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Johnson, Vivienne R; Brownlee, Colin; Rickaby, Rosalind E M; Graziano, M; Milazzo, Marco; Hall-Spencer, Jason M (2013): Responses of marine benthic microalgae to elevated CO2 [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.773800, Supplement to: Johnson, VR et al. (2013): Responses of marine benthic microalgae to elevated CO2. Marine Biology, 160(8), 1813-1824, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-011-1840-2

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Abstract:
Increasing anthropogenic CO2 emissions to the atmosphere are causing a rise in pCO2 concentrations in the ocean surface and lowering pH. To predict the effects of these changes, we need to improve our understanding of the responses of marine primary producers since these drive biogeochemical cycles and profoundly affect the structure and function of benthic habitats. The effects of increasing CO2 levels on the colonisation of artificial substrata by microalgal assemblages (periphyton) were examined across a CO2 gradient off the volcanic island of Vulcano (NE Sicily). We show that periphyton communities altered significantly as CO2 concentrations increased. CO2 enrichment caused significant increases in chlorophyll a concentrations and in diatom abundance although we did not detect any changes in cyanobacteria. SEM analysis revealed major shifts in diatom assemblage composition as CO2 levels increased. The responses of benthic microalgae to rising anthropogenic CO2 emissions are likely to have significant ecological ramifications for coastal systems.
Other version:
Shallow water marine sediment bacterial community shifts along a natural CO2 gradient in the Mediterranean Sea off Vulcano, Italy (xlsx-file 91 kB)
Project(s):
Mediterranean Sea Acidification in a Changing Climate (MedSeA)
Funding:
Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), grant/award no. 265103: Mediterranean Sea Acidification in a Changing Climate
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 38.421693 * Median Longitude: 14.965679 * South-bound Latitude: 38.419310 * West-bound Longitude: 14.962170 * North-bound Latitude: 38.424300 * East-bound Longitude: 14.969400
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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Datasets listed in this publication series

  1. Johnson, VR; Brownlee, C; Rickaby, REM et al. (2013): Seawater carbonate chemistry and benthic microalgae diversity near Volcano Island, Italy, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.773790
  2. Johnson, VR; Brownlee, C; Rickaby, REM et al. (2013): pH near Volcano Island, Italy, 2009 and 2011. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.773796
  3. Johnson, VR; Brownlee, C; Rickaby, REM et al. (2013): Marine benthic microalgae diversity near Volcano Island, Italy, 2009-2011. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.773798