Future climate change scenarios differentially affect three abundant algal species in southwestern Australia
| Autor: | Megan J. Huggett, Mary C. Boyce, Charlie M. Phelps |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Algal species Climate Change Climate change Aquatic Science Ecklonia radiata Oceanography 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Botany Ecosystem Herbivore biology Ecology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Australia Ocean acidification General Medicine Future climate biology.organism_classification Seaweed Pollution Chemical ecology Benthic zone sense organs Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Marine environmental research. 126 |
| ISSN: | 1879-0291 |
| Popis: | Three species of macroalgae (Ecklonia radiata, Sargassum linearifolium, and Laurencia brongniartii) were subjected to future climate change conditions, tested directly for changes in their physiology and chemical ecology, and used in feeding assays with local herbivores to identify the indirect effects of climatic stressors on subsequent levels of herbivory. Each alga had distinct physical and chemical responses to the changes in environmental conditions. In high temperature conditions, S. linearifolium exhibited high levels of bleaching and low maximum quantum yield. For E. radiata, the alga became more palatable to herbivores and the C:N ratios were either higher or lower, dependent on the treatment. Laurencia brongniartii was effected in all manipulations when compared to controls, with increases in bleaching, blade density, and C:N ratios and decreases in growth, maximum quantum yield, blade toughness, total phenolics and consumption by mesograzers. The differential responses we observed in each species have important implications for benthic communities in projected climate change conditions and we suggest that future studies target multi-species assemblage responses. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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