A method for identifying sensitivity of marine benthic invertebrates to ocean acidification through a biological traits approach
Ocean acidification poses a major threat to the structure and diversity of marine ecosystems. The marine seabed sustains important ecosystem functions and so understanding the sensitivity to increased pCO2 within benthic invertebrates is critical for informing future management strategies. Here, we...
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ftuniveastangl:oai:ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk:86012 2023-06-06T11:58:05+02:00 A method for identifying sensitivity of marine benthic invertebrates to ocean acidification through a biological traits approach Gray, Peter Garcia, Clement Robinson, Carol Bremner, Julie 2022-09 application/pdf https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/86012/ https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/86012/1/Accepted_manuscript.pdf https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac146 en eng https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/86012/1/Accepted_manuscript.pdf Gray, Peter, Garcia, Clement, Robinson, Carol and Bremner, Julie (2022) A method for identifying sensitivity of marine benthic invertebrates to ocean acidification through a biological traits approach. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 79 (7). 2117–2125. ISSN 1054-3139 doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsac146 Article PeerReviewed 2022 ftuniveastangl https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac146 2023-04-13T22:32:22Z Ocean acidification poses a major threat to the structure and diversity of marine ecosystems. The marine seabed sustains important ecosystem functions and so understanding the sensitivity to increased pCO2 within benthic invertebrates is critical for informing future management strategies. Here, we explore a traits-based approach for estimating sensitivity of benthic taxa to ocean acidification, using data from the western area of the North Sea. We selected 56 taxa across 11 taxonomic groups representative of the various habitats found in the region. Biological traits considered sensitive to elevated pCO2 were identified from literature review and the taxa were scored for each trait to produce a total relative sensitivity (TRS) index. We investigated differences in sensitivity between the taxa and across habitats and explored whether sensitivity was spatially aggregated. Our analyses indicated that benthic species are sensitive to acidification, with 51 % of the taxa scoring in the top three TRS bands. overall with hot spots of sensitivity distributed across the region but corresponding ‘cold spots’ (low sensitivity) more spatially restricted. The opportunities and limitations of the approach are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification University of East Anglia: UEA Digital Repository ICES Journal of Marine Science 79 7 2117 2125 |
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Ocean acidification poses a major threat to the structure and diversity of marine ecosystems. The marine seabed sustains important ecosystem functions and so understanding the sensitivity to increased pCO2 within benthic invertebrates is critical for informing future management strategies. Here, we explore a traits-based approach for estimating sensitivity of benthic taxa to ocean acidification, using data from the western area of the North Sea. We selected 56 taxa across 11 taxonomic groups representative of the various habitats found in the region. Biological traits considered sensitive to elevated pCO2 were identified from literature review and the taxa were scored for each trait to produce a total relative sensitivity (TRS) index. We investigated differences in sensitivity between the taxa and across habitats and explored whether sensitivity was spatially aggregated. Our analyses indicated that benthic species are sensitive to acidification, with 51 % of the taxa scoring in the top three TRS bands. overall with hot spots of sensitivity distributed across the region but corresponding ‘cold spots’ (low sensitivity) more spatially restricted. The opportunities and limitations of the approach are discussed. |
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Gray, Peter Garcia, Clement Robinson, Carol Bremner, Julie A method for identifying sensitivity of marine benthic invertebrates to ocean acidification through a biological traits approach |
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A method for identifying sensitivity of marine benthic invertebrates to ocean acidification through a biological traits approach |
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A method for identifying sensitivity of marine benthic invertebrates to ocean acidification through a biological traits approach |
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A method for identifying sensitivity of marine benthic invertebrates to ocean acidification through a biological traits approach |
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A method for identifying sensitivity of marine benthic invertebrates to ocean acidification through a biological traits approach |
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A method for identifying sensitivity of marine benthic invertebrates to ocean acidification through a biological traits approach |
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method for identifying sensitivity of marine benthic invertebrates to ocean acidification through a biological traits approach |
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https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/86012/ https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/86012/1/Accepted_manuscript.pdf https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac146 |
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https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/86012/1/Accepted_manuscript.pdf Gray, Peter, Garcia, Clement, Robinson, Carol and Bremner, Julie (2022) A method for identifying sensitivity of marine benthic invertebrates to ocean acidification through a biological traits approach. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 79 (7). 2117–2125. ISSN 1054-3139 doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsac146 |
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