Development and calcification in benthic marine invertebrates (Mollusca and Echinodermata) in an acidified and warm ocean

作为一个岛屿大陆，澳大利亚从其海洋中产生了相当大的财富，海洋无脊椎动物资源发挥着关键作用。由于气候变化、海洋酸化和气候变暖对可用于贝壳生产的碳酸盐矿物的影响，这些资源面临风险。主要关注的是，如果浮游幼虫不能产生骨骼，如果底栖生物阶段由于骨骼形成受损而不能生长，可能会导致招募失败。该项目涉及对具有生态和商业重要性的海洋生物群对气候变化的反应的知识方面的不确定性，这些知识对我们的海洋资源未来变化的风险评估至关重要。

As an island continent Australia generates considerable wealth from its oceans with marine invertebrate resources playing a key role. These resources are at risk due to the impact of climate change, ocean acidification and warming, on availability of carbonate minerals for shell production. Of major concern is potential recruitment failure if planktonic larvae cannot produce their skeleton and if benthic stages cannot grow due to impaired skeleton formation. This project addresses uncertainties in knowledge of the response of ecologically and commercially important marine biota to climate change, knowledge crucial to inform risk assessment of future changes to our marine resources.