Climate change is affecting the health and physiology of marine organisms and altering species interactions. Ocean acidification (OA) threatens calcifying organisms such as the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. In contrast, seagrasses, such as the eelgrass Zostera marina, can benefit from the increase in available carbon for photosynthesis found at a lower seawater pH. Seagrasses can […]
Naturally occurring microbial decomposition of organic matter (OM) in coastal marine environments cause increased acidity in deeper layers similar or even exceeding the future predictions for global ocean acidification (OA). Experimental studies in coastal areas characterized by increased inputs of OM and nutrients, coping with intermittent hypoxic/anoxic conditions, provide decrease. Laboratory CO2-manipulated microcosm experiments were […]
Understanding how marine organisms will be affected by global change is of primary importance to ensure ecosystem functioning and nature contributions to people. This study meets the call for addressing how life-history traits mediate effects of ocean acidification on fish. We built a database of overall and trait-mediated responses of teleost fish to future CO2 […]
Highlights • Ecotoxicological effects of elevated DIC were evaluated using 10 marine organisms. • Species-specific toxicity of elevated DIC were found with EC50 of 11–85 mM. • Mortality for copepod T. japonicus was the most sensitive endpoint for DIC toxicity. • Tentative criteria of DIC for protecting 80% of marine organisms is 11 mM. Abstract Recently, a novel […]
Previous work has not led to a clear understanding of the causes of spatial pattern in global surface ocean DIC, which generally increases polewards. Here, we revisit this question by investigating the drivers of observed latitudinal gradients in surface salinity-normalized DIC (nDIC) using the Global Ocean Data Analysis Project Version 2 (GLODAPv2) database. We used […]
40%: The increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels since the start of the industrial revolution.