Publikationsdatum:
2016-07-16
Beschreibung:
Recent ocean acidification (OA) studies revealed that seawater [H + ] rather than [CO 2 ] or [ ] regulate short-term responses in carbon fluxes of Emiliania huxleyi . Here, we investigated whether acclimation to altered carbonate chemistry modulates this regulation pattern and how the carbon supply for calcification is affected by carbonate chemistry. We acclimated E. huxleyi to present-day (ambient [CO 2 ], [ ], and pH) and OA conditions (high [CO 2 ], ambient [ ], low pH). To differentiate between the CO 2 and pH/H + effects, we also acclimated cells to carbonation (high [CO 2 ] and [ ], ambient pH) and acidification (ambient [CO 2 ], low [ ], and pH). Under these conditions, growth, production of particulate inorganic and organic carbon, as well as carbon and oxygen fluxes were measured. Under carbonation , photosynthesis and calcification were stimulated due to additional uptake, whereas growth was unaffected. Such stimulatory effects are not apparent after short-term carbonation , indicating that cells adjusted their carbon acquisition during acclimation. Being driven by [ ], these regulations can, however, not explain typical OA effects. Under acidification and OA , photosynthesis stayed constant, whereas calcification and growth decreased. Similar to the short-term responses toward high [H + ], CO 2 uptake significantly increased, but uptake decreased. This antagonistic regulation in CO 2 and uptake can explain why photosynthesis, being able to use CO 2 and , often benefits from OA, whereas calcification, being mostly dependent on , often decreases. We identified H + as prime driver of coccolithophores' acclimation responses toward OA. Acidified conditions seem to put metabolic burdens on the cells that result in decreased growth.
Print ISSN:
0024-3590
Digitale ISSN:
1939-5590
Thema:
Biologie
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Geologie und Paläontologie
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Physik
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