Coralline algae (Rhodophyta) in a changing world: integrating ecological, physiological, and geochemical responses to global change

SJ McCoy, NA Kamenos - Journal of phycology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Coralline algae are globally distributed benthic primary producers that secrete calcium
carbonate skeletons. In the context of ocean acidification, they have received much recent …

An updated synthesis of the observed and projected impacts of climate change on the chemical, physical and biological processes in the oceans

EL Howes, F Joos, CM Eakin… - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The 5th Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) states with very high certainty that anthropogenic emissions have caused …

Ocean acidification influences host DNA methylation and phenotypic plasticity in environmentally susceptible corals

HM Putnam, JM Davidson… - Evolutionary …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
As climate change challenges organismal fitness by creating a phenotype–environment
mismatch, phenotypic plasticity generated by epigenetic mechanisms (eg, DNA methylation) …

A coralline alga gains tolerance to ocean acidification over multiple generations of exposure

CE Cornwall, S Comeau, TM DeCarlo… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
Crustose coralline algae play a crucial role in the building of reefs in the photic zones of
nearshore ecosystems globally, and are highly susceptible to ocean acidification …

Resistance to ocean acidification in coral reef taxa is not gained by acclimatization

S Comeau, CE Cornwall, TM DeCarlo, SS Doo… - Nature Climate …, 2019 - nature.com
Ocean acidification (OA) is a major threat to coral reefs, which are built by calcareous
species. However, long-term assessments of the impacts of OA are scarce, limiting the …

Environmentally-induced parental or developmental conditioning influences coral offspring ecological performance

HM Putnam, R Ritson-Williams, JA Cruz… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The persistence of reef building corals is threatened by human-induced environmental
change. Maintaining coral reefs into the future requires not only the survival of adults, but …

Coral resistance to ocean acidification linked to increased calcium at the site of calcification

TM DeCarlo, S Comeau… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Ocean acidification threatens the persistence of biogenic calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
production on coral reefs. However, some coral genera show resistance to declines in …

High diversity of coralline algae in New Zealand revealed: Knowledge gaps and implications for future research

BA Twist, KF Neill, J Bilewitch, SY Jeong… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Coralline algae (Corallinophycideae) are calcifying red algae that are foundation species in
euphotic marine habitats globally. In recent years, corallines have received increasing …

Predicting responses of geo-ecological carbonate reef systems to climate change: a conceptual model and review

NK Browne, M Cuttler, K Moon, K Morgan… - … and marine biology, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
230Coral reefs provide critical ecological and geomorphic (eg sediment production for reef-
fronted shoreline maintenance) services, which interact in complex and dynamic ways …

Mollusks: tools in environmental and climate research

H Fortunato - American Malacological Bulletin, 2015 - BioOne
Mollusks are among the most diverse and abundant animal groups, inhabiting many aquatic
and terrestrial environments. They are important ecosystem engineers, helping to structure …