Food supply confers calcifiers resistance to ocean acidification

Laura Ramajo, Elia Pérez-León, Iris E. Hendriks, Núria Marbà, Dorte Krause-Jensen, Mikael Kristian Sejr, Martin Blicher, Nelson A. Lagos, Ylva S. Olsen, Carlos M Duarte

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Abstract

Invasion of ocean surface waters by anthropogenic CO 2 emitted to the atmosphere is expected to reduce surface seawater pH to 7.8 by the end of this century compromising marine calcifiers. A broad range of biological and mineralogical mechanisms allow marine calcifiers to cope with ocean acidification, however these mechanisms are energetically demanding which affect other biological processes (trade-offs) with important implications for the resilience of the organisms against stressful conditions. Hence, food availability may play a critical role in determining the resistance of calcifiers to OA. Here we show, based on a meta-analysis of existing experimental results assessing the role of food supply in the response of organisms to OA, that food supply consistently confers calcifiers resistance to ocean acidification.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer19374
TidsskriftScientific Reports
Vol/bind6
Nummer19374
Antal sider6
ISSN2045-2322
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2016

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