Ocean acidification may slow the pace of tropicalization of temperate fish communities
Poleward range extensions by warm-adapted sea urchins are switching temperate marine ecosystems from kelp-dominated to barren-dominated systems that favour the establishment of range-extending tropical fishes. Yet, such tropicalization may be buffered by ocean acidification, which reduces urchin gra...
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ftunivadelaidedl:oai:digital.library.adelaide.edu.au:2440/129982 2023-12-17T10:47:48+01:00 Ocean acidification may slow the pace of tropicalization of temperate fish communities Coni, E.O.C. Nagelkerken, I. Ferreira, C.M. Connell, S.D. Booth, D.J. 2021 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2440/129982 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-00980-w en eng Springer Nature http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170101722 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT120100183 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150104263 Nature Climate Change, 2021; 11(3):249-256 1758-678X 1758-6798 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/129982 doi:10.1038/s41558-020-00980-w Nagelkerken, I. [0000-0003-4499-3940] Connell, S.D. [0000-0002-5350-6852] © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-00980-w Journal article 2021 ftunivadelaidedl https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-00980-w 2023-11-20T23:30:37Z Poleward range extensions by warm-adapted sea urchins are switching temperate marine ecosystems from kelp-dominated to barren-dominated systems that favour the establishment of range-extending tropical fishes. Yet, such tropicalization may be buffered by ocean acidification, which reduces urchin grazing performance and the urchin barrens that tropical range-extending fishes prefer. Using ecosystems experiencing natural warming and acidification, we show that ocean acidification could buffer warming-facilitated tropicalization by reducing urchin populations (by 87%) and inhibiting the formation of barrens. This buffering effect of CO₂ enrichment was observed at natural CO₂ vents that are associated with a shift from a barren-dominated to a turf-dominated state, which we found is less favourable to tropical fishes. Together, these observations suggest that ocean acidification may buffer the tropicalization effect of ocean warming against urchin barren formation via multiple processes (fewer urchins and barrens) and consequently slow the increasing rate of tropicalization of temperate fish communities. Ericka O.C. Coni, Ivan Nagelkerken, Camilo M. Ferreira, Sean D. Connell and David J. Booth Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification The University of Adelaide: Digital Library Ferreira ENVELOPE(-62.050,-62.050,-64.600,-64.600) Nature Climate Change 11 3 249 256 |
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Poleward range extensions by warm-adapted sea urchins are switching temperate marine ecosystems from kelp-dominated to barren-dominated systems that favour the establishment of range-extending tropical fishes. Yet, such tropicalization may be buffered by ocean acidification, which reduces urchin grazing performance and the urchin barrens that tropical range-extending fishes prefer. Using ecosystems experiencing natural warming and acidification, we show that ocean acidification could buffer warming-facilitated tropicalization by reducing urchin populations (by 87%) and inhibiting the formation of barrens. This buffering effect of CO₂ enrichment was observed at natural CO₂ vents that are associated with a shift from a barren-dominated to a turf-dominated state, which we found is less favourable to tropical fishes. Together, these observations suggest that ocean acidification may buffer the tropicalization effect of ocean warming against urchin barren formation via multiple processes (fewer urchins and barrens) and consequently slow the increasing rate of tropicalization of temperate fish communities. Ericka O.C. Coni, Ivan Nagelkerken, Camilo M. Ferreira, Sean D. Connell and David J. Booth |
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