Ocean acidification boosts reproduction in fish via indirect effects

• Published in: PLOS Biology
• Main Authors: Nagelkerken, I., Alemany, T., Anquetin, J.M., Ferreira, C.M., Ludwig, K.E., Sasaki, M., Connell, S.D.
• Other Authors: Buckley, Y.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Animals; Fishes; Acids; Carbon Dioxide; Ecosystem; Biodiversity; Seawater; Population Growth; Reproduction; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; New Zealand; Oceans and Seas; Female; Male; Sexual Behavior; Animal; Stress; Physiological; Climate Change; Ferreira; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/129981; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001033

Ocean acidification affects species populations and biodiversity through direct negative effects on physiology and behaviour. The indirect effects of elevated CO₂ are less well known and can sometimes be counterintuitive. Reproduction lies at the crux of species population replenishment, but we do n...