The Impact of Ocean Acidification on the Functional Morphology of Foraminifera
Culturing experiments were performed on sediment samples from the Ythan Estuary, N. E. Scotland, to assess the impacts of ocean acidification on test surface ornamentation in the benthic foraminifer Haynesina germanica. Specimens were cultured for 36 weeks at either 380, 750 or 1000 ppm atmospheric...
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ftsouthampton:oai:eprints.soton.ac.uk:360791 2023-07-30T04:05:58+02:00 The Impact of Ocean Acidification on the Functional Morphology of Foraminifera Khanna, Nikki Godbold, Jasmin A. Austin, William E.N. Paterson, David M. 2013-12-17 application/octet-stream https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/360791/ https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/360791/1/fetchObject.action_uri%253Dinfo_doi%25252F10.1371%25252Fjournal.pone.0083118%2526representation%253DPDF en English eng https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/360791/1/fetchObject.action_uri%253Dinfo_doi%25252F10.1371%25252Fjournal.pone.0083118%2526representation%253DPDF Khanna, Nikki, Godbold, Jasmin A., Austin, William E.N. and Paterson, David M. (2013) The Impact of Ocean Acidification on the Functional Morphology of Foraminifera. PLoS ONE, 8 (12), e83118. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083118 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083118>). other Article PeerReviewed 2013 ftsouthampton https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083118 2023-07-09T21:50:45Z Culturing experiments were performed on sediment samples from the Ythan Estuary, N. E. Scotland, to assess the impacts of ocean acidification on test surface ornamentation in the benthic foraminifer Haynesina germanica. Specimens were cultured for 36 weeks at either 380, 750 or 1000 ppm atmospheric CO2. Analysis of the test surface using SEM imaging reveals sensitivity of functionally important ornamentation associated with feeding to changing seawater CO2 levels. Specimens incubated at high CO2 levels displayed evidence of shell dissolution, a significant reduction and deformation of ornamentation. It is clear that these calcifying organisms are likely to be vulnerable to ocean acidification. A reduction in functionally important ornamentation could lead to a reduction in feeding efficiency with consequent impacts on this organism's survival and fitness. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton PLoS ONE 8 12 e83118 |
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Culturing experiments were performed on sediment samples from the Ythan Estuary, N. E. Scotland, to assess the impacts of ocean acidification on test surface ornamentation in the benthic foraminifer Haynesina germanica. Specimens were cultured for 36 weeks at either 380, 750 or 1000 ppm atmospheric CO2. Analysis of the test surface using SEM imaging reveals sensitivity of functionally important ornamentation associated with feeding to changing seawater CO2 levels. Specimens incubated at high CO2 levels displayed evidence of shell dissolution, a significant reduction and deformation of ornamentation. It is clear that these calcifying organisms are likely to be vulnerable to ocean acidification. A reduction in functionally important ornamentation could lead to a reduction in feeding efficiency with consequent impacts on this organism's survival and fitness. |
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The Impact of Ocean Acidification on the Functional Morphology of Foraminifera |
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The Impact of Ocean Acidification on the Functional Morphology of Foraminifera |
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The Impact of Ocean Acidification on the Functional Morphology of Foraminifera |
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https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/360791/1/fetchObject.action_uri%253Dinfo_doi%25252F10.1371%25252Fjournal.pone.0083118%2526representation%253DPDF Khanna, Nikki, Godbold, Jasmin A., Austin, William E.N. and Paterson, David M. (2013) The Impact of Ocean Acidification on the Functional Morphology of Foraminifera. PLoS ONE, 8 (12), e83118. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083118 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083118>). |
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