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LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
卷 61, 期 4, 页码 1322-1336出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/lno.10292
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- European Unions's Seventh Framework Programme (project MedSeA) [265103]
- European Research Council (ERC) [2010-NEWLOG ADG-267931 HE]
- Natural Environment Research Council [NE/N011708/1]
- Generalitat de Catalunya (MERS) [2014 SGR - 1356]
- Natural Environment Research Council [NE/N011708/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- ICREA Funding Source: Custom
Ongoing ocean warming and acidification are tied to the rapid accumulation of human-induced carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and subsequent uptake of heat and CO2 by the surface ocean. These processes are expected to drive large changes in marine ecosystems. While numerous studies have examined the effects of ocean acidification on coccolithophores, less is known on their combined effect. In this study, we investigate temperature modulation of the carbonate chemistry sensitivity of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi (RCC1827 from the Western Mediterranean) in a culture experiment. We analyzed the responses of coccolith morphology, particulate inorganic and organic carbon production, and sinking rate of individual cells. E. huxleyi was exposed to three CO2 levels (ca. 400 mu atm, 900 mu atm, and 1400 mu atm) at 15 degrees C and 20 degrees C. Temperature adds to the negative effect of increasing pCO(2) on coccolith morphology, suggesting that a significant number of E. huxleyi strains might suffer from a temperature increase, hampering their evolutionary success. Temperature amplified the positive effect of increasing pCO(2) on organic carbon production, while modulating the response of calcification rates, indicating that the response to increasing pCO(2) must be taken with caution depending on the temperature range studied. Sinking rates were positively correlated with temperature, whereas pCO(2) did not have any effect. The combined effect of carbonate chemistry and temperature on the E. huxleyi ratio between particulate inorganic carbon and particulate organic carbon (PIC/POC) might also lower the sinking rate of aggregates. In conclusion, in a warmer and more acidified ocean, individual coccolithophore cells might sink faster, while aggregates might sink slower.
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