The future of the northeast Atlantic benthic flora in a high CO 2 world
Seaweed and seagrass communities in the northeast Atlantic have been profoundly impacted by humans, and the rate of change is accelerating rapidly due to runaway CO2 emissions and mounting pressures on coastlines associated with human population growth and increased consumption of finite resources....
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ftsouthampton:oai:eprints.soton.ac.uk:366962 2023-07-30T04:05:45+02:00 The future of the northeast Atlantic benthic flora in a high CO 2 world Brodie, Juliet Williamson, Christopher J. Smale, Dan A. Kamenos, Nicholas A. Mieszkowska, Nova Santos, Rui Cunliffe, Michael Steinke, Michael Yesson, Christopher Anderson, Kathryn M. Asnaghi, Valentina Brownlee, Colin Burdett, Heidi L. Burrows, Michael T. Collins, Sinead Donohue, Penelope J. C. Harvey, Ben Foggo, Andrew Noisette, Fanny Nunes, Joana Ragazzola, Federica Raven, John A. Schmidt, Daniela N. Suggett, David Teichberg, Mirta Hall-Spencer, Jason M. 2014-07 https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/366962/ English eng Brodie, Juliet, Williamson, Christopher J., Smale, Dan A., Kamenos, Nicholas A., Mieszkowska, Nova, Santos, Rui, Cunliffe, Michael, Steinke, Michael, Yesson, Christopher, Anderson, Kathryn M., Asnaghi, Valentina, Brownlee, Colin, Burdett, Heidi L., Burrows, Michael T., Collins, Sinead, Donohue, Penelope J. C., Harvey, Ben, Foggo, Andrew, Noisette, Fanny, Nunes, Joana, Ragazzola, Federica, Raven, John A., Schmidt, Daniela N., Suggett, David, Teichberg, Mirta and Hall-Spencer, Jason M. (2014) The future of the northeast Atlantic benthic flora in a high CO2 world. Ecology and Evolution, 4 (13), 2787-2798. (doi:10.1002/ece3.1105 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1105>). Article PeerReviewed 2014 ftsouthampton https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1105 2023-07-09T21:53:58Z Seaweed and seagrass communities in the northeast Atlantic have been profoundly impacted by humans, and the rate of change is accelerating rapidly due to runaway CO2 emissions and mounting pressures on coastlines associated with human population growth and increased consumption of finite resources. Here, we predict how rapid warming and acidification are likely to affect benthic flora and coastal ecosystems of the northeast Atlantic in this century, based on global evidence from the literature as interpreted by the collective knowledge of the authorship. We predict that warming will kill off kelp forests in the south and that ocean acidification will remove maerl habitat in the north. Seagrasses will proliferate, and associated epiphytes switch from calcified algae to diatoms and filamentous species. Invasive species will thrive in niches liberated by loss of native species and spread via exponential development of artificial marine structures. Combined impacts of seawater warming, ocean acidification, and increased storminess may replace structurally diverse seaweed canopies, with associated calcified and noncalcified flora, with simple habitats dominated by noncalcified, turf-forming seaweeds. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northeast Atlantic Ocean acidification University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton Ecology and Evolution 4 13 2787 2798 |
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Seaweed and seagrass communities in the northeast Atlantic have been profoundly impacted by humans, and the rate of change is accelerating rapidly due to runaway CO2 emissions and mounting pressures on coastlines associated with human population growth and increased consumption of finite resources. Here, we predict how rapid warming and acidification are likely to affect benthic flora and coastal ecosystems of the northeast Atlantic in this century, based on global evidence from the literature as interpreted by the collective knowledge of the authorship. We predict that warming will kill off kelp forests in the south and that ocean acidification will remove maerl habitat in the north. Seagrasses will proliferate, and associated epiphytes switch from calcified algae to diatoms and filamentous species. Invasive species will thrive in niches liberated by loss of native species and spread via exponential development of artificial marine structures. Combined impacts of seawater warming, ocean acidification, and increased storminess may replace structurally diverse seaweed canopies, with associated calcified and noncalcified flora, with simple habitats dominated by noncalcified, turf-forming seaweeds. |
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Brodie, Juliet Williamson, Christopher J. Smale, Dan A. Kamenos, Nicholas A. Mieszkowska, Nova Santos, Rui Cunliffe, Michael Steinke, Michael Yesson, Christopher Anderson, Kathryn M. Asnaghi, Valentina Brownlee, Colin Burdett, Heidi L. Burrows, Michael T. Collins, Sinead Donohue, Penelope J. C. Harvey, Ben Foggo, Andrew Noisette, Fanny Nunes, Joana Ragazzola, Federica Raven, John A. Schmidt, Daniela N. Suggett, David Teichberg, Mirta Hall-Spencer, Jason M. |
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Brodie, Juliet Williamson, Christopher J. Smale, Dan A. Kamenos, Nicholas A. Mieszkowska, Nova Santos, Rui Cunliffe, Michael Steinke, Michael Yesson, Christopher Anderson, Kathryn M. Asnaghi, Valentina Brownlee, Colin Burdett, Heidi L. Burrows, Michael T. Collins, Sinead Donohue, Penelope J. C. Harvey, Ben Foggo, Andrew Noisette, Fanny Nunes, Joana Ragazzola, Federica Raven, John A. Schmidt, Daniela N. Suggett, David Teichberg, Mirta Hall-Spencer, Jason M. The future of the northeast Atlantic benthic flora in a high CO 2 world |
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Brodie, Juliet Williamson, Christopher J. Smale, Dan A. Kamenos, Nicholas A. Mieszkowska, Nova Santos, Rui Cunliffe, Michael Steinke, Michael Yesson, Christopher Anderson, Kathryn M. Asnaghi, Valentina Brownlee, Colin Burdett, Heidi L. Burrows, Michael T. Collins, Sinead Donohue, Penelope J. C. Harvey, Ben Foggo, Andrew Noisette, Fanny Nunes, Joana Ragazzola, Federica Raven, John A. Schmidt, Daniela N. Suggett, David Teichberg, Mirta Hall-Spencer, Jason M. |
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The future of the northeast Atlantic benthic flora in a high CO 2 world |
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The future of the northeast Atlantic benthic flora in a high CO 2 world |
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The future of the northeast Atlantic benthic flora in a high CO 2 world |
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Brodie, Juliet, Williamson, Christopher J., Smale, Dan A., Kamenos, Nicholas A., Mieszkowska, Nova, Santos, Rui, Cunliffe, Michael, Steinke, Michael, Yesson, Christopher, Anderson, Kathryn M., Asnaghi, Valentina, Brownlee, Colin, Burdett, Heidi L., Burrows, Michael T., Collins, Sinead, Donohue, Penelope J. C., Harvey, Ben, Foggo, Andrew, Noisette, Fanny, Nunes, Joana, Ragazzola, Federica, Raven, John A., Schmidt, Daniela N., Suggett, David, Teichberg, Mirta and Hall-Spencer, Jason M. (2014) The future of the northeast Atlantic benthic flora in a high CO2 world. Ecology and Evolution, 4 (13), 2787-2798. (doi:10.1002/ece3.1105 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1105>). |
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