Ocean acidification impairs vermetid reef recruitment
Vermetids form reefs in sub-tropical and warm-temperate waters that protect coasts from erosion, regulate sediment transport and accumulation, serve as carbon sinks and provide habitat for other species. The gastropods that form these reefs brood encapsulated larvae; they are threatened by rapid env...
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ftunivplympearl:oai:pearl.plymouth.ac.uk:10026.1/9270 2024-05-19T07:46:30+00:00 Ocean acidification impairs vermetid reef recruitment Milazzo, M Rodolfo-Metalpa, R Chan, VBS Fine, M Alessi, C Thiyagarajan, V Hall-Spencer, JM Chemello, R 2014 4189- Electronic application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/9270 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep04189 en eng eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC England ISSN:2045-2322 E-ISSN:2045-2322 2045-2322 4189 http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/9270 doi:10.1038/srep04189 Not known Animals Carbon Dioxide Coral Reefs Gastropoda Geologic Sediments Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Oceans and Seas Water Water Movements journal-article Article 2014 ftunivplympearl https://doi.org/10.1038/srep04189 2024-05-01T00:07:16Z Vermetids form reefs in sub-tropical and warm-temperate waters that protect coasts from erosion, regulate sediment transport and accumulation, serve as carbon sinks and provide habitat for other species. The gastropods that form these reefs brood encapsulated larvae; they are threatened by rapid environmental changes since their ability to disperse is very limited. We used transplant experiments along a natural CO2 gradient to assess ocean acidification effects on the reef-building gastropod Dendropoma petraeum. We found that although D. petraeum were able to reproduce and brood at elevated levels of CO2, recruitment success was adversely affected. Long-term exposure to acidified conditions predicted for the year 2100 and beyond caused shell dissolution and a significant increase in shell Mg content. Unless CO2 emissions are reduced and conservation measures taken, our results suggest these reefs are in danger of extinction within this century, with significant ecological and socioeconomic ramifications for coastal systems. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification PEARL (Plymouth Electronic Archiv & ResearchLibrary, Plymouth University) Scientific Reports 4 1 |
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Animals Carbon Dioxide Coral Reefs Gastropoda Geologic Sediments Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Oceans and Seas Water Water Movements Milazzo, M Rodolfo-Metalpa, R Chan, VBS Fine, M Alessi, C Thiyagarajan, V Hall-Spencer, JM Chemello, R Ocean acidification impairs vermetid reef recruitment |
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Vermetids form reefs in sub-tropical and warm-temperate waters that protect coasts from erosion, regulate sediment transport and accumulation, serve as carbon sinks and provide habitat for other species. The gastropods that form these reefs brood encapsulated larvae; they are threatened by rapid environmental changes since their ability to disperse is very limited. We used transplant experiments along a natural CO2 gradient to assess ocean acidification effects on the reef-building gastropod Dendropoma petraeum. We found that although D. petraeum were able to reproduce and brood at elevated levels of CO2, recruitment success was adversely affected. Long-term exposure to acidified conditions predicted for the year 2100 and beyond caused shell dissolution and a significant increase in shell Mg content. Unless CO2 emissions are reduced and conservation measures taken, our results suggest these reefs are in danger of extinction within this century, with significant ecological and socioeconomic ramifications for coastal systems. |
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Milazzo, M Rodolfo-Metalpa, R Chan, VBS Fine, M Alessi, C Thiyagarajan, V Hall-Spencer, JM Chemello, R |
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Milazzo, M Rodolfo-Metalpa, R Chan, VBS Fine, M Alessi, C Thiyagarajan, V Hall-Spencer, JM Chemello, R |
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Ocean acidification impairs vermetid reef recruitment |
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Ocean acidification impairs vermetid reef recruitment |
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Ocean acidification impairs vermetid reef recruitment |
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ocean acidification impairs vermetid reef recruitment |
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