Rapid dissolution of shells of weakly calcified Antarctic benthic macroorganisms indicates high vulnerability to ocean acidification

By J. McClintock, R. Angus, Michelle R. Mcdonald, C. Amsler, S. Catledge, Y. Vohra. Antarctic Science, 2009

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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Citations in the corpus

• Comparing the impact of high CO2 on calcium carbonate structures in different marine organisms (2011, background): “…recent studies have additionally shown that shell dissolution does occur under high CO2 conditions, which causes the observed decrease in net calcification rather than ocean acidification disrupting the calcification process itself (Comeau et al. 2009; McClintock et al. 2009; Neinhuis et al. 2010).”
• The response of two ecologically important Antarctic invertebrates (Sterechinus neumayeri and Parborlasia corrugatus) to reduced seawater pH: effects on fertilisation and embryonic development (2010, background): “This is especially true for those species living in polar latitudes where the effects of changing pCO2 and pH on gametes may be influenced by the carbonate chemistry of cold water such as the already higher pCO2 and lower seawater pH (Fabry et al. 2009; McClintock et al. 2009).”
• The effects of exposure to near-future levels of ocean acidification on shell characteristics of Pinctada fucata (Bivalvia: Pteriidae) (2010, background): “It has been shown that in molluscs, these processes can result in reduced shell mass, which compromises the structural integrity of their shells, causing a reduction in shell strength (Buschbaum et al. 2007; McClintock et al. 2009).”
• Energy homeostasis as an integrative tool for assessing limits of environmental stress tolerance in aquatic invertebrates. (2012, background): “…to elevated CO2 and reduced seawater pH was shown to inhibit biomineralization rates and increase shell dissolution in marine calcifiers (Gazeau et al., 2007; Hall-Spencer et al., 2008; Kurihara, 2008; Kurihara et al., 2008; McClintock et al., 2009; Ries et al., 2009; Nienhuis et al., 2010).”