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Effects of ocean acidification on sponge communities
Goodwin, C.; Rodolfo-Metalpa, R.; Picton, B.; Hall-Spencer, J.M. (2014). Effects of ocean acidification on sponge communities. Mar. Ecol. (Berl.) 35(s1): 41-49. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/maec.12093
In: Marine Ecology (Berlin). Blackwell: Berlin. ISSN 0173-9565; e-ISSN 1439-0485, meer
Ook verschenen in:Wilkinson, M. (Ed.) (2014). EMBS 45: European Marine Biology Symposium, 23-27 August 2010, Herriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. European Marine Biology Symposia, 45. Marine Ecology (Berlin), 35(Suppl. 1). III, 110 pp., meer
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Porifera [WoRMS]
Marien/Kust |
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CO2 vents; Mediterranean; ocean acidification; Porifera; sponge; volcanic vents |
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- Goodwin, C.
- Rodolfo-Metalpa, R.
- Picton, B., meer
- Hall-Spencer, J.M.
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| Abstract |
The effects of ocean acidification on lower invertebrates such as sponges may be pronounced because of their low capacity for acid–base regulation. However, so far, most studies have focused on calcifiers. We present the first study of the effects of ocean acidification on the Porifera. Sponge species composition and cover along pH gradients at CO2 vents off Ischia (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy) was measured at sites with normal pH (8.1–8.2), lowered pH (mean 7.8–7.9, min 7.4–7.5) and extremely low pH (6.6). There was a strong correlation between pH and both sponge cover and species composition. Crambe crambe was the only species present in any abundance in the areas with mean pH 6.6, seven species were present at mean pH 7.8–7.9 and four species (Phorbas tenacior, Petrosia ficiformis, Chondrilla nucula and Hemimycale columella) were restricted to sites with normal pH. Sponge percentage cover decreased significantly from normal to acidified sites. No significant effect of increasing CO2 levels and decreasing pH was found on spicule form in Crambe crambe. This study indicates that increasing CO2 concentrations will likely affect sponge community composition as some demosponge species appear to be more vulnerable than others. Further research into the mechanisms by which acidification affects sponges would be useful in predicting likely effects on sessile marine communities. |
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