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Padilla DK, Milke L, Akin-Fajiye M, Rosa M, Redman D, Liguori A, Rugila A, Veilleux D, Dixon M, Charifson D, Meseck SL. Local differences in robustness to ocean acidification. Biol Open 2024; 13:bio060479. [PMID: 39041886 PMCID: PMC11360139 DOI: 10.1242/bio.060479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Ocean acidification (OA) caused by increased atmospheric carbon dioxide is affecting marine systems globally and is more extreme in coastal waters. A wealth of research to determine how species will be affected by OA, now and in the future, is emerging. Most studies are discrete and generally do not include the full life cycle of animals. Studies that include the potential for adaptation responses of animals from areas with different environmental conditions and the most vulnerable life stages are needed. Therefore, we conducted experiments with the widely distributed blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, from populations regularly exposed to different OA conditions. Mussels experienced experimental conditions prior to spawning, through embryonic and larval development, both highly vulnerable stages. Survivorship to metamorphosis of larvae from all populations was negatively affected by extreme OA conditions (pH 7.3, Ωar, 0.39, pCO2 2479.74), but, surprisingly, responses to mid OA (pH 7.6, Ωar 0.77, pCO21167.13) and low OA (pH 7.9, Ωar 1.53, pCO2 514.50) varied among populations. Two populations were robust and showed no effect of OA on survivorship in this range. One population displayed the expected negative effect on survivorship with increased OA. Unexpectedly, survivorship in the fourth population was highest under mid OA conditions. There were also significant differences in development time among populations that were unaffected by OA. These results suggest that adaptation to OA may already be present in some populations and emphasizes the importance of testing animals from different populations to see the potential for adaptation to OA.
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- Dianna K. Padilla
- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5254, USA
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- NOAA Fisheries Service, Milford Laboratory, 212 Rogers Ave, Milford, CT 06460, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5254, USA
- Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5254, USA
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- NOAA Fisheries Service, Milford Laboratory, 212 Rogers Ave, Milford, CT 06460, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5254, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5254, USA
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- NOAA Fisheries Service, Milford Laboratory, 212 Rogers Ave, Milford, CT 06460, USA
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- NOAA Fisheries Service, Milford Laboratory, 212 Rogers Ave, Milford, CT 06460, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5254, USA
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- NOAA Fisheries Service, Milford Laboratory, 212 Rogers Ave, Milford, CT 06460, USA
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Johannesson K, Leder EH, André C, Dupont S, Eriksson SP, Harding K, Havenhand JN, Jahnke M, Jonsson PR, Kvarnemo C, Pavia H, Rafajlović M, Rödström EM, Thorndyke M, Blomberg A. Ten years of marine evolutionary biology-Challenges and achievements of a multidisciplinary research initiative. Evol Appl 2023; 16:530-541. [PMID: 36793681 PMCID: PMC9923476 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
The Centre for Marine Evolutionary Biology (CeMEB) at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, was established in 2008 through a 10-year research grant of 8.7 m€ to a team of senior researchers. Today, CeMEB members have contributed >500 scientific publications, 30 PhD theses and have organised 75 meetings and courses, including 18 three-day meetings and four conferences. What are the footprints of CeMEB, and how will the centre continue to play a national and international role as an important node of marine evolutionary research? In this perspective article, we first look back over the 10 years of CeMEB activities and briefly survey some of the many achievements of CeMEB. We furthermore compare the initial goals, as formulated in the grant application, with what has been achieved, and discuss challenges and milestones along the way. Finally, we bring forward some general lessons that can be learnt from a research funding of this type, and we also look ahead, discussing how CeMEB's achievements and lessons can be used as a springboard to the future of marine evolutionary biology.
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- Kerstin Johannesson
- Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Department of Marine SciencesUniversity of GothenburgStrömstadSweden
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- Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Department of Marine SciencesUniversity of GothenburgStrömstadSweden
- Natural History MuseumUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
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- Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Department of Marine SciencesUniversity of GothenburgStrömstadSweden
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- Department of Biology and Environmental ScienceUniversity of Gothenburg, Kristineberg Marine Research StationFiskebäckskilSweden
- International Atomic Energy AgencyPrincipality of MonacoMonaco
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- Department of Biology and Environmental ScienceUniversity of Gothenburg, Kristineberg Marine Research StationFiskebäckskilSweden
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- Department of Biology and Environmental ScienceUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Department of Marine SciencesUniversity of GothenburgStrömstadSweden
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- Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Department of Marine SciencesUniversity of GothenburgStrömstadSweden
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- Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Department of Marine SciencesUniversity of GothenburgStrömstadSweden
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- Department of Biology and Environmental ScienceUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Department of Marine SciencesUniversity of GothenburgStrömstadSweden
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- Department of Marine SciencesUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Department of Marine SciencesUniversity of GothenburgStrömstadSweden
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- Department of Biology and Environmental ScienceUniversity of Gothenburg, Kristineberg Marine Research StationFiskebäckskilSweden
- Department of Genomics Research in Ecology & Evolution in Nature (GREEN)Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES)De Rijksuniversiteit GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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Aguilera VM, Vargas CA, Dam HG. Antagonistic interplay between pH and food resources affects copepod traits and performance in a year-round upwelling system. Sci Rep 2020; 10:62. [PMID: 31919456 PMCID: PMC6952375 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56621-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Linking pH/pCO2 natural variation to phenotypic traits and performance of foundational species provides essential information for assessing and predicting the impact of ocean acidification (OA) on marine ecosystems. Yet, evidence of such linkage for copepods, the most abundant metazoans in the oceans, remains scarce, particularly for naturally corrosive Eastern Boundary Upwelling systems (EBUs). This study assessed the relationship between pH levels and traits (body and egg size) and performance (ingestion rate (IR) and egg reproduction rate (EPR)) of the numerically dominant neritic copepod Acartia tonsa, in a year-round upwelling system of the northern (23° S) Humboldt EBUs. The study revealed decreases in chlorophyll (Chl) ingestion rate, egg production rate and egg size with decreasing pH as well as egg production efficiency, but the opposite for copepod body size. Further, ingestion rate increased hyperbolically with Chl, and saturated at ~1 µg Chl. L-1. Food resources categorized as high (H, >1 µg L-1) and low (L, <1 µg L-1) levels, and pH-values categorized as equivalent to present day (≤400 µatm pCO2, pH > 7.89) and future (>400 µatm pCO2, pH < 7.89) were used to compare our observations to values globally employed to experimentally test copepod sensitivity to OA. A comparison (PERMANOVA) test with Chl/pH (2*2) design showed that partially overlapping OA levels expected for the year 2100 in other ocean regions, low-pH conditions in this system negatively impacted traits and performance associated with copepod fitness. However, interacting antagonistically with pH, food resource (Chl) maintained copepod production in spite of low pH levels. Thus, the deleterious effects of ocean acidification are modulated by resource availability in this system.
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- Victor M Aguilera
- Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA), Bernardo Ossandón #877, Coquimbo, Chile.
- Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Depto. Biología Marina, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile.
- Instituto Milenio de Oceanografía, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
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- Instituto Milenio de Oceanografía, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
- Aquatic Ecosystem Functioning Lab (LAFE), Department of Aquatic Systems, Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Environmental Sciences Center EULA Chile, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
- Center for the Study of Multiple-drivers on Marine Socio-Ecological Systems (MUSELS), Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, 1080 Shennecossett Rd, Groton, CT, 06340-6048, USA
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Havenhand JN, Filipsson HL, Niiranen S, Troell M, Crépin AS, Jagers S, Langlet D, Matti S, Turner D, Winder M, de Wit P, Anderson LG. Ecological and functional consequences of coastal ocean acidification: Perspectives from the Baltic-Skagerrak System. AMBIO 2019; 48:831-854. [PMID: 30506502 PMCID: PMC6541583 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-018-1110-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Ocean temperatures are rising; species are shifting poleward, and pH is falling (ocean acidification, OA). We summarise current understanding of OA in the brackish Baltic-Skagerrak System, focussing on the direct, indirect and interactive effects of OA with other anthropogenic drivers on marine biogeochemistry, organisms and ecosystems. Substantial recent advances reveal a pattern of stronger responses (positive or negative) of species than ecosystems, more positive responses at lower trophic levels and strong indirect interactions in food-webs. Common emergent themes were as follows: OA drives planktonic systems toward the microbial loop, reducing energy transfer to zooplankton and fish; and nutrient/food availability ameliorates negative impacts of OA. We identify several key areas for further research, notably the need for OA-relevant biogeochemical and ecosystem models, and understanding the ecological and evolutionary capacity of Baltic-Skagerrak ecosystems to respond to OA and other anthropogenic drivers.
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- Jonathan N. Havenhand
- Department of Marine Sciences, Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, University of Gothenburg, Strömstad, 45296 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Kräftriket 2B, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Kräftriket 2B, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
- Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Royal Swedish Academy of Science, Lilla Frescativägen 4, 10405 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Royal Swedish Academy of Science, Lilla Frescativägen 4, 10405 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Political Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 711, Sprängkullsgatan 19, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Law, University of Gothenburg, Box 650, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Political Sciences, Luleå University of Technology, 97187 Luleå, Sweden
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 461, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Marine Sciences, Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, University of Gothenburg, Strömstad, 45296 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 461, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Thor P, Bailey A, Dupont S, Calosi P, Søreide JE, De Wit P, Guscelli E, Loubet-Sartrou L, Deichmann IM, Candee MM, Svensen C, King AL, Bellerby RGJ. Contrasting physiological responses to future ocean acidification among Arctic copepod populations. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2018; 24:e365-e377. [PMID: 28816385 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
Abstract
Widespread ocean acidification (OA) is modifying the chemistry of the global ocean, and the Arctic is recognized as the region where the changes will progress at the fastest rate. Moreover, Arctic species show lower capacity for cellular homeostasis and acid-base regulation rendering them particularly vulnerable to OA. In the present study, we found physiological differences in OA response across geographically separated populations of the keystone Arctic copepod Calanus glacialis. In copepodites stage CIV, measured reaction norms of ingestion rate and metabolic rate showed severe reductions in ingestion and increased metabolic expenses in two populations from Svalbard (Kongsfjord and Billefjord) whereas no effects were observed in a population from the Disko Bay, West Greenland. At pHT 7.87, which has been predicted for the Svalbard west coast by year 2100, these changes resulted in reductions in scope for growth of 19% in the Kongsfjord and a staggering 50% in the Billefjord. Interestingly, these effects were not observed in stage CV copepodites from any of the three locations. It seems that CVs may be more tolerant to OA perhaps due to a general physiological reorganization to meet low intracellular pH during hibernation. Needless to say, the observed changes in the CIV stage will have serious implications for the C. glacialis population health status and growth around Svalbard. However, OA tolerant populations such as the one in the Disko Bay could help to alleviate severe effects in C. glacialis as a species.
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- Peter Thor
- Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden
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- Département de Biologie, Chimie et Géographie, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, QC, Canada
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Strömstad, Sweden
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- Département de Biologie, Chimie et Géographie, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, QC, Canada
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- Department of Bioscience, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Danish Technical University, DTU-AQUA, Charlottenlund, Denmark
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- Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Bergen, Norway
- State Key Laboratory for Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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Calosi P, De Wit P, Thor P, Dupont S. Will life find a way? Evolution of marine species under global change. Evol Appl 2016; 9:1035-1042. [PMID: 27695513 PMCID: PMC5039318 DOI: 10.1111/eva.12418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Projections of marine biodiversity and implementation of effective actions for its maintenance in the face of current rapid global environmental change are constrained by our limited understanding of species’ adaptive responses, including transgenerational plasticity, epigenetics and natural selection. This special issue presents 13 novel studies, which employ experimental and modelling approaches to (i) investigate plastic and evolutionary responses of marine species to major global change drivers; (ii) ask relevant broad eco‐evolutionary questions, implementing multiple species and populations studies; (iii) show the advantages of using advanced experimental designs and tools; (iv) construct novel model organisms for marine evolution; (v) help identifying future challenges for the field; and (vi) highlight the importance of incorporating existing evolutionary theory into management solutions for the marine realm. What emerges is that at least some populations of marine species have the ability to adapt to future global change conditions. However, marine organisms’ capacity for adaptation appears finite, due to evolutionary trade‐offs and possible rapid losses in genetic diversity. This further corroborates the idea that acquiring an evolutionary perspective on how marine life will respond to the selective pressure of future global changes will guide us in better identifying which conservation efforts will be most needed and most effective.
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- Piero Calosi
- Département de Biologie Chimie et Géographie Universitè du Québec à Rimouski Rimouski QC Canada
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- Department of Marine Sciences University of Gothenburg Strömstad Sweden
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- Norwegian Polar Institute Fram Centre Tromsø Norway
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Gothenburg Fiskebäckskil Sweden
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