Red coral extinction risk enhanced by ocean acidification
The red coral Corallium rubrum is a habitat-forming species with a prominent and structural role in mesophotic habitats, which sustains biodiversity hotspots. This precious coral is threatened by both over-exploitation and temperature driven mass mortality events. We report here that biocalcificatio...
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ftunicagliariris:oai:iris.unica.it:11584/123688 2024-02-11T10:07:20+01:00 Red coral extinction risk enhanced by ocean acidification Cerrano C Cardini U Bianchelli S Corinaldesi C Danovaro R. PUSCEDDU, ANTONIO Cerrano, C Cardini, U Bianchelli, S Corinaldesi, C Pusceddu, Antonio Danovaro, R. 2013 http://hdl.handle.net/11584/123688 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01457 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/23492780 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000316105500001 volume:3 firstpage:1457-1 lastpage:1457-7 numberofpages:7 journal:SCIENTIFIC REPORTS http://hdl.handle.net/11584/123688 doi:10.1038/srep01457 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-84876556669 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2013 ftunicagliariris https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01457 2024-01-24T17:48:07Z The red coral Corallium rubrum is a habitat-forming species with a prominent and structural role in mesophotic habitats, which sustains biodiversity hotspots. This precious coral is threatened by both over-exploitation and temperature driven mass mortality events. We report here that biocalcification, growth rates and polyps’ (feeding) activity of Corallium rubrum are significantly reduced at pCO2 scenarios predicted for the end of this century (0.2 pH decrease). Since C. rubrum is a long-living species (.200 years), our results suggest that ocean acidification predicted for 2100 will significantly increases the risk of extinction of present populations. Given the functional role of these corals in the mesophotic zone, we predict that ocean acidification might have cascading effects on the functioning of these habitats worldwide Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Università degli Studi di Cagliari: UNICA IRIS Scientific Reports 3 1 |
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The red coral Corallium rubrum is a habitat-forming species with a prominent and structural role in mesophotic habitats, which sustains biodiversity hotspots. This precious coral is threatened by both over-exploitation and temperature driven mass mortality events. We report here that biocalcification, growth rates and polyps’ (feeding) activity of Corallium rubrum are significantly reduced at pCO2 scenarios predicted for the end of this century (0.2 pH decrease). Since C. rubrum is a long-living species (.200 years), our results suggest that ocean acidification predicted for 2100 will significantly increases the risk of extinction of present populations. Given the functional role of these corals in the mesophotic zone, we predict that ocean acidification might have cascading effects on the functioning of these habitats worldwide |
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Cerrano, C Cardini, U Bianchelli, S Corinaldesi, C Pusceddu, Antonio Danovaro, R. |
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Red coral extinction risk enhanced by ocean acidification |
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Red coral extinction risk enhanced by ocean acidification |
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