Response of the Miliolid Archaias angulatus to Simulated Ocean Acidification
A common, but not universal, effect of ocean acidification on benthic foraminifera is a reduction in the growth rate. The miliolid Archaias angulatus is a high-Mg (>4 mole% MgCO3), symbiont-bearing, soritid benthic foraminifer that contributes to Caribbean reef carbonate sediments. A laboratory c...
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ftusouthflorida:oai:digitalcommons.usf.edu:geo_facpub-2019 2023-07-30T04:06:01+02:00 Response of the Miliolid Archaias angulatus to Simulated Ocean Acidification Knorr, Paul O. Robbins, Lisa L. Harries, Peter J. Hallock, Pamela Wynn, Jonathan G 2014-01-01T08:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/1020 https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.45.2.109 unknown Digital Commons @ University of South Florida https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/1020 doi:10.2113/gsjfr.45.2.109 https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.45.2.109 default School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications article 2014 ftusouthflorida https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.45.2.109 2023-07-13T21:43:46Z A common, but not universal, effect of ocean acidification on benthic foraminifera is a reduction in the growth rate. The miliolid Archaias angulatus is a high-Mg (>4 mole% MgCO3), symbiont-bearing, soritid benthic foraminifer that contributes to Caribbean reef carbonate sediments. A laboratory culture study assessed the effects of reduced pH on the growth of A. angulatus. We observed a statistically significant 50% reduction in the growth rate (p < 0.01), calculated from changes in maximum diameter, from 160 μm/28 days in the pH 8.0/pCO2air 480 ppm control group to 80 μm/28 days at a treatment level of pH 7.6/pCO2air 1328 ppm. Additionally, pseudopore area, δ18O values, and Mg/Ca ratio all increased, albeit slightly in the latter two variables. The reduction in growth rate indicates that under a high-CO2 setting, future A. angulatus populations will consist of smaller adults. A model using the results of this study estimates that at pH 7.6 A. angulatus carbonate production in the South Florida reef tract and Florida Bay decreases by 85%, from 0.27 Mt/yr to 0.04 Mt/yr, over an area of 9,000 km2. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification University of South Florida St. Petersburg: Digital USFSP The Journal of Foraminiferal Research 45 2 109 127 |
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A common, but not universal, effect of ocean acidification on benthic foraminifera is a reduction in the growth rate. The miliolid Archaias angulatus is a high-Mg (>4 mole% MgCO3), symbiont-bearing, soritid benthic foraminifer that contributes to Caribbean reef carbonate sediments. A laboratory culture study assessed the effects of reduced pH on the growth of A. angulatus. We observed a statistically significant 50% reduction in the growth rate (p < 0.01), calculated from changes in maximum diameter, from 160 μm/28 days in the pH 8.0/pCO2air 480 ppm control group to 80 μm/28 days at a treatment level of pH 7.6/pCO2air 1328 ppm. Additionally, pseudopore area, δ18O values, and Mg/Ca ratio all increased, albeit slightly in the latter two variables. The reduction in growth rate indicates that under a high-CO2 setting, future A. angulatus populations will consist of smaller adults. A model using the results of this study estimates that at pH 7.6 A. angulatus carbonate production in the South Florida reef tract and Florida Bay decreases by 85%, from 0.27 Mt/yr to 0.04 Mt/yr, over an area of 9,000 km2. |
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Response of the Miliolid Archaias angulatus to Simulated Ocean Acidification |
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