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dc.contributor.authorSadler, DE
dc.contributor.authorLemasson, Anaëlle
dc.contributor.authorKnights, Antony
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-21T08:57:16Z
dc.date.issued2018-08
dc.identifier.issn0141-1136
dc.identifier.issn1879-0291
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/11519
dc.description.abstract

For many species, ocean acidification (OA) is having negative physiological consequences on their fitness and resilience to environmental change, but less is known about the ecosystem effects of these changes. Here, we assess how OA conditions predicted for 2100 affects the biological functioning of an important habitat-forming species Mytilus edulis and its susceptibility to predation by a key predator, the gastropod Nucella lapillus. Change in three physiological parameters in Mytilus were assessed: (1) shell thickness and cross-sectional surface area, (2) body volume and (3) feeding rate, as well as susceptibility to predation by N. lapillus. Shell thickness and cross-section area, body volume and feeding rate of Mytilus all reduced under OA conditions indicating compromised fitness. Predation risk increased by ∼26% under OA, suggesting increased susceptibility of mussels to predation and/or altered predator foraging behaviour. Notably, predation of large Mytilus - that were largely free from predation under control conditions - increased by more than 8x under OA, suggesting that body size was no longer a refuge. Our results suggest OA will impact upon ecosystem structure and functioning and the continued provision of ecosystem services associated with Mytilus reefs and the communities associated with them.

dc.format.extent162-168
dc.format.mediumPrint-Electronic
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.subjectEcosystem engineer
dc.subjectPredation
dc.subjectTrophic cascade
dc.subjectEnvironmental change
dc.subjectInteraction
dc.titleThe effects of elevated CO₂ on shell properties and susceptibility to predation in mussels Mytilus edulis
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
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plymouth.volume139
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalMarine Environmental Research
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.05.017
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Biological and Marine Sciences
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dc.publisher.placeEngland
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-05-20
dc.rights.embargodate2019-5-21
dc.identifier.eissn1879-0291
dc.rights.embargoperiodNo embargo
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.05.017
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