Is ocean acidification really a threat to marine calcifiers? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of 980+ studies spanning two decades

JYS Leung, S Zhang, SD Connell - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ocean acidification is considered detrimental to marine calcifiers, but mounting contradictory
evidence suggests a need to revisit this concept. This systematic review and meta‐analysis …

Predicting the response of molluscs to the impact of ocean acidification

LM Parker, PM Ross, WA O'Connor, HO Pörtner… - Biology, 2013 - mdpi.com
Elevations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) are anticipated to acidify oceans because
of fundamental changes in ocean chemistry created by CO2 absorption from the …

Impacts of ocean acidification on marine shelled molluscs

F Gazeau, LM Parker, S Comeau, JP Gattuso… - Marine biology, 2013 - Springer
Over the next century, elevated quantities of atmospheric CO 2 are expected to penetrate
into the oceans, causing a reduction in pH (− 0.3/− 0.4 pH unit in the surface ocean) and in …

Standing genetic variation fuels rapid adaptation to ocean acidification

MC Bitter, L Kapsenberg, JP Gattuso… - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Global climate change has intensified the need to assess the capacity for natural
populations to adapt to abrupt shifts in the environment. Reductions in seawater pH …

Ocean acidification promotes broad transcriptomic responses in marine metazoans: a literature survey

ME Strader, JM Wong, GE Hofmann - Frontiers in Zoology, 2020 - Springer
For nearly a decade, the metazoan-focused research community has explored the impacts
of ocean acidification (OA) on marine animals, noting that changes in ocean chemistry can …

Ocean acidification impacts mussel control on biomineralisation

SC Fitzer, VR Phoenix, M Cusack, NA Kamenos - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Ocean acidification is altering the oceanic carbonate saturation state and threatening the
survival of marine calcifying organisms. Production of their calcium carbonate exoskeletons …

Genes Related to Ion-Transport and Energy Production Are Upregulated in Response to CO2-Driven pH Decrease in Corals: New Insights from Transcriptome …

J Vidal-Dupiol, D Zoccola, E Tambutté, C Grunau… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Since the preindustrial era, the average surface ocean pH has declined by 0.1 pH units and
is predicted to decline by an additional 0.3 units by the year 2100. Although subtle, this …

Ocean acidification adversely influences metabolism, extracellular pH and calcification of an economically important marine bivalve, Tegillarca granosa

X Zhao, W Shi, Y Han, S Liu, C Guo, W Fu… - Marine Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Oceanic uptake of CO 2 from the atmosphere has significantly reduced surface seawater pH
and altered the carbonate chemistry within, leading to global Ocean Acidification (OA). The …

Assessing the impact of atmospheric heatwaves on intertidal clams

G He, J Zou, X Liu, F Liang, J Liang, K Yang… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heatwaves have become more frequent and intense in the last two decades, resulting in
detrimental effects on marine bivalves and ecosystems they sustain. Intertidal clams inhabit …

Ocean warming, more than acidification, reduces shell strength in a commercial shellfish species during food limitation

CL Mackenzie, GA Ormondroyd, SF Curling, RJ Ball… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Ocean surface pH levels are predicted to fall by 0.3–0.4 pH units by the end of the century
and are likely to coincide with an increase in sea surface temperature of 2–4° C. The …