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dc.contributor.authorPettit, LR
dc.contributor.authorSmart, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorHart, Malcolm
dc.contributor.authorMilazzo, M
dc.contributor.authorHall-Spencer, Jason
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-09T16:11:26Z
dc.date.available2015-12-09T16:11:26Z
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.identifier.issn2045-7758
dc.identifier.issn2045-7758
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/3899
dc.description.abstract

Ocean acidification causes biodiversity loss, alters ecosystems, and may impact food security, as shells of small organisms dissolve easily in corrosive waters. There is a suggestion that photosynthetic organisms could mitigate ocean acidification on a local scale, through seagrass protection or seaweed cultivation, as net ecosystem organic production raises the saturation state of calcium carbonate making seawater less corrosive. Here, we used a natural gradient in calcium carbonate saturation, caused by shallow-water CO2 seeps in the Mediterranean Sea, to assess whether seaweed that is resistant to acidification (Padina pavonica) could prevent adverse effects of acidification on epiphytic foraminifera. We found a reduction in the number of species of foraminifera as calcium carbonate saturation state fell and that the assemblage shifted from one dominated by calcareous species at reference sites (pH ∼8.19) to one dominated by agglutinated foraminifera at elevated levels of CO2 (pH ∼7.71). It is expected that ocean acidification will result in changes in foraminiferal assemblage composition and agglutinated forms may become more prevalent. Although Padina did not prevent adverse effects of ocean acidification, high biomass stands of seagrass or seaweed farms might be more successful in protecting epiphytic foraminifera.

dc.format.extent1784-1793
dc.format.mediumPrint-Electronic
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.subjectBenthic foraminifera
dc.subjectblue carbon
dc.subjectcoastal communities
dc.subjectocean acidification
dc.subjectshallow-water CO2 seeps
dc.titleSeaweed fails to prevent ocean acidification impact on foraminifera along a shallow-water CO2 gradient
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
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plymouth.issue9
plymouth.volume5
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalEcology and Evolution
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ece3.1475
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
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/PRIMaRE Publications
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA07 Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/Marine Institute
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Users by role
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dc.publisher.placeEngland
dcterms.dateAccepted2015-02-28
dc.identifier.eissn2045-7758
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rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1002/ece3.1475
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2015-05
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
plymouth.oa-locationhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.1475/pdf


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