Differential effects of elevated pCO2 and warming on marine phytoplankton stoichiometry
Phytoplankton stand at the base of the marine food-web, and play a major role in global carbon cycling. Rising CO2 levels and temperatures are expected to enhance growth and alter carbon:nutrient stoichiometry of marine phytoplankton, with possible consequences for the functioning of marine food-web...
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ftunivutrecht:oai:dspace.library.uu.nl:1874/423882 2023-11-12T04:23:56+01:00 Differential effects of elevated pCO2 and warming on marine phytoplankton stoichiometry Velthuis, Mandy Keuskamp, Joost A. Bakker, Elisabeth S. Boersma, Maarten Sommer, Ulrich van Donk, Ellen Van de Waal, Dedmer B. Ecology and Biodiversity Sub Ecology and Biodiversity 2022-03 application/pdf https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/423882 en eng 0024-3590 https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/423882 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess Carbon-concentrating mechanisms Ocean acidification Climate-change Change impacts Temperature Co2 Responses Photosynthesis Growth Light Aquatic Science Oceanography Article 2022 ftunivutrecht 2023-11-01T23:29:11Z Phytoplankton stand at the base of the marine food-web, and play a major role in global carbon cycling. Rising CO2 levels and temperatures are expected to enhance growth and alter carbon:nutrient stoichiometry of marine phytoplankton, with possible consequences for the functioning of marine food-webs and the oceanic carbon pump. To date, however, the consistency of phytoplankton stoichiometric responses remains unclear. We therefore performed a meta-analysis on data from experimental studies on stoichiometric responses of marine phytoplankton to elevated pCO2 and 3–5° warming under nutrient replete and limited conditions. Our results demonstrate that elevated pCO2 increased overall phytoplankton C:N (by 4%) and C:P (by 9%) molar ratios under nutrient replete conditions, as well as phytoplankton growth rates (by 6%). Nutrient limitation amplified the CO2 effect on C:N and C:P ratios, with increases to 27% and 17%, respectively. In contrast to elevated pCO2, warming did not consistently alter phytoplankton elemental composition. This could be attributed to species- and study-specific increases and decreases in stoichiometry in response to warming. While our observed moderate CO2-driven changes in stoichiometry are not likely to drive marked changes in food web functioning, they are in the same order of magnitude as current and projected estimations of oceanic carbon export. Therefore, our results may indicate a stoichiometric compensation mechanism for reduced oceanic carbon export due to declining primary production in the near future. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Utrecht University Repository |
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Carbon-concentrating mechanisms Ocean acidification Climate-change Change impacts Temperature Co2 Responses Photosynthesis Growth Light Aquatic Science Oceanography Velthuis, Mandy Keuskamp, Joost A. Bakker, Elisabeth S. Boersma, Maarten Sommer, Ulrich van Donk, Ellen Van de Waal, Dedmer B. Differential effects of elevated pCO2 and warming on marine phytoplankton stoichiometry |
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Phytoplankton stand at the base of the marine food-web, and play a major role in global carbon cycling. Rising CO2 levels and temperatures are expected to enhance growth and alter carbon:nutrient stoichiometry of marine phytoplankton, with possible consequences for the functioning of marine food-webs and the oceanic carbon pump. To date, however, the consistency of phytoplankton stoichiometric responses remains unclear. We therefore performed a meta-analysis on data from experimental studies on stoichiometric responses of marine phytoplankton to elevated pCO2 and 3–5° warming under nutrient replete and limited conditions. Our results demonstrate that elevated pCO2 increased overall phytoplankton C:N (by 4%) and C:P (by 9%) molar ratios under nutrient replete conditions, as well as phytoplankton growth rates (by 6%). Nutrient limitation amplified the CO2 effect on C:N and C:P ratios, with increases to 27% and 17%, respectively. In contrast to elevated pCO2, warming did not consistently alter phytoplankton elemental composition. This could be attributed to species- and study-specific increases and decreases in stoichiometry in response to warming. While our observed moderate CO2-driven changes in stoichiometry are not likely to drive marked changes in food web functioning, they are in the same order of magnitude as current and projected estimations of oceanic carbon export. Therefore, our results may indicate a stoichiometric compensation mechanism for reduced oceanic carbon export due to declining primary production in the near future. |
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Ecology and Biodiversity Sub Ecology and Biodiversity |
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Velthuis, Mandy Keuskamp, Joost A. Bakker, Elisabeth S. Boersma, Maarten Sommer, Ulrich van Donk, Ellen Van de Waal, Dedmer B. |
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Velthuis, Mandy Keuskamp, Joost A. Bakker, Elisabeth S. Boersma, Maarten Sommer, Ulrich van Donk, Ellen Van de Waal, Dedmer B. |
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Differential effects of elevated pCO2 and warming on marine phytoplankton stoichiometry |
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Differential effects of elevated pCO2 and warming on marine phytoplankton stoichiometry |
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Differential effects of elevated pCO2 and warming on marine phytoplankton stoichiometry |
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Differential effects of elevated pCO2 and warming on marine phytoplankton stoichiometry |
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Differential effects of elevated pCO2 and warming on marine phytoplankton stoichiometry |
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differential effects of elevated pco2 and warming on marine phytoplankton stoichiometry |
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