Calcifiers can adjust shell building at the nanoscale to resist ocean acidification
Published online: August 9, 2020 Ocean acidification is considered detrimental to marine calcifiers based on laboratory studies showing that increased seawater acidity weakens their ability to build calcareous shells needed for growth and protection. In the natural environment, however, the effects...
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ftunivadelaidedl:oai:digital.library.adelaide.edu.au:2440/127225 2023-12-17T10:47:48+01:00 Calcifiers can adjust shell building at the nanoscale to resist ocean acidification Leung, J.Y.S. Chen, Y. Nagelkerken, I. Zhang, S. Xie, Z. Connell, S.D. 2020 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/127225 https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202003186 en eng Wiley-VCH GmbH http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT120100183 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT0991953 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160104632 Small, 2020; 16(37):2003186-1-2003186-8 1613-6810 1613-6829 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/127225 doi:10.1002/smll.202003186 Leung, J.Y.S. [0000-0001-5846-3401] Chen, Y. [0000-0002-6588-6266] Nagelkerken, I. [0000-0003-4499-3940] Connell, S.D. [0000-0002-5350-6852] © 2020 Wiley-VCH GmbH. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202003186 adaptation biomineralization calcifying organisms nanostructures ocean acidification Journal article 2020 ftunivadelaidedl https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202003186 2023-11-20T23:32:13Z Published online: August 9, 2020 Ocean acidification is considered detrimental to marine calcifiers based on laboratory studies showing that increased seawater acidity weakens their ability to build calcareous shells needed for growth and protection. In the natural environment, however, the effects of ocean acidification are subject to ecological and evolutionary processes that may allow calcifiers to buffer or reverse these short-term negative effects through adaptive mechanisms. Using marine snails inhabiting a naturally CO2 -enriched environment over multiple generations, it is discovered herein that they build more durable shells (i.e., mechanically more resilient) by adjusting the building blocks of their shells (i.e., calcium carbonate crystals), such as atomic rearrangement to reduce nanotwin thickness and increased incorporation of organic matter. However, these adaptive adjustments to future levels of ocean acidification (year 2100) are eroded at extreme CO2 concentrations, leading to construction of more fragile shells. The discovery of adaptive mechanisms of shell building at the nanoscale provides a new perspective on why some calcifiers may thrive and others collapse in acidifying oceans, and highlights the inherent adaptability that some species possess in adjusting to human-caused environmental change. Jonathan Y. S. Leung, Yujie Chen, Ivan Nagelkerken, Sam Zhang, Zonghan Xie and Sean D. Connell Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification The University of Adelaide: Digital Library Small 16 37 2003186 |
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Published online: August 9, 2020 Ocean acidification is considered detrimental to marine calcifiers based on laboratory studies showing that increased seawater acidity weakens their ability to build calcareous shells needed for growth and protection. In the natural environment, however, the effects of ocean acidification are subject to ecological and evolutionary processes that may allow calcifiers to buffer or reverse these short-term negative effects through adaptive mechanisms. Using marine snails inhabiting a naturally CO2 -enriched environment over multiple generations, it is discovered herein that they build more durable shells (i.e., mechanically more resilient) by adjusting the building blocks of their shells (i.e., calcium carbonate crystals), such as atomic rearrangement to reduce nanotwin thickness and increased incorporation of organic matter. However, these adaptive adjustments to future levels of ocean acidification (year 2100) are eroded at extreme CO2 concentrations, leading to construction of more fragile shells. The discovery of adaptive mechanisms of shell building at the nanoscale provides a new perspective on why some calcifiers may thrive and others collapse in acidifying oceans, and highlights the inherent adaptability that some species possess in adjusting to human-caused environmental change. Jonathan Y. S. Leung, Yujie Chen, Ivan Nagelkerken, Sam Zhang, Zonghan Xie and Sean D. Connell |
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Calcifiers can adjust shell building at the nanoscale to resist ocean acidification |
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Calcifiers can adjust shell building at the nanoscale to resist ocean acidification |
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Calcifiers can adjust shell building at the nanoscale to resist ocean acidification |
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Calcifiers can adjust shell building at the nanoscale to resist ocean acidification |
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calcifiers can adjust shell building at the nanoscale to resist ocean acidification |
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