A coralline alga took up and used carbon and nutrients differently when living under ocean acidification conditions for 12 weeks, and the changes affected its ability to compete with other macroalgae (seaweed). (Laboratory study)

Author(s): Hofmann, L.C.

Date: 2013

Link: https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article/64/4/899/433905?login=false

Overview:
Educational Materials
Scientific Literature

Additional Topics:
Calcification
Ecosystem

Life Stages:
Adults
Eggs
Juveniles
Larvae

Marine Life:
Seaweed and seagrasses

Parameters:
CO2 / pCO2

Species Group:
Coralline algae