Ideas and Perspectives: When ocean acidification experiments are not the same, repeatability is not tested
| Autor: | P. Williamson, H.-O. Pörtner, S. Widdicombe, J.-P. Gattuso |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of East Anglia [Norwich] (UEA), Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche (LOV), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de la Mer de Villefranche (IMEV), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Computer science Process (engineering) business.industry 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology lcsh:QE1-996.5 fungi Environmental resource management lcsh:Life food and beverages Ocean acidification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Response Variability lcsh:Geology lcsh:QH501-531 lcsh:QH540-549.5 [SDE]Environmental Sciences lcsh:Ecology 14. Life underwater business Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Earth-Surface Processes |
| Zdroj: | Biogeosciences, Vol 18, Pp 1787-1792 (2021) Biogeosciences Biogeosciences, European Geosciences Union, 2021, 18 (5), pp.1787-1792. ⟨10.5194/bg-18-1787-2021⟩ |
| ISSN: | 1726-4189 1726-4170 |
| DOI: | 10.5194/bg-18-1787-2021⟩ |
| Popis: | Can experimental studies on the behavioural impacts of ocean acidification be trusted? That question was raised in early 2020 when a high-profile paper failed to corroborate previously observed responses of coral reef fish to high CO2. New information on the methodologies used in the “replicated” studies now provides a plausible explanation: the experimental conditions were substantially different. High sensitivity to test conditions is characteristic of ocean acidification research; such response variability shows that effects are complex, interacting with many other factors. Open-minded assessment of all research results, both negative and positive, remains the best way to develop process-based understanding. As in other fields, replication studies in ocean acidification are most likely to contribute to scientific advancement when carried out in a spirit of collaboration rather than confrontation. |
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