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Responses of seaweeds that use CO2 as their sole inorganic carbon source to ocean acidification: differential effects of fluctuating pH but little benefit of CO2 enrichment
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Britton, D and Mundy, CN and McGraw, CM and Revill, AT and Hurd, CL, Responses of seaweeds that use CO2 as their sole inorganic carbon source to ocean acidification: differential effects of fluctuating pH but little benefit of CO2 enrichment, ICES Journal of Marine Science, 76, (6) pp. 1860-1870. ISSN 1054-3139 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsz070
Abstract
Laboratory studies that test the responses of coastal organisms to ocean acidification (OA) typically use constant pH regimes which do not reflect coastal systems, such as seaweed beds, where pH fluctuates on diel cycles. Seaweeds that use CO2 as their sole inorganic carbon source (non-carbon dioxide concentrating mechanism species) are predicted to benefit from OA as concentrations of dissolved CO2 increase, yet this prediction has rarely been tested, and no studies have tested the effect of pH fluctuations on non-CCM seaweeds. We conducted a laboratory experiment in which two ecologically dominant non-CCM red seaweeds (Callophyllis lambertii and Plocamium dilatatum) were exposed to four pH treatments: two static, pHT 8.0 and 7.7 and two fluctuating, pHT 8.0 ± 0.3 and 7.7 ± 0.3. Fluctuating pH reduced growth and net photosynthesis in C. lambertii, while P. dilatatum was unaffected. OA did not benefit P. dilatatum, while C. lambertii displayed elevated net photosynthetic rates. We provide evidence that carbon uptake strategy alone cannot be used as a predictor of seaweed responses to OA and highlight the importance of species-specific sensitivity to [H+]. We also emphasize the importance of including realistic pH fluctuations in experimental studies on coastal organisms.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | carbon dioxide concentrating mechanisms (CCM), dissolved inorganic carbon, macroalgae, non-CCM, ocean acidification (OA), pH variability, physiology, seaweed |
Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Plant biology |
Research Field: | Phycology (incl. marine grasses) |
Objective Division: | Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
Objective Group: | Adaptation to climate change |
Objective Field: | Ecosystem adaptation to climate change |
UTAS Author: | Britton, D (Dr Damon Britton) |
UTAS Author: | Mundy, CN (Dr Craig Mundy) |
UTAS Author: | Hurd, CL (Professor Catriona Hurd) |
ID Code: | 135379 |
Year Published: | 2019 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 34 |
Deposited By: | Ecology and Biodiversity |
Deposited On: | 2019-10-16 |
Last Modified: | 2019-12-11 |
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