Dynamic patterns and ecological impacts of declining ocean pH in a high-resolution multi-year dataset Export

@article{citeulike:3689045, abstract = {10.1073/pnas.0810079105 Increasing global concentrations of atmospheric CO are predicted to decrease ocean pH, with potentially severe impacts on marine food webs, but empirical data documenting ocean pH over time are limited. In a high-resolution dataset spanning 8 years, pH at a north-temperate coastal site declined with increasing atmospheric CO levels and varied substantially in response to biological processes and physical conditions that fluctuate over multiple time scales. Applying a method to link environmental change to species dynamics via multispecies Markov chain models reveals strong links between benthic species dynamics and variation in ocean pH, with calcareous species generally performing more poorly than noncalcareous species in years with low pH. The models project the long-term consequences of these dynamic changes, which predict substantial shifts in the species dominating the habitat as a consequence of both direct effects of reduced calcification and indirect effects arising from the web of species interactions. Our results indicate that pH decline is proceeding at a more rapid rate than previously predicted in some areas, and that this decline has ecological consequences for near shore benthic ecosystems.}, author = {Wootton, Timothy J. and Pfister, Catherine A. and Forester, James D.}, citeulike-article-id = {3689045}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0810079105}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.pnas.org/content/0810079105v1//.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.pnas.org/content/0810079105v1//.full.pdf}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19033205}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19033205}, day = {24}, doi = {10.1073/pnas.0810079105}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, keywords = {climate, coral\_reefs, oceans}, month = {November}, posted-at = {2008-11-25 17:45:19}, priority = {2}, title = {Dynamic patterns and ecological impacts of declining ocean pH in a high-resolution multi-year dataset}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0810079105}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3689045 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3689045 N2 - 10.1073/pnas.0810079105 Increasing global concentrations of atmospheric CO are predicted to decrease ocean pH, with potentially severe impacts on marine food webs, but empirical data documenting ocean pH over time are limited. In a high-resolution dataset spanning 8 years, pH at a north-temperate coastal site declined with increasing atmospheric CO levels and varied substantially in response to biological processes and physical conditions that fluctuate over multiple time scales. Applying a method to link environmental change to species dynamics via multispecies Markov chain models reveals strong links between benthic species dynamics and variation in ocean pH, with calcareous species generally performing more poorly than noncalcareous species in years with low pH. The models project the long-term consequences of these dynamic changes, which predict substantial shifts in the species dominating the habitat as a consequence of both direct effects of reduced calcification and indirect effects arising from the web of species interactions. Our results indicate that pH decline is proceeding at a more rapid rate than previously predicted in some areas, and that this decline has ecological consequences for near shore benthic ecosystems. JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences TI - Dynamic patterns and ecological impacts of declining ocean pH in a high-resolution multi-year dataset KW - climate KW - coral_reefs KW - oceans AU - Wootton, Timothy AU - Pfister, Catherine AU - Forester, James PY - 2008/11/24/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0810079105 ER -