Seawater carbonate chemistry and community structure and function of phytoplankton community

doi:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.945582

Seawater carbonate chemistry and community structure and function of phytoplankton community

The rise of atmospheric pCO2 has created a number of problems for marine ecosystem. In this study, we initially quantified the effects of elevated pCO2 on the group-specific mortality of phytoplankton in a natural community based on the results of mesocosm experiments. Diatoms dominated the phytoplankton community, and the concentration of chlorophyll a was significantly higher in the high-pCO2 treatment than the low-pCO2 treatment. Phytoplankton mortality (percentage of dead cells) decreased during the exponential growth phase. Although the mortality of dinoflagellates did not differ significantly between the two pCO2 treatments, that of diatoms was lower in the high-pCO2 treatment. Small diatoms dominated the diatom community. Although the mortality of large diatoms did not differ significantly between the two treatments, that of small diatoms was lower in the high-pCO2 treatment. These results suggested that elevated pCO2 might enhance dominance by small diatoms and thereby change the community structure of coastal ecosystems.

BibTex:

@dataset{Wang_Peixuan_and_Laws_Edward_A_and_Wang_Y_and_Chen_Jixin_and_Song_Xue_and_Huang_Ruiping_and_Wang_Tifeng_and_Yi_Xiangqi_and_Sun_J_and_Guo_Xianghui_and_Liu_Xin_and_Gao_Kunshan_and_Huang_Bangqin_2022,
    abstract = {The rise of atmospheric pCO2 has created a number of problems for marine ecosystem. In this study, we initially quantified the effects of elevated pCO2 on the group-specific mortality of phytoplankton in a natural community based on the results of mesocosm experiments. Diatoms dominated the phytoplankton community, and the concentration of chlorophyll a was significantly higher in the high-pCO2 treatment than the low-pCO2 treatment. Phytoplankton mortality (percentage of dead cells) decreased during the exponential growth phase. Although the mortality of dinoflagellates did not differ significantly between the two pCO2 treatments, that of diatoms was lower in the high-pCO2 treatment. Small diatoms dominated the diatom community. Although the mortality of large diatoms did not differ significantly between the two treatments, that of small diatoms was lower in the high-pCO2 treatment. These results suggested that elevated pCO2 might enhance dominance by small diatoms and thereby change the community structure of coastal ecosystems.},
    author = {Wang, Peixuan and Laws, Edward A and Wang, Y and Chen, Jixin and Song, Xue and Huang, Ruiping and Wang, Tifeng and Yi, Xiangqi and Sun, J and Guo, Xianghui and Liu, Xin and Gao, Kunshan and Huang, Bangqin},
    doi = {10.1594/PANGAEA.945582},
    institution = {PANGAEA (Ecology)},
    keyword = {'Coast and continental shelf', 'Community composition and diversity', 'Entire community', 'Growth', 'Laboratory experiment', 'Mesocosm or benthocosm', 'Morphology', 'Mortality', 'North Pacific', 'Pelagos', 'Survival', 'Temperate'},
    title = {Seawater carbonate chemistry and community structure and function of phytoplankton community},
    url = {https://service.tib.eu/ldmservice/vdataset/png-doi-10-1594-pangaea-945582},
    year = {2022}
}