Toxic algal bloom induced by ocean acidification disrupts the pelagic food web
Ocean acidification, the change in seawater carbonate chemistry due to the uptake of anthropogenic CO2, affects the physiology of marine organisms in multiple ways1. Diverse competitive and trophic interactions transform the metabolic responses to changes in community composition, seasonal successio...
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ftuglasgow:oai:eprints.gla.ac.uk:268191 2023-05-15T17:49:55+02:00 Toxic algal bloom induced by ocean acidification disrupts the pelagic food web Riebesell, Ulf Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole Achterberg, Eric P. Algueró-Muñiz, María Alvarez-Fernandez, Santiago Arístegui, Javier Bach, Lennart T. Boersma, Maarten Boxhammer, Tim Guan, Wanchun Haunost, Mathias Horn, Henriette G. Löscher, Carolin R. Ludwig, Andrea Spisla, Carsten Sswat, Michael Stange, Paul Taucher, Jan 2018-12 https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/268191/ unknown Nature Research Riebesell, U. et al. (2018) Toxic algal bloom induced by ocean acidification disrupts the pelagic food web. Nature Climate Change <https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/Nature_Climate_Change.html>, 8(12), pp. 1082-1086. (doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0344-1 <https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0344-1>) Articles PeerReviewed 2018 ftuglasgow https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0344-1 2022-09-22T22:17:30Z Ocean acidification, the change in seawater carbonate chemistry due to the uptake of anthropogenic CO2, affects the physiology of marine organisms in multiple ways1. Diverse competitive and trophic interactions transform the metabolic responses to changes in community composition, seasonal succession and potentially geographical distribution of species. The health of ocean ecosystems depends on whether basic biotic functions are maintained, ecosystem engineers and keystone species are retained, and the spread of nuisance species is avoided2. Here, we show in a field experiment that the toxic microalga Vicicitus globosus has a selective advantage under ocean acidification, increasing its abundance in natural plankton communities at CO2 levels higher than 600 µatm and developing blooms above 800 µatm CO2. The mass development of V. globosus has had a dramatic impact on the plankton community, preventing the development of the micro- and mesozooplankton communities, thereby disrupting trophic transfer of primary produced organic matter. This has prolonged the residence of particulate matter in the water column and caused a strong decline in export flux. Considering its wide geographical distribution and confirmed role in fish kills3, the proliferation of V. globosus under the IPCC4 CO2 emission representative concentration pathway (RCP4.5 to RCP8.5) scenarios may pose an emergent threat to coastal communities, aquaculture and fisheries. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification University of Glasgow: Enlighten - Publications Nature Climate Change 8 12 1082 1086 |
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Ocean acidification, the change in seawater carbonate chemistry due to the uptake of anthropogenic CO2, affects the physiology of marine organisms in multiple ways1. Diverse competitive and trophic interactions transform the metabolic responses to changes in community composition, seasonal succession and potentially geographical distribution of species. The health of ocean ecosystems depends on whether basic biotic functions are maintained, ecosystem engineers and keystone species are retained, and the spread of nuisance species is avoided2. Here, we show in a field experiment that the toxic microalga Vicicitus globosus has a selective advantage under ocean acidification, increasing its abundance in natural plankton communities at CO2 levels higher than 600 µatm and developing blooms above 800 µatm CO2. The mass development of V. globosus has had a dramatic impact on the plankton community, preventing the development of the micro- and mesozooplankton communities, thereby disrupting trophic transfer of primary produced organic matter. This has prolonged the residence of particulate matter in the water column and caused a strong decline in export flux. Considering its wide geographical distribution and confirmed role in fish kills3, the proliferation of V. globosus under the IPCC4 CO2 emission representative concentration pathway (RCP4.5 to RCP8.5) scenarios may pose an emergent threat to coastal communities, aquaculture and fisheries. |
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Riebesell, Ulf Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole Achterberg, Eric P. Algueró-Muñiz, María Alvarez-Fernandez, Santiago Arístegui, Javier Bach, Lennart T. Boersma, Maarten Boxhammer, Tim Guan, Wanchun Haunost, Mathias Horn, Henriette G. Löscher, Carolin R. Ludwig, Andrea Spisla, Carsten Sswat, Michael Stange, Paul Taucher, Jan |
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Riebesell, Ulf Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole Achterberg, Eric P. Algueró-Muñiz, María Alvarez-Fernandez, Santiago Arístegui, Javier Bach, Lennart T. Boersma, Maarten Boxhammer, Tim Guan, Wanchun Haunost, Mathias Horn, Henriette G. Löscher, Carolin R. Ludwig, Andrea Spisla, Carsten Sswat, Michael Stange, Paul Taucher, Jan Toxic algal bloom induced by ocean acidification disrupts the pelagic food web |
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Riebesell, Ulf Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole Achterberg, Eric P. Algueró-Muñiz, María Alvarez-Fernandez, Santiago Arístegui, Javier Bach, Lennart T. Boersma, Maarten Boxhammer, Tim Guan, Wanchun Haunost, Mathias Horn, Henriette G. Löscher, Carolin R. Ludwig, Andrea Spisla, Carsten Sswat, Michael Stange, Paul Taucher, Jan |
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Toxic algal bloom induced by ocean acidification disrupts the pelagic food web |
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Toxic algal bloom induced by ocean acidification disrupts the pelagic food web |
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Toxic algal bloom induced by ocean acidification disrupts the pelagic food web |
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toxic algal bloom induced by ocean acidification disrupts the pelagic food web |
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Riebesell, U. et al. (2018) Toxic algal bloom induced by ocean acidification disrupts the pelagic food web. Nature Climate Change <https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/Nature_Climate_Change.html>, 8(12), pp. 1082-1086. (doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0344-1 <https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0344-1>) |
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