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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The other ocean acidification problem: CO₂ as a resource among competitors for ecosystem dominance |
Other Titles: | The other ocean acidification problem: CO(2) as a resource among competitors for ecosystem dominance |
Author: | Connell, S. Kroeker, K. Fabricius, K. Kline, D. Russell, B. |
Citation: | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2013; 368(1627):1-10 |
Publisher: | Royal Soc London |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
ISSN: | 0962-8436 1471-2970 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Sean D. Connell, Kristy J. Kroeker, Katharina E. Fabricius, David I. Kline and Bayden D. Russell |
Abstract: | Predictions concerning the consequences of the oceanic uptake of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) have been primarily occupied with the effects of ocean acidification on calcifying organisms, particularly those critical to the formation of habitats (e.g. coral reefs) or their maintenance (e.g. grazing echinoderms). This focus overlooks direct and indirect effects of CO2 on non-calcareous taxa that play critical roles in ecosystem shifts (e.g. competitors). We present the model that future atmospheric [CO2] may act as a resource for mat-forming algae, a diverse and widespread group known to reduce the resilience of kelp forests and coral reefs. We test this hypothesis by combining laboratory and field CO2 experiments and data from ‘natural’ volcanic CO2 vents. We show that mats have enhanced productivity in experiments and more expansive covers in situ under projected near-future CO2 conditions both in temperate and tropical conditions. The benefits of CO2 are likely to vary among species of producers, potentially leading to shifts in species dominance in a high CO2 world. We explore how ocean acidification combines with other environmental changes across a number of scales, and raise awareness of CO2 as a resource whose change in availability could have wide-ranging community consequences beyond its direct effects. |
Keywords: | carbon dioxide competition coral reef kelp phase-shift multiple stressor |
Rights: | © 2013 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1098/rstb.2012.0442 |
Grant ID: | ARC |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2012.0442 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Earth and Environmental Sciences publications Environment Institute publications |
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