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Ocean acidification reverses competition for space as habitats degrade
How marine communities are affected by CO(2)-induced climate change depends on the ability of species to tolerate or adapt to the new conditions, and how the altered characteristics of species influence the outcomes of key processes, such as competition and predation. Our study examines how near fut...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3836291/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24263692 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep03280 |
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author | McCormick, Mark I. Watson, Sue-Ann Munday, Philip L. |
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description | How marine communities are affected by CO(2)-induced climate change depends on the ability of species to tolerate or adapt to the new conditions, and how the altered characteristics of species influence the outcomes of key processes, such as competition and predation. Our study examines how near future CO(2) levels may affect the interactions between two damselfish species known to compete for space, and the effects of declining habitat quality on these interactions. The two focal species differed in their tolerance to elevated CO(2), with the species that is competitively dominant under present day conditions being most affected. Field experiments showed that elevated CO(2) (945 μatm) reversed the competitive outcome between the two species with mortal consequences, and this reversal was accentuated in degraded habitats. Understanding these complex interactions will be crucial to predicting the likely composition of future communities under ocean acidification and climate change. |
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spelling | pubmed-38362912013-11-21 Ocean acidification reverses competition for space as habitats degrade McCormick, Mark I. Watson, Sue-Ann Munday, Philip L. Sci Rep Article How marine communities are affected by CO(2)-induced climate change depends on the ability of species to tolerate or adapt to the new conditions, and how the altered characteristics of species influence the outcomes of key processes, such as competition and predation. Our study examines how near future CO(2) levels may affect the interactions between two damselfish species known to compete for space, and the effects of declining habitat quality on these interactions. The two focal species differed in their tolerance to elevated CO(2), with the species that is competitively dominant under present day conditions being most affected. Field experiments showed that elevated CO(2) (945 μatm) reversed the competitive outcome between the two species with mortal consequences, and this reversal was accentuated in degraded habitats. Understanding these complex interactions will be crucial to predicting the likely composition of future communities under ocean acidification and climate change. Nature Publishing Group 2013-11-21 /pmc/articles/PMC3836291/ /pubmed/24263692 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep03280 Text en Copyright © 2013, Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
spellingShingle | Article McCormick, Mark I. Watson, Sue-Ann Munday, Philip L. Ocean acidification reverses competition for space as habitats degrade |
title | Ocean acidification reverses competition for space as habitats degrade |
title_full | Ocean acidification reverses competition for space as habitats degrade |
title_fullStr | Ocean acidification reverses competition for space as habitats degrade |
title_full_unstemmed | Ocean acidification reverses competition for space as habitats degrade |
title_short | Ocean acidification reverses competition for space as habitats degrade |
title_sort | ocean acidification reverses competition for space as habitats degrade |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3836291/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24263692 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep03280 |
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