. We studied the effects of sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) on an experimental farm at the north end of Hood Canal, Washington-a low retentive coastal system. In this field mesocosm study, two oyster species (Magallana gigas, Ostrea lurida) were exposed at locations in the mid, edge, and outside the kelp array. The Hood Head Sugar Kelp Farm Model outputs were used to identify dominating factors in spatial and temporal kelp dynamics, while wavelet spectrum analyses helped in understanding predictability patterns. This was linked to the measured biological responses (dissolution, growth, isotopes) of the exposed organisms. Positioned in an area of high (sub)-diel tidal fluxes with low retention potential, there were no measurable alterations of the seawater pH at the study site, demonstrating that the kelp array could not induce a direct mitigating effect against OA. However, beneficial responses in calcifiers were still observed, which are linked to two causes: increased pH predictability and improved provisioning through kelp-derived particulate organic resource utilization and as such, kelp improved habitat suitability and indirectly created refugia against OA. This study can serve as an analogue for many coastal bay habitats where prevailing physical forcing drives chemical changes. Future macrophyte studies that investigate OA mitigating effects should focus also on the importance of predictability patterns, which can additionally improve the conditions for marine calcifiers and ecosystem services vulnerable to or compromised by OA, including aquaculture sustainability. |
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Bednaršek, Nina Pelletier, Greg Beck, Marcus W Feely, Richard A Siegrist, Zach Kiefer, Dale Davis, Jonathan Peabody, Betsy |
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Bednaršek, Nina Pelletier, Greg Beck, Marcus W Feely, Richard A Siegrist, Zach Kiefer, Dale Davis, Jonathan Peabody, Betsy |
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Predictable patterns within the kelp forest can indirectly create temporary refugia from ocean acidification. |
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Predictable patterns within the kelp forest can indirectly create temporary refugia from ocean acidification. |
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Predictable patterns within the kelp forest can indirectly create temporary refugia from ocean acidification. |
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Predictable patterns within the kelp forest can indirectly create temporary refugia from ocean acidification. |
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Predictable patterns within the kelp forest can indirectly create temporary refugia from ocean acidification. |
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predictable patterns within the kelp forest can indirectly create temporary refugia from ocean acidification. |
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