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Main Authors: Cornwall, Christopher Edward, Comeau, Steeve, DeCarlo, Thomas M, Larcombe, E, Moore, B, Giltrow, K, Puerzer, F, D'Alexis, Q, McCulloch, Malcolm T
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Language:en
Published: PANGAEA 2020
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.925187
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author Cornwall, Christopher Edward
Comeau, Steeve
DeCarlo, Thomas M
Larcombe, E
Moore, B
Giltrow, K
Puerzer, F
D'Alexis, Q
McCulloch, Malcolm T
author_facet Cornwall, Christopher Edward
Comeau, Steeve
DeCarlo, Thomas M
Larcombe, E
Moore, B
Giltrow, K
Puerzer, F
D'Alexis, Q
McCulloch, Malcolm T
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Crustose coralline algae play a crucial role in the building of reefs in the photic zones of nearshore ecosystems globally, and are highly susceptible to ocean acidification. Nevertheless, the extent to which ecologically important crustose coralline algae can gain tolerance to ocean acidification over multiple generations of exposure is unknown. We show that, while calcification of juvenile crustose coralline algae is initially highly sensitive to ocean acidification, after six generations of exposure the effects of ocean acidification disappear. A reciprocal transplant experiment conducted on the seventh generation, where half of all replicates were interchanged across treatments, confirmed that they had acquired tolerance to low pH and not simply to laboratory conditions. Neither exposure to greater pH variability, nor chemical conditions within the micro-scale calcifying fluid internally, appeared to play a role in fostering this capacity. Our results demonstrate that reef-accreting taxa can gain tolerance to ocean acidification over multiple generations of exposure, suggesting that some of these cosmopolitan species could maintain their critical ecological role in reef formation.
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spellingShingle Seawater carbonate chemistry and calcification physiology of coralline algae
Cornwall, Christopher Edward
Comeau, Steeve
DeCarlo, Thomas M
Larcombe, E
Moore, B
Giltrow, K
Puerzer, F
D'Alexis, Q
McCulloch, Malcolm T
Alkalinity, total; Alkalinity, total, standard error; Aragonite saturation state; Benthos; Bicarbonate ion; Biomass/Abundance/Elemental composition; Calcite saturation state; Calculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010); Carbon, inorganic, dissolved; Carbonate ion; Carbonate system computation flag; Carbon dioxide; Coast and continental shelf; Comment; Containers and aquaria (20-1000 L or < 1 m**2); Event label; EXP; Experiment; Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Full width at half maximum; Generation; Growth/Morphology; Growth rate; Hydrolithon reinboldii; Identification; Indian Ocean; Laboratory experiment; Macroalgae; Magnesium; Magnesium/Calcium ratio; OA-ICC; Ocean acidification; Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); pH, total scale; Plantae; Recruit size; Registration number of species; Reproduction; Rhodophyta; Salinity; Shell_Island; Single species; Site; Species; Tallon_Island; Temperature, water; Treatment; Tropical; Type; Uniform resource locator/link to reference; δ11B
Crustose coralline algae play a crucial role in the building of reefs in the photic zones of nearshore ecosystems globally, and are highly susceptible to ocean acidification. Nevertheless, the extent to which ecologically important crustose coralline algae can gain tolerance to ocean acidification over multiple generations of exposure is unknown. We show that, while calcification of juvenile crustose coralline algae is initially highly sensitive to ocean acidification, after six generations of exposure the effects of ocean acidification disappear. A reciprocal transplant experiment conducted on the seventh generation, where half of all replicates were interchanged across treatments, confirmed that they had acquired tolerance to low pH and not simply to laboratory conditions. Neither exposure to greater pH variability, nor chemical conditions within the micro-scale calcifying fluid internally, appeared to play a role in fostering this capacity. Our results demonstrate that reef-accreting taxa can gain tolerance to ocean acidification over multiple generations of exposure, suggesting that some of these cosmopolitan species could maintain their critical ecological role in reef formation.
title Seawater carbonate chemistry and calcification physiology of coralline algae
topic Alkalinity, total; Alkalinity, total, standard error; Aragonite saturation state; Benthos; Bicarbonate ion; Biomass/Abundance/Elemental composition; Calcite saturation state; Calculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010); Carbon, inorganic, dissolved; Carbonate ion; Carbonate system computation flag; Carbon dioxide; Coast and continental shelf; Comment; Containers and aquaria (20-1000 L or < 1 m**2); Event label; EXP; Experiment; Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Full width at half maximum; Generation; Growth/Morphology; Growth rate; Hydrolithon reinboldii; Identification; Indian Ocean; Laboratory experiment; Macroalgae; Magnesium; Magnesium/Calcium ratio; OA-ICC; Ocean acidification; Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); pH, total scale; Plantae; Recruit size; Registration number of species; Reproduction; Rhodophyta; Salinity; Shell_Island; Single species; Site; Species; Tallon_Island; Temperature, water; Treatment; Tropical; Type; Uniform resource locator/link to reference; δ11B
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.925187