期刊
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
卷 161, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105093
关键词
Calcification; Climate change; Coralline algae; Diffusive boundary layer; Epiphytism; Microenvironment; Ocean acidification; Refugia
资金
- Ministry of Science & Technology of the State of Israel [9732]
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany
- Israeli Science Foundation
- Mediterranean Sea Research Center of Israel (MERCI)
Coralline algae, a major calcifying component of coastal shallow water communities, have been shown to be one of the more vulnerable taxonomic groups to ocean acidification (OA). Under OA, the interaction between corallines and epiphytes was previously described as both positive and negative. We hypothesized that the photosynthetic activity and the complex structure of non-calcifying epiphytic algae that grow on corallines ameliorate the chemical microenvimnmental conditions around them, providing protection from OA. Using mesocosm and microsensor experiments, we showed that the widespread coralline Ellisolandia elongata is less susceptible to the detrimental effects of OA when covered with non-calcifying epiphytic algae, and its diffusive boundary layer is thicker than when not covered by epiphytes. By modifying the microenvironmental carbonate chemistry, epiphytes, facilitated by OA, create micro -scale shield (and refuge) with more basic conditions that may allow the persistence of corallines associated with them during acidified conditions. Such ecological refugia could also assist corallines under near-future anthmpogenic OA conditions.
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