Red coral extinction risk enhanced by ocean acidification
The red coral Corallium rubrum is a habitat-forming species with a prominent and structural role in mesophotic habitats, which sustains biodiversity hotspots. This precious coral is threatened by both over-exploitation and temperature driven mass mortality events. We report here that biocalcificatio...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:9857 2024-09-15T18:27:37+00:00 Red coral extinction risk enhanced by ocean acidification Cerrano, Carlo Cardini, Ulisse Bianchelli, Silvia Corinaldesi, Cinzia Pusceddu, Antonio Danovaro, Roberto 2013-03-15 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01457 unknown Zenodo https://zenodo.org/communities/devotes-project https://zenodo.org/communities/eu https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01457 oai:zenodo.org:9857 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Scientific Reports, 3, 1-7, (2013-03-15) Biodiversity Phenology Ecosystem ecology Conservation info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2013 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01457 2024-07-27T00:09:16Z The red coral Corallium rubrum is a habitat-forming species with a prominent and structural role in mesophotic habitats, which sustains biodiversity hotspots. This precious coral is threatened by both over-exploitation and temperature driven mass mortality events. We report here that biocalcification, growth rates and polyps' (feeding) activity of Corallium rubrum are significantly reduced at pCO2scenarios predicted for the end of this century (0.2 pH decrease). Since C. rubrum is a long-living species (>200 years), our results suggest that ocean acidification predicted for 2100 will significantly increases the risk of extinction of present populations. Given the functional role of these corals in the mesophotic zone, we predict that ocean acidification might have cascading effects on the functioning of these habitats worldwide. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Zenodo Scientific Reports 3 1 |
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Biodiversity Phenology Ecosystem ecology Conservation Cerrano, Carlo Cardini, Ulisse Bianchelli, Silvia Corinaldesi, Cinzia Pusceddu, Antonio Danovaro, Roberto Red coral extinction risk enhanced by ocean acidification |
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The red coral Corallium rubrum is a habitat-forming species with a prominent and structural role in mesophotic habitats, which sustains biodiversity hotspots. This precious coral is threatened by both over-exploitation and temperature driven mass mortality events. We report here that biocalcification, growth rates and polyps' (feeding) activity of Corallium rubrum are significantly reduced at pCO2scenarios predicted for the end of this century (0.2 pH decrease). Since C. rubrum is a long-living species (>200 years), our results suggest that ocean acidification predicted for 2100 will significantly increases the risk of extinction of present populations. Given the functional role of these corals in the mesophotic zone, we predict that ocean acidification might have cascading effects on the functioning of these habitats worldwide. |
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Cerrano, Carlo Cardini, Ulisse Bianchelli, Silvia Corinaldesi, Cinzia Pusceddu, Antonio Danovaro, Roberto |
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Cerrano, Carlo Cardini, Ulisse Bianchelli, Silvia Corinaldesi, Cinzia Pusceddu, Antonio Danovaro, Roberto |
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Red coral extinction risk enhanced by ocean acidification |
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