Ocean acidification and mollusc settlement in Posidonia oceanica meadows. Does the seagrass buffer lower pH effects at CO2 vents?

• Published in: Diversity
• Main Authors: Barruffo, Alessandra, Ciaralli, Laura, Ardizzone, Giandomenico, Gambi, Maria Cristina, Casoli, Edoardo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: ocean acidification; climate change; Posidonia oceanica; seagrasse; settlement; Mollusca; Mediterranean Sea; Juv; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1561922; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13070311

Ocean acidification has been broadly recognised to have effects on the structure and functioning of marine benthic communities. The selection of tolerant or vulnerable species can also occur during settlement phases, especially for calcifying organisms which are more vulnerable to low pH–high pCO2 c...