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Seawater carbonate chemistry and percentage cover of macroalgal species at three locations at Vulcano, Italy
Christopher Edward CornwallAndrew T RevillJason M Hall-spencerMarco MilazzoRobert J RavenCatriona L Hurdsubject
Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC)TemperateRegistration number of speciesSalinityCaulerpa proliferaCommunity composition and diversityBicarbonate ion standard deviationUdotea petiolatainorganicAlkalinity total standard deviationAlkalinitySargassum muticumDictyota dichotomaHalopteris scopariaYearsCystoseira brachycarpaExperimentTemperature waterCarbon inorganic dissolvedCystoseira foeniculaceaCaulerpa racemosaCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al 2010Cystoseira foeniculataAragonite saturation stateAlkalinity totaltotalCO2 ventpHTemperaturedissolvedCarbonate ionPartial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air)Acetabularia acetabulumJania rubensCarbon dioxide standard deviationEarth System Researchδ13CLipid contentstandard deviationField observationUniform resource locator link to referenceCystoseira crinitaCoverageCalcite saturation stateLocationwaterSiteRocky-shore communityFigureBenthosUniform resource locator/link to referenceOcean Acidification International Coordination Centre OA ICCMediterranean SeaCarbon inorganic dissolved standard deviationTypeBicarbonate ionDictyopteris polypodioidesDilophus fasciolaCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)SpeciesCystoseira compressaEvent labelCarbonate system computation flagpH standard deviationCarbonate ion standard deviationMassFugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air)CarbonOxygenPartial pressure of carbon dioxide water at sea surface temperature wet airCarbon dioxideRocky shore communityEntire communityFugacity of carbon dioxide water at sea surface temperature wet airPadina pavonicaSeasonδ13C standard deviationCoast and continental shelfCodium bursaTableCystoseira barbartadescription
Beneficial effects of CO2 on photosynthetic organisms will be a key driver of ecosystem change under ocean acidification. Predicting the responses of macroalgal species to ocean acidification is complex, but we demonstrate that the response of assemblages to elevated CO2 are correlated with inorganic carbon physiology. We assessed abundance patterns and a proxy for CO2:HCO3- use (delta 13C values) of macroalgae along a gradient of CO2 at a volcanic seep, and examined how shifts in species abundance at other Mediterranean seeps are related to macroalgal inorganic carbon physiology. Five macroalgal species capable of using both HCO3- and CO2 had greater CO2 use as concentrations increased. These species (and one unable to use HCO3-) increased in abundance with elevated CO2 whereas obligate calcifying species, and non-calcareous macroalgae whose CO2 use did not increase consistently with concentration, declined in abundance. Physiological groupings provide a mechanistic understanding that will aid us in determining which species will benefit from ocean acidification and why.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 |