Ocean Acidification Impacts on Sea-Surface Biology, Biogeochemistry and Climate

Lead Research Organisation: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Department Name: Marine Biology

Abstract

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Publications

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Brownlee C (2015) Coccolithophore biomineralization: New questions, new answers. in Seminars in cell & developmental biology

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De Vries J (2021) Haplo-diplontic life cycle expands coccolithophore niche in Biogeosciences

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Johnson V (2011) Responses of marine benthic microalgae to elevated CO2 in Marine Biology

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Kottmeier DM (2022) Reduced H+ channel activity disrupts pH homeostasis and calcification in coccolithophores at low ocean pH. in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

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Monteiro FM (2016) Why marine phytoplankton calcify. in Science advances

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Rickaby R (2016) Environmental carbonate chemistry selects for phenotype of recently isolated strains of Emiliania huxleyi in Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

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Taylor AR (2017) Coccolithophore Cell Biology: Chalking Up Progress. in Annual review of marine science

 
Description We demonstrated that populations of the calcifying coccolithophore phytoplankton have considerable genetic and physiological variability.
Data from a number of oceanic research cruises has shown that the physiological characteristics of particular coccolithophore populations reflect primarily the environmental conditions under which they were isolated. A particular relationship with carbonate chemistry has been revealed. The findings have direct relevance to understanding the responses of natural coccolithophore populations to changing ocean carbonate chemistry associated with ocean acidification.
Exploitation Route Mainly by other academic researchers
Sectors Environment