Ocean acidification and climate change: advances in ecology and evolution

Godbold, Jasmin A.; Calosi, Piero

doi:10.1098/rstb.2012.0448

Cited by 42 publications

(29 citation statements)

References 64 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Plastic and evolutionary responses are increasingly recognized as primary rescue mechanisms that could prevent species’ extinctions in the face of rapid climate change (Hoffmann and Sgrò ; Godbold and Calosi ; Gonzalez et al. ; Munday et al.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multi‐generational responses of a marine polychaete to a rapid change in seawater pCO₂

Rodríguez‐Romero

Jarrold

N’Siala

et al. 2015

Evolutionary Applications

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Little is known of the capacity that marine metazoans have to evolve under rapid p CO 2 changes. Consequently, we reared a marine polychaete, Ophryotrocha labronica, previously cultured for approximately 33 generations under a low/variable pH regime, under elevated and low p CO 2 for six generations. The strain used was found to be tolerant to elevated p CO 2 conditions. In generations F1 and F2 females’ fecundity was significantly lower in the low p CO 2 treatment. However, from generation F3 onwards there were no differences between p CO 2 treatments, indicating that trans‐generational effects enabled the restoration and maintenance of reproductive output. Whilst the initial fitness recovery was likely driven by trans‐generational plasticity (TGP), the results from reciprocal transplant assays, performed using F7 individuals, made it difficult to disentangle between whether TGP had persisted across multiple generations, or if evolutionary adaptation had occurred. Nonetheless, both are important mechanisms for persistence under climate change. Overall, our study highlights the importance of multi‐generational experiments in more accurately determining marine metazoans’ responses to changes in p CO 2, and strengthens the case for exploring their use in conservation, by creating specific p CO 2 tolerant strains of keystone ecosystem species.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multi‐generational responses of a marine polychaete to a rapid change in seawater pCO₂

Rodríguez‐Romero

Jarrold

N’Siala

et al. 2015

Evolutionary Applications

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Experimental and field observational approaches have so far led the way in building our understanding of how future marine biotas will be shaped by ongoing environmental changes (Godbold and Calosi ; Munday et al. ; Reusch ; Sunday et al.…”

Section: The Modelling Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…). Nonetheless, phenotypic plasticity may buy additional time for adaptation to occur (Godbold and Calosi ; Munday et al. ; Reusch ; Sunday et al.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Will life find a way? Evolution of marine species under global change

Calosi

Wit

Thor

et al. 2016

Evolutionary Applications

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

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.

show abstract

“…The value of macrophysiological insights with respect to organismal responses to climate change seems more an indication of the potential of the field than something particular about this anthropogenic environmental pressure, other than its pressing significance. With appropriately focussed research, it is not difficult to envisage helpful contributions on a similar scale also being made in the context of other environmental change challenges, such as ocean acidification, overexploitation and invasive species (Chown & Gaston ; Godblod & Calosi ). Indeed, it is instructive that the recent mainstream recognition of the global significance of the environmental impacts of artificial night‐time lighting (including, but not exclusively, from street lighting) has led rapidly to the conclusion that the establishment of some key macrophysiological patterns is essential to rapid progress in understanding (Gaston et al .…”

Section: Gains In Understandingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Macrophysiology – progress and prospects

Chown

Gaston

2015

Functional Ecology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Summary1. Macrophysiology is the investigation of variation in physiological traits over large geographic and temporal scales and the ecological implications of this variation. It has now been undertaken, as a defined field, for a decade. 2. Here, we overview its conceptual foundations, methodological approaches and insights, together with challenges the field is facing currently. 3. Macrophysiology builds on approaches that investigate the ecological and evolutionary significance of physiological trait variation and feedbacks in these processes. One of its key strengths is its ability to provide a basis for examining interactions among the intraspecific, interspecific and assemblage levels. 4. Macrophysiology is distinct from and typically concerns larger spatial and temporal scales than conservation physiology, whereas it is in several respects similar to, but antecedes, functional biogeography. Contrary to some claims, macrophysiology is not concerned only with the implications for geographic ranges of physiological trait variation. 5. Several insights, which would not otherwise have been achieved, have arisen from the field, notably the understanding of variation in global patterns of upper and lower lethal temperature limits and organism performance, which have important implications for forecasting the impacts of climate change. 6. Ten major challenges are identified for the field of macroecology, including better integration of approaches and information for plants and animals. Nonetheless, the prospects for macrophysiology as a significant way to understand our world remain bright.

show abstract

Ocean acidification and climate change: advances in ecology and evolution

Abstract: One contribution of 10 to a Theme Issue 'Ocean acidification and climate change: advances in ecology and evolution'.

Cited by 42 publications

References 64 publications

Multi‐generational responses of a marine polychaete to a rapid change in seawater pCO₂

Multi‐generational responses of a marine polychaete to a rapid change in seawater pCO₂

Will life find a way? Evolution of marine species under global change

Macrophysiology – progress and prospects

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About

Ocean acidification and climate change: advances in ecology and evolution

Abstract: One contribution of 10 to a Theme Issue 'Ocean acidification and climate change: advances in ecology and evolution'.

Cited by 42 publications

References 64 publications

Multi‐generational responses of a marine polychaete to a rapid change in seawater pCO2

Multi‐generational responses of a marine polychaete to a rapid change in seawater pCO2

Will life find a way? Evolution of marine species under global change

Macrophysiology – progress and prospects

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About

Multi‐generational responses of a marine polychaete to a rapid change in seawater pCO₂

Multi‐generational responses of a marine polychaete to a rapid change in seawater pCO₂