Seawater carbonate chemistry and coverage of turf algae, other macroalgae and corals

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Main Authors: Harvey, Ben P, Allen, Ro, Agostini, Sylvain, Hoffmann, L J, Kon, Koetsu, Summerfield, Tina C, Wada, Shigeki, Hall-Spencer, Jason M
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Published: PANGAEA 2021
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author Harvey, Ben P
Allen, Ro
Agostini, Sylvain
Hoffmann, L J
Kon, Koetsu
Summerfield, Tina C
Wada, Shigeki
Hall-Spencer, Jason M
author_facet Harvey, Ben P
Allen, Ro
Agostini, Sylvain
Hoffmann, L J
Kon, Koetsu
Summerfield, Tina C
Wada, Shigeki
Hall-Spencer, Jason M
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Human activities are rapidly changing the structure and function of coastal marine ecosystems. Large-scale replacement of kelp forests and coral reefs with turf algal mats is resulting in homogenous habitats that have less ecological and human value. Ocean acidification has strong potential to substantially favour turf algae growth, which led us to examine the mechanisms that stabilise turf algal states. Here we show that ocean acidification promotes turf algae over corals and macroalgae, mediating new habitat conditions that create stabilising feedback loops (altered physicochemical environment and microbial community, and an inhibition of recruitment) capable of locking turf systems in place. Such feedbacks help explain why degraded coastal habitats persist after being initially pushed past the tipping point by global and local anthropogenic stressors. An understanding of the mechanisms that stabilise degraded coastal habitats can be incorporated into adaptive management to better protect the contribution of coastal systems to human wellbeing.
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spellingShingle Seawater carbonate chemistry and coverage of turf algae, other macroalgae and corals
Harvey, Ben P
Allen, Ro
Agostini, Sylvain
Hoffmann, L J
Kon, Koetsu
Summerfield, Tina C
Wada, Shigeki
Hall-Spencer, Jason M
Alkalinity, total; Alkalinity, total, standard deviation; Aragonite saturation state; Aragonite saturation state, standard deviation; Benthos; Bicarbonate ion; Bicarbonate ion, standard deviation; Calcite saturation state; Calcite saturation state, standard deviation; Calculated using CO2SYS; Calculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010); Calculated using seacarb after Orr et al. (2018); Carbon, inorganic, dissolved; Carbon, inorganic, dissolved, standard deviation; Carbonate ion; Carbonate ion, standard deviation; Carbonate system computation flag; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide, standard deviation; CO2 vent; Coast and continental shelf; Community composition and diversity; Coverage; Distance; Entire community; EXP; Experiment; Field experiment; Figure; Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Fugacity of carbon dioxide in seawater, standard deviation; North Pacific; OA-ICC; Ocean acidification; Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, standard deviation; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); pH; pH, standard deviation; pH, total scale; Potentiometric titration; Recruitment; Replicate; Rocky-shore community; Salinity; Salinity, standard deviation; Shikine; Site; Temperate; Temperature, water; Temperature, water, standard deviation; Transect number; Treatment; Type
Human activities are rapidly changing the structure and function of coastal marine ecosystems. Large-scale replacement of kelp forests and coral reefs with turf algal mats is resulting in homogenous habitats that have less ecological and human value. Ocean acidification has strong potential to substantially favour turf algae growth, which led us to examine the mechanisms that stabilise turf algal states. Here we show that ocean acidification promotes turf algae over corals and macroalgae, mediating new habitat conditions that create stabilising feedback loops (altered physicochemical environment and microbial community, and an inhibition of recruitment) capable of locking turf systems in place. Such feedbacks help explain why degraded coastal habitats persist after being initially pushed past the tipping point by global and local anthropogenic stressors. An understanding of the mechanisms that stabilise degraded coastal habitats can be incorporated into adaptive management to better protect the contribution of coastal systems to human wellbeing.
title Seawater carbonate chemistry and coverage of turf algae, other macroalgae and corals
topic Alkalinity, total; Alkalinity, total, standard deviation; Aragonite saturation state; Aragonite saturation state, standard deviation; Benthos; Bicarbonate ion; Bicarbonate ion, standard deviation; Calcite saturation state; Calcite saturation state, standard deviation; Calculated using CO2SYS; Calculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010); Calculated using seacarb after Orr et al. (2018); Carbon, inorganic, dissolved; Carbon, inorganic, dissolved, standard deviation; Carbonate ion; Carbonate ion, standard deviation; Carbonate system computation flag; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide, standard deviation; CO2 vent; Coast and continental shelf; Community composition and diversity; Coverage; Distance; Entire community; EXP; Experiment; Field experiment; Figure; Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Fugacity of carbon dioxide in seawater, standard deviation; North Pacific; OA-ICC; Ocean acidification; Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, standard deviation; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); pH; pH, standard deviation; pH, total scale; Potentiometric titration; Recruitment; Replicate; Rocky-shore community; Salinity; Salinity, standard deviation; Shikine; Site; Temperate; Temperature, water; Temperature, water, standard deviation; Transect number; Treatment; Type
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.930799