Ocean acidification increases the accumulation of toxic phenolic compounds across trophic levels.
Ocean acidification increases the accumulation of toxic phenolic compounds across trophic levels.
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海洋酸化增加了营养级有毒酚类化合物的积累
DOI:
10.1038/ncomms9714
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发表时间:
2015-10-27
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Gao K
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作者:
Jin P;Wang T;Liu N;Dupont S;Beardall J;Boyd PW;Riebesell U;Gao K
Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations are causing ocean acidification (OA), altering carbonate chemistry with consequences for marine organisms. Here we show that OA increases by 46–212% the production of phenolic compounds in phytoplankton grown under the elevated CO2 concentrations projected for the end of this century, compared with the ambient CO2 level. At the same time, mitochondrial respiration rate is enhanced under elevated CO2 concentrations by 130–160% in a single species or mixed phytoplankton assemblage. When fed with phytoplankton cells grown under OA, zooplankton assemblages have significantly higher phenolic compound content, by about 28–48%. The functional consequences of the increased accumulation of toxic phenolic compounds in primary and secondary producers have the potential to have profound consequences for marine ecosystem and seafood quality, with the possibility that fishery industries could be influenced as a result of progressive ocean changes. Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations causes ocean acidification, which alters marine chemical environments with unknown consequences for marine ecosystems. Here, Gao et al. show that ocean acidification increases levels of phenolic compounds in phytoplankton and zooplankton, implying a food chain impact.