Ocean acidification through the lens of ecological theory
Ocean acidification through the lens of ecological theory
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DOI：
10.1890/14-0802.1
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发表时间：
2015-01-01
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4.8
通讯作者：
Harley, Christopher D. G.
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作者：
Gaylord, Brian;Kroeker, Kristy J.;Harley, Christopher D. G.
海洋酸化，即海水碳酸盐系统的化学变化，正在成为伴随全球变暖和其他人为扰动而出现的一个关键环境挑战。大量研究试图确定这一现象可能产生的后果的范围和性质，但一个关键的障碍依然存在。生态理论尽管有其强大的力量和效用，但只是边缘地应用于这个问题。在这里，我们粗略地描绘了几个领域，在这些领域，生态学的基本原理有能力深入了解海洋酸化的后果。我们专注于概念模型，当考虑在酸化的背景下，产生明确的预测，关于一系列的人口和社区层面的影响，从缩小物种范围和人口连接模式的转变，修改消费者资源的关系，优势的杂草类群和物种多样性的损失。虽然我们的覆盖范围只代表了理论应用所能实现的可能见解的一小部分，但我们希望这一初步尝试将刺激扩大努力，将实验与理论方法相结合。其结果有望使人们对海洋酸化及其预示的生态变化有更深入、更细致的了解。
Ocean acidification, chemical changes to the carbonate system of seawater, is emerging as a key environmental challenge accompanying global warming and other human-induced perturbations. Considerable research seeks to define the scope and character of potential outcomes from this phenomenon, but a crucial impediment persists. Ecological theory, despite its power and utility, has been only peripherally applied to the problem. Here we sketch in broad strokes several areas where fundamental principles of ecology have the capacity to generate insight into ocean acidification's consequences. We focus on conceptual models that, when considered in the context of acidification, yield explicit predictions regarding a spectrum of population- and community-level effects, from narrowing of species ranges and shifts in patterns of demographic connectivity, to modified consumer-resource relationships, to ascendance of weedy taxa and loss of species diversity. Although our coverage represents only a small fraction of the breadth of possible insights achievable from the application of theory, our hope is that this initial foray will spur expanded efforts to blend experiments with theoretical approaches. The result promises to be a deeper and more nuanced understanding of ocean acidification and the ecological changes it portends.