Seawater carbonate chemistry and benthic foraminifera Ammonia sp. mass, size, and growth rate during experiments, 2013

About 30% of the anthropogenically released CO2 is taken up by the oceans; such uptake causes surface ocean pH to decrease and is commonly referred to as ocean acidification (OA). Foraminifera are one of the most abundant groups of marine calcifiers, estimated to precipitate ca. 50 % of biogenic calcium carbonate in the open oceans. We have compiled the state of the art literature on OA effects on foraminifera, because the majority of OA research on this group was published within the last three years. Disparate responses of this important group of marine calcifiers to OA were reported, highlighting the importance of a process-based understanding of OA effects on foraminifera. We cultured the benthic foraminifer Ammonia sp. under a range of carbonate chemistry manipulation treatments to identify the parameter of the carbonate system causing the observed effects. This parameter identification is the first step towards a process-based understanding. We argue that CO3 is the parameter affecting foraminiferal size-normalized weights (SNWs) and growth rates. Based on the presented data, we can confirm the strong potential of Ammonia sp. foraminiferal SNW as a CO3 proxy.

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Keul, Nina, Langer, Gerald, de Nooijer, Lennart Jan, Bijma, Jelle (2013). Dataset: Seawater carbonate chemistry and benthic foraminifera Ammonia sp. mass, size, and growth rate during experiments, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.821209

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Source https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.821209
Author Keul, Nina
Given Name Nina
Family Name Keul
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Langer, Gerald
de Nooijer, Lennart Jan
Bijma, Jelle
Source Creation 2013
Publication Year 2013
Resource Type text/tab-separated-values - filename: Keul_2013_BG
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Name: BiologicalClassification

Name: Chemistry

Name: Ecology

Name: Lithosphere

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Title: Effect of ocean acidification on the benthic foraminifera Ammonia sp. is caused by a decrease in carbonate ion concentration
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-6185-2013
Type: DOI
Relation: IsSupplementTo
Year: 2013
Source: Biogeosciences
Authors: Keul Nina , Langer Gerald , de Nooijer Lennart Jan , Bijma Jelle .

Title: Seawater carbonate chemistry and benthic foraminifera Ammonia sp. uranium incorporation during experiments, 2013
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.821210
Type: DOI
Relation: References
Year: 2013
Authors: Keul Nina , Langer Gerald , de Nooijer Lennart Jan , Nehrke Gernot , Reichart Gert-Jan , Bijma Jelle .