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Coastal acidification impacts on shell mineral structure of bivalve mollusks
Ocean acidification is occurring globally through increasing CO (2) absorption into the oceans creating particular concern for calcifying species. In addition to ocean acidification, near shore marine habitats are exposed to the deleterious effects of runoff from acid sulfate soils which also decrea...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6157695/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30271559 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4416 |
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author | Fitzer, Susan C. Torres Gabarda, Sergio Daly, Luke Hughes, Brian Dove, Michael O'Connor, Wayne Potts, Jaimie Scanes, Peter Byrne, Maria |
author_facet | Fitzer, Susan C. Torres Gabarda, Sergio Daly, Luke Hughes, Brian Dove, Michael O'Connor, Wayne Potts, Jaimie Scanes, Peter Byrne, Maria |
author_sort | Fitzer, Susan C. |
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description | Ocean acidification is occurring globally through increasing CO (2) absorption into the oceans creating particular concern for calcifying species. In addition to ocean acidification, near shore marine habitats are exposed to the deleterious effects of runoff from acid sulfate soils which also decreases environmental pH. This coastal acidification is being exacerbated by climate change‐driven sea‐level rise and catchment‐driven flooding. In response to reduction in habitat pH by ocean and coastal acidification, mollusks are predicted to produce thinner shells of lower structural integrity and reduced mechanical properties threatening mollusk aquaculture. Here, we present the first study to examine oyster biomineralization under acid sulfate soil acidification in a region where growth of commercial bivalve species has declined in recent decades. Examination of the crystallography of the shells of the Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerata, by electron back scatter diffraction analyses revealed that the signal of environmental acidification is evident in the structure of the biomineral. Saccostrea glomerata, shows phenotypic plasticity, as evident in the disruption of crystallographic control over biomineralization in populations living in coastal acidification sites. Our results indicate that reduced sizes of these oysters for commercial sale may be due to the limited capacity of oysters to biomineralize under acidification conditions. As the impact of this catchment source acidification will continue to be exacerbated by climate change with likely effects on coastal aquaculture in many places across the globe, management strategies will be required to maintain the sustainable culture of these key resources. |
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spelling | pubmed-61576952018-09-29 Coastal acidification impacts on shell mineral structure of bivalve mollusks Fitzer, Susan C. Torres Gabarda, Sergio Daly, Luke Hughes, Brian Dove, Michael O'Connor, Wayne Potts, Jaimie Scanes, Peter Byrne, Maria Ecol Evol Original Research Ocean acidification is occurring globally through increasing CO (2) absorption into the oceans creating particular concern for calcifying species. In addition to ocean acidification, near shore marine habitats are exposed to the deleterious effects of runoff from acid sulfate soils which also decreases environmental pH. This coastal acidification is being exacerbated by climate change‐driven sea‐level rise and catchment‐driven flooding. In response to reduction in habitat pH by ocean and coastal acidification, mollusks are predicted to produce thinner shells of lower structural integrity and reduced mechanical properties threatening mollusk aquaculture. Here, we present the first study to examine oyster biomineralization under acid sulfate soil acidification in a region where growth of commercial bivalve species has declined in recent decades. Examination of the crystallography of the shells of the Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerata, by electron back scatter diffraction analyses revealed that the signal of environmental acidification is evident in the structure of the biomineral. Saccostrea glomerata, shows phenotypic plasticity, as evident in the disruption of crystallographic control over biomineralization in populations living in coastal acidification sites. Our results indicate that reduced sizes of these oysters for commercial sale may be due to the limited capacity of oysters to biomineralize under acidification conditions. As the impact of this catchment source acidification will continue to be exacerbated by climate change with likely effects on coastal aquaculture in many places across the globe, management strategies will be required to maintain the sustainable culture of these key resources. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018-08-14 /pmc/articles/PMC6157695/ /pubmed/30271559 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4416 Text en © 2018 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Fitzer, Susan C. Torres Gabarda, Sergio Daly, Luke Hughes, Brian Dove, Michael O'Connor, Wayne Potts, Jaimie Scanes, Peter Byrne, Maria Coastal acidification impacts on shell mineral structure of bivalve mollusks |
title | Coastal acidification impacts on shell mineral structure of bivalve mollusks |
title_full | Coastal acidification impacts on shell mineral structure of bivalve mollusks |
title_fullStr | Coastal acidification impacts on shell mineral structure of bivalve mollusks |
title_full_unstemmed | Coastal acidification impacts on shell mineral structure of bivalve mollusks |
title_short | Coastal acidification impacts on shell mineral structure of bivalve mollusks |
title_sort | coastal acidification impacts on shell mineral structure of bivalve mollusks |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6157695/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30271559 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4416 |
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