It is known that ocean acidification has negative effects on calcifying species such as sponges. However have there been any cases that have found to have favored the biological processes of certain organisms?
Martin:
You may like to have a look at this link for insights, although I am not aware of any specific case of ocean acidification positively affecting organisms:
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Syed
Some species of algae/seaweeds (not the calcified ones, of course) should benefit of some degree of ocean acidification. People tend to always think of animals in their reasoning, but there are also algae in the ocean and, being photosynthetic organisms, they do the reverse of animals: they absorb CO2 and release O2. It is about time the majority of animal-biased marine biologists understand the functioning of the photosynthetic world and see the light!
There are also possibilities of adaptation/mitigation to climate change/ocean acidification, for example, with the development of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA).
I would recommend the following paper:
Clements, J., and Chopin, T., 2016 - Ocean acidification and marine aquaculture in North America: potential impacts and mitigation strategies. Reviews in Aquaculture 0: 1-16. doi: 10.1111/raq.12140
Available at:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288994929_Ocean_acidification_and_marine_aquaculture_in_North_America_Potential_impacts_and_mitigation_strategies
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Thank you for the responses Syed, Thierry and Mohamed.
Hi! We've seen different responses in copepods and hydromedusae, including positive effects in abundances.
Hope it helps!
Regards,
meri.
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There have been a few studies showing that ocean acidification may be beneficial for the growth of some echinoderms without a planktonic life stage. See the paper below.
Dupont, S., Lundve, B. and Thorndyke, M. (2010), Near future ocean acidification increases growth rate of the lecithotrophic larvae and juveniles of the sea star Crossaster papposus. J. Exp. Zool., 314B: 382–389. doi:10.1002/jez.b.21342
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