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Lecture 27: Rocky Intertidal Communities
• Main Questions to be answered in this section:! "hat are the main #hysical $actors in%uencin& community
structure'
2! "hat are the main biolo&ical $actors in%uencin& communitystructure'
(! )ow do #hysical and biolo&ical $actors interact to ex#lains#ecial and tem#oral *ariation in community structure'
+ ,hysical $actors in%uencin& the community structure o$ rockyintertidal communities
• "hat is the intertidal'o The intertidal is a
narrow strip of habitat
that lies between thehighest high tides andthe lowest low tides
o Readily accessible tomarine biolo&ists so it is thebest understood o$ marinecommunities
a+ -he e.ect o$ tides
− "hat makes the rocky intertidal an intertidal' /re*iew o$ tides!o
-ides are caused by the &ra*itational attractionbetween the Earth0 Moon0 and 1uno -idal cycles→ diurnal / hi&h tide and low tide #er
day!0 semidiurnal /2 hi&h tides and 2 low tides #er day!0or semidiurnal mixed tide /2 hi&h tides o$ di.erenthei&hts and 2 low tides o$ di.erent hei&hts #er day!
o Organisms alternately experience emersion andimmersion in seawater
− -he e.ect o$ the 1un on the tides
o Neap Tides → the &ra*itational e.ects o$ the Moon
and the 1un are at ri&ht an&les to each othero Spring Tides → the &ra*itational e.ects o$ the Moon
and the 1un are coincidin& with each other
− "hat are the challen&es o$ intertidal'o 3r&anisms alternately ex#erience emersion and
immersion in seawater
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+ Desiccation stress: Intertidal or&anisms re&ularlyex#erience emersion0 and marine or&anisms tend to dryout when ex#osed to air
2+ Heat and salinity stress: Intertidal or&anismsex#erience &reater *ariation in tem#erature and salinity
than subtidal or&anisms(+ Restriction of feeding: Many intertidal or&anisms muststo# $eedin& when ex#osed to air0 which can ha*ene&ati*e 4tness conse5uences
b+ -he e.ect o$ wa*es
− "hat makes the rocky intertidal rocky'o Rocky shores usually occur on recently u#li$ted or
&eolo&ically youn& coasts6 ex+ -he west coast o$ the mericas is rocky
because its acti*e mar&in has been u#li$ted
o )awai8i and Iceland are rocky because la*a %ows arecreatin& new rocky shores
− Recall0 wa*es interact with the shore /re*iew!
o 9ee#water wa*es intermediate wa*es shallowwater wa*es
o s dee#water wa*es be&in to ;$eel< the bottom o$ theocean0 $riction increases /dee#water wa*es!
o Reduced s#eed and wa*elen&thcause increased wa*e hei&ht andstee#ness /intermediate wa*es!
o "hen wa*e a##roaches shallowwater and tends to break /shallowwater wa*es!
− Recall0 wa*es bend as they a##roachshore /re*iew!
o -he ener&y o$ wa*es re$racted o*er a shallowsubmer&ed rid&e is $ocused on the headland
o "a*es re$racted by shallow de#ths on each side o$ abay means less ener&y inside bay
− "hat are the challen&es o$ an intertidal'
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o 3r&anisms ex#osed to breakin& wa*es and the materialthey carry
+ Abrasion: ,articles in sus#ension or %oatin& debrisscra#e delicate structures
2+ Pressre: -hey hydrostatic #ressure exerted by breakin&
wa*es can crush or dama&e delicate and com#ressiblestructures(+ Drag: s water %ows o*er rocks0 it exerts a directional
$orce on the or&anisms that can ri# them $rom theirlocation
+ =iolo&ical $actors in%uencin& the community structure o$ rockyintertidal communities+
a+ Adaption /recall0 natral selection generates adaptation!
− da#tions to desiccation
o 3r&anisms co#e with the #roblem o$ dryin& out in (basic ways:
+ =eha*ioral→ Rn and Hide2+ Mor#holo&ical→!lam p(+ ,hysiolo&ical→ Tolerate desiccation
− da#tions to heato 3r&anisms co#e with the #roblem o$ heat stress in (
basic ways:+ =eha*ioral→ Rn and Hide2+ Mor#holo&ical→ "ight color and ridges to
re#ect and reradiate heat(+ ,hysiolo&ical→ Tolerate heat $ia the se of
heat shoc% proteins
− da#tions to wa*e shock
o 3r&anisms co#e with the #roblem o$ wa*e shock in (basic ways:
+ =eha*ioral→ Holdfasts and byssal threads2+ Mor#holo&ical→ Thic%er shells and compact
shape
(+ ,hysiolo&ical→
&oing with the #ow
− Recall0 the s#ecies #oolo ,hysical0 chemical0 and biolo&ical $actors set limits on
the set o$ #ossible s#ecies that mi&ht be $ound in acommunity
,hysical $actors:
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• -em#erature
• Li&ht Chemical $actors:
• 1alinity
• #)
=iolo&ical $actors:• 3ceanic basin
• ,hysiolo&ical tolerances
b+ !ompetition
− Com#etition $or s#aceo Rocky intertidal #o#ulations are o$ten limited by s#ace0
rather than $ood or nutrientso 1#ecies that are ca#able o$ o*er&rowin& or
undercuttin& others may come to dominate
− Ex#eriment conducted by >ose#h Connello ?irst to demonstrate the im#ortance o$ com#etition in
structurin& rocky intertidalso Ex#eriment in*ol*ed 2 barnacles:
! Chthamalus stellatus /dominates the u##ershore to mean hi&h tide!
2! Semibalanus balanoides /dominates the lowershore to mean low water!
o Connell selecti*ely remo*ed hy#othesi@ed com#etitorsand ca&ed areas to eliminate the e.ect o$ #redation
o st0 Connell demonstrated that the lar*ae o$ bothbarnacles s#ecies settle throu&hout the intertidal
o Connell trans#lanted Chthamalus downshore andBalanus u#shore0 and ca&ed areas to eliminate thee.ect o$ #redation
• Chthamalus trans#orted downshore wereo$ergrown and nderct by =alanus
• Balanus trans#orted u#shore died due to their#oor sur*i*al in the u##er intertidal
o Connell8s classic ex#eriments lead to the &eneral
conclusion that:• 'pper limit o$ an intertidal s#ecies is re&ulated
by #hysical $actors
• "ower limit o$ an intertidal s#ecies is re&ulatedby ecolo&ical $actors /ex+ Com#etition0 #redation!
o In this ex#eriment0 #hysical $actors set the u##er limiton the distribution o$ both s#ecies while com#etitionset the lower limit on the distribution o$ Chthamalus
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o "hat sets the lower limit on the distribution o$Balanus'
c+ Predation
− "hat sets the lower limit on the distribution o$ Balanus'
o ,redation by do& whelks sets the lower limit on thedistribution o$ Balanus
o -he u##er limit o$ #redation is set by the #hysiolo&icallimits o$ the #redator
− Ex#eriment conducted by Robert ,aineo ?irst to demonstrate the im#ortance o$ #redation in
structurin& rocky intertidalso Ex#eriment in*ol*ed two ty#es o$ or&anisms:
! Mytilus californianus /mussels common in themiddle intertidal!
2! Pisaster ochraceus /carni*orous sea star that#reys on mussels!
o ,aine remo*ed the carni*orous sea star and examinedthe e.ects
-he community shi$ted $rom a community with
many di.erent s#ecies0 to a communitycom#letely dominated by mussels
o ,aine8s classic ex#eriments lead to the &eneralconclusion that:
Predation delays the displacement of
wea%er competitors by strongercompetitorso ,aine8s classic ex#eriments rein$orced Connell8s
&eneral conclusion that the lower limit o$ an intertidals#ecies is re&ulated by ecolo&ical $actors /ex+com#etition and #redation!
+ 1#atial and tem#oral #atterns o$ community structure o$ rockyintertidal communities+
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+ (onation
− Rocky shores exhibit $ertical )onationo Most rocky shores ha*e a distinct #attern o$ *ertical
@onation /species composition changes $ertically!o A##er limit o$ a s#ecies is re&ulated by abiotic
factors and lower limit is set by speciesinteractions
o s s#ecies come and &o o*er the ran&e o$ theintertidal0 the set o$ s#ecies #resent at any one #art o$the intertidal *aries
− Beneral causes o$ *ertical @onationo Consider the case o$ the barnicles: Chthamalus /&ray!
and Balanus /rock!
o t the u##er ed&e o$ their ran&es0 youn& barnacles dryout and die → the two s#ecies ha*e di.erent heat anddesiccation tolerances
o t the lower ed&e o$ their ran&e0 the Chthamalus areoutcom#eted by the =alanus → =alanus su.er#redation by do& whelks
− ariation in *ertical @onationo -he #attern o$ *ertical @onation *aries o*er s#ace
hori@ontally0 at both small and lar&e scales
Ex+ the #attern o$ @onation *aries $rom rockyheadlands to rocky bays
2+ Sccession
− Rocky shores ha*e tem#oral succession
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o Most rocky shores ha*e a distinct #attern o$ tem#oralsuccession /species composition changes throghtime following distrbances!
Ex+ #atches o$ bare rock can be o#ened u# by
wa*e action0 dri$tin& lo&s0 or scourin& ice →
when a #atch o$ s#ace is cleared0 new or&anismso$ten mo*e into the #atch and &et re#laced byother or&anisms in se5uence
− Beneral causes o$ tem#oral successiono In the rocky intertidal0 the 4rst sta&e in succession is
o$ten a thin 4lm o$ bacteriao -y#ical ecolo&ical succession:
=are rock →→ =acteria →
→ 1eaweeds →→ =arnacles →
→Musselso -he 4nal sta&e in succession is called the climax
commnity
− ariation in ecolo&ical successiono -he #attern o$ ecolo&ical succession can *ary due to:
+ Relati*e abundance o$ bacterial &ra@ers likelim#ets and chitons
2+ Relati*e abundance o$ di.erent lar*ae at timeo$ disturbance
(+ Relati*e si@e o$ the #atch created by thedisturbance
− Recall0 intermediate disturbance hy#othesiso Intermediate disturbance hy#othesis su&&ests that the
number o$ s#ecies will be hi&her at intermediate0rather than hi&h or low0 le*els o$ disturbance
(+ Alternati$e Stable States
− ,atches exist in alternate stable states
o common obser*ation on rocky shores is thecoexistence and #ersistence o$ lar&e #atches withdi.erent dominant s#ecies0 e*en when all o$ the s#aceis occu#ied
o -he landsca#e may be #atterned by @onation andsuccession0 but also maintained in alternate stablestates0 which de#end on 4rst coloni@ers $ollowin&disturbance
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ex+ Relati*e abundance o$ Enteromorpha /&reen
al&ae! and Chondrus crispus /red al&ae! de#endson the #resence o$ Littorina /&ra@in& snail!
+
lternate stable states0 rather than a continuous
&radation o$ states0 may be common in ecolo&icalsystems
)a*in& arri*ed at one state may make it hard to
&o back to another state
I$ the #ool starts withLittorina, then Chondruscomes to dominate →
Chondrus does not hideCarcinus $rom &ulls→ crabsdon8t eat snails0 so the #oolremains $ull o$ snails
I$ a #ool starts with no
Littorina, then Enteromorpha
comes to dominate→
Enteromorpha hides Carcinus/crabs! $rom &ulls → crabs eatsnails0 so #ool remains snailless
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Lecture 2D: Estuaries /Mud%ats0 Marshes0 and Man&ro*es!
• Main Questions to be answered in this section:! "hat are the main #hysical characteristics o$ estuaries'2! )ow do #lants and animals deal with *ariation in salinity'
(! "hat are the similarities and di.erences between salt marshesand man&ro*es'
+ ,hysical characteristics o$ estuaries
• "hat are estuaries'o *staries are semi+enclosed areas where
freshwater and saltwater meet and mixo -hey are a #lace where terrestrial and marine
ecosystems interacto -hey are amon& the marine en*ironments most a.ected
by humanso Estuaries are ty#ically inhabited by $ewer s#ecies than
rocky shores because o$ the ra#id en*ironmentalchan&es
o Estuaries are $ound alon& the shores o$ all the oceans
o Estuaries *ary &reatly in si@e0 but there a basic ty#es0de4ned based on their ori&ins
• "hat are the basic ty#es o$ estuaries',- !oastal plain estaries or drowned ri$er $alleys
Estuaries that $ormed when sea le*el rose with meltin&
ice at the end o$ the last ice a&e /D0FFF years a&o!.- /ar+bilt estaries
ccumulation o$ sediments alon& the coast builds u#sand bars and barrier islands G #artially enclosed sectiono$ coast
0- Tectonic estaries Estuaries that $ormed when the land sank0 or subsided0
as the result o$ mo*ements o$ the Earth8s crust1- 23ords
Estuaries that $ormed when retreatin& &laciers cut dee#
*alleys alon& the coast
alleys #artially submer&ed when sea le*els rose0 andri*ers %ow into them
• )ow does salinity *ary in estuaries'o -he de4nin& characteristic o$ estuaries is the mixin& o$
$resh and salt water in a #artially enclosed section o$the coast
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o "hen seawater o$ salinity (H ##t mixes with $reshwater/F##t!0 the mixture has a salinity somewhere in between
o =ecause in#uts o$ salt and $reshwater are comin& $romdi.erent directions0 the salinity $aries spatially andtemporally
o t a &i*en de#th in the water column0 salinity decrease
as one mo*es u#stream /towards the $resh water in#ut!o t a &i*en #lace in the estuary0 salinity increases with
de#th /salty seawater is more dense!o -he sources and relati*e densities o$ salt and $resh
water in#uts lead to the $ormation o$ a salt wedge
o -he salt wed&e mo*es back and $orth with the dailyrhythm o$ the tides
o It mo*es u# the estuary on the risin& tide0 then recedesas the tide $alls
o 3r&anisms that stay in one #lace must deal with
dramatic %uctuations in salinityo I$ the area has a diurnal tide0 the or&anisms ex#eriences
2 shi$ts in salinity each day: as the tide %oods and asit ebbs
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o =eha*ior o$ water masses in an estuary will be a.ectedby:
-he sha#e o$ the estuary and its bottom
-he wind0 e*a#oration0 and *ariation in tides
,atterns o$ rain$all and snowmelt
o Less0 intuiti*ely0 the !oriolis e4ect will in%uence thecirculation and distribution o$ salinity in estuaries
S a l i n i t y g r a d i e n t
Coriolis effect onowing water inNorthern Hemisphere:North-South ows aredeected to the right.
fresh
salt
25
20
2
0
5
!so-salinitylines
• "hat is the substrate in estuaries'o ?ine0 muddy sediments brou&ht into estuaries by ri*ers
settle outo =acterial res#iration in these or&anic rich sediments
de#letes oxy&en $rom the estuarieso In estuaries with unim#eded tidal %ow0 there is usually
#lenty o$ dissol*ed oxy&en in water
2+ da#tions to estuarine en*ironments
• Co#in& with salinity %uctuationso Maintainin& the #ro#er salt and water balance is one o$
the &reatest challen&es $acin& estuarine or&anisms
! Stenohaline s#ecies tolerate only a narrow ran&eo$ salinities0 and are limited to the u##er or lower
reaches o$ estuary2! *ryhaline s#ecies are able to tolerate a wide
ran&e o$ salinities(! /rac%ish water s#ecies tolerate only water o$
intermediate salinities
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o 1tenohaline s#ecies /many s#ecies! =rackish waters#ecies /$ew s#ecies!
o Most marine or&anisms ha*e internal salt concentrationhi&her than $reshwater and take on water by osmosis in
estuaries! Osmoconformers maintain osmotic balance by
allowin& body %uids to chan&e with salinity o$water /ex+ molluscs0 worms!
2! Osmoreglators kee# salt concentration o$ body%uids more or less constant *ia acti*e trans#ort/ex+ 4sh0 crabs!
o Estuarine #lants are saltier than their surroundin& water
→water u#take occurs by osmosis /this is not the case$or #lants with roots in estuaries!
o 1ome acti*ely absorb salt and concentrate su&ars tomatch outside concentrations and #re*ent water loss
+ Estuarine Communities
• -wo maJor estuarine communitieso Estuaries in tem#erate and subarctic re&ions are o$ten
bordered by &rassy areas that are #artially %ooded athi&h tide and extend inland $rom mud%ats: saltmarshes
o 5angro$e forests tend to re#lace salt marshes alon&similar coasts in tro#ical re&ions
a+ 1alt Marshes
− In the Northern hemis#here0 salt marshes are more commonon the le$t side o$ estuaries than the ri&ht side becauseerosi*e $orces are less on the #assi*e mar&in o$ continent /thele$t side o$ estuaries!
− 1alt marshes start on muddy bottoms but the mud &ets heldtoðer by the rhi)ome system o$ the #lants
o Rhi@omes take u# nutrients and allow the #lants toextend laterally
o s rhi@omes and shoots extend laterally0 they $acilitatesedimentation
− ertical Konationo -here is *ertical @onation across salt mashes /similar to
rocky intertidals!
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o -he location o$ a &i*en @one is related to its hei&htrelati*e to the tides0 #hysiolo&ical ada#tations0 andinters#eci4c com#etition
o -he border between @ones can be 5uite shar# and at
#redictable tidal hei&htso Ex#eriment conducted by Mark =ertness
Conclusion:
+ "ower limit o$ salt marsh #lants isre&ulated by #hysical $actors
2+ 'pper limit o$ salt marsh #lants isre&ulated by ecolo&ical $actors /ex+com#etition!
o -o combine theories o$ =ertness0 Connell0 and ,aine: Lower limit o$ or&anisms o$ terrestrial ori&in is
re&ulated by #hysical#hysiolo&ical interactionswhile the u##er limit is re&ulate by ecolo&icalinteractions
A##er limit o$ or&anisms o$ marine ori&in isre&ulated by #hysical#hysiolo&ical interactionswhile their lower limit is re&ulated by ecolo&icalinteractions
− lternate stable stateso 5arsh wrac% is dead marsh &rass that $orms layers on
to# o$ water or marsh sur$aces → smothers the &rassand decom#oses to create a bare )one
o 3nce an area is bare0 stron& sunli&ht causese*a#oration0 which results in a layer o$ salt to de*elo#on the sur$ace
o -he salty layer #re*ents seed &ermination→ the bare#atch is sel$sustainin& as an alternate stable state
b+ Man&ro*es
− Man&ro*e $orests are the tro#ic e5ui*alent o$ salt marshes
− Man&ro*e $orests are $ormed by man&ro*es0 tro#ical and
subtro#ical trees and shrubs ada#ted to intertidal− Man&ro*es &row on #rotected coasts where muddy sediments
accumulate
− Re5uires $reshwater
− arious s#ecies o$ man&ro*e #lants ha*e di.erent tolerancesto immersion0 so there is distincti*e @onation
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− 3nce established0 man&ro*es decrease wa*e ener&y andwater motion o$ the shoreline
− "ater in sediments o$ten becomes anoxic0 slowin& nutrientu#take and increasin& ex#osure to decom#osin& bacteria
− Many man&ro*e s#ecies ha*e shallow roots and root
extensions that #roJect into air /pnematophores! that hel#obtain oxy&en
− Many s#ecies ha*e roots loaded with tannins0 which con$er#rotection to some o$ the decom#osin& bacteria
− Remo*al o$ salto Man&ro*es must &et rid o$ salts taken in by roots
o 1ome s#ecies are ca#able o$ reducin& salt u#take usin&membranebound ion channels to exchan&e ) $or Na
or sore salt in Na *acuole1ome s#ecies ha*e salt &lands that excrete salt $romtheir lea*es
− -he #ro# roots o$ man&ro*es su##ort rich in*ertebrate andseaweed communities /s#on&es0 crustacea0 etc!
− Man&ro*e shallow waters and creeks are im#ortant nursery&rounds $or 4shes and many commercially im#ortant 4sheries
− Man&ro*e $orests are threatened throu&hout the worldbecause o$ shoreline de*elo#ment0 dred&in& $or a5uaculture0and 4rewood needs
#neumato#hores
,ro# roots o$man&ro*e
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Lecture 2: 1ubtidal /1ea&rass =eds Oel# ?orests!
• Main Questions to be answered in this section:! "here are sea&rass communities $ound'2! "hy are sea&rasses considered $oundational s#ecies'
(! "here are kel# $orest communities $ound'! Ex#lain how abundance o$ kel#0 urchins0 and sea otters are
related+
+ 1ea&rass Communities
• Blobal distribution o$ sea&rass bedso 1ea&rass beds are $ound in shallow water and on soft
sbstrateso 1ea&rass beds are $ound in hi&h latitudes to the tro#ics:
the tlantic0 Indian0 and ,aci4c 3ceanso 1ea&rasses are marine angiosperms
• 9ominant s#ecies o$ sea&rass bedso In tem#erate North tlantic0 the eel&rass "ostera
marina dominates+ It $orms thick beds in sediments ran&in& $rom
sand to mud It is not consumed by any maJor herbi*ores
o In tro#ical tlantic0 the turtle&rass #halassiatestudinum dominates+
It co*ers shallow %ats o$ carbonate sediment
It is consumed by manatees0 &reen turtles0 and
sea urchins
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• )ow do sea&rasses s#read'o 1ea&rasses &row laterally by the #roduction o$
rhi)omes /asexual re#roduction!o 1ea&rasses ha*e roots which enable them to take u#
nutrients $rom the sediment
o 1ea&rasses are #owering plants and re#roducesexually+
Seagrasses prodce pollen and set seeds6
which are dispersed throgh the crrents
• 1uccession in sea&rass bedso 1ea&rass beds most easily coloni@e sediment a$ter a
successional se5uence $eaturin& a #re*ious coloni@ationby seaweeds
o Early successional seaweeds stabili@e sediments andadd nutrients to the sediments0 such as ammonium
• 1ea&rass beds su##ort communities
o Many small al&ae &row on the sur$ace o$ sea&rasslea*es /epiphytes!
o Many small animals /#ori$erans0 cnidarians0 bryo@oans!&row own the sur$ace o$ the sea&rass lea*es /epifana!
o 1ea&rass0 itsel$0 is not hea*ily &ra@ed0 but its e#hi#hytesand detritus are consumed+
lso0 by #ro*idin& substrate $or #lankti*orous
e#i$auna0 sea&rasses $acilitate more ener&y
bein& incor#orated into the system+
• -hreats to sea&rass communitieso Ntrient addition: seaweeds res#ond more ra#idly to
nutrient addition to the water than sea&rasses0 therebyoutcom#etin& the sea&rasses
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o Sspension feeder redction: remo*al o$ sus#ension$eeders may result in a #hyto#lankton bloom0#re*entin& li&ht $rom reachin& sea&rasses
o Seagrass wasting disease: an e#idemic o$ sea&rass
wastin& disease caused by the $un&us Labyrinthula sp. Caused HP loss o$ sea&rass beds on the North
tlantic coasts o$ A1 and Euro#e "hy an outbreak should ha##en at a #articular
time and #lace is unclear 1ome #o#ulations o$ sea&rass are more
genetically resistant that others dditional stressors0 such as #o#ulation0 can
make sea&rass #o#ulations more susce#tible tothe disease
2+ Oel# ?orest Communities• Blobal distribution o$ kel# $orests
o Oel# $orests are $ound in shallow water and on hard+
sbstrateso Oel# $orests are $ound in the rctic to ntarctic /in
waters less than 2FC!0 and in the tlantic0 Indian0 and,aci4c 3ceans
-here is a dee#er #enetration into the low
latitudes on "estern side o$ continents becauseo$ the cool water crrents
"hat mi&ht be li*in& on hard substrates atthose latitudes on the Eastern side o$continents' /coral reefs!
• 9ominant s#ecies in kel# $orestso Oel# $orests are dominated by brown seaweeds
/Phaeophyta! #articularly $rom the &rou# Laminariales
• Li$e cycle o$ a ty#ical kel#
o Oel#s ha*e com#lex0 bipartite li$ecycles: lar&e di#loid0 s#ore #roducin& s#oro#hyte
Microsco#ic0 ha#loid0 &amete #roducin&&ameto#hyte
o In many kel#s0 the s#oro#hyte is annualo 7n large %elps6 the sporophyte tends to be
perennial and can li$e for se$eral years
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o Recall0 each indi*idual kel# is attached to the rockybottom by a hold$ast+
3ne or many stipes &row $rom the hold$ast and
fronds &row $rom the sti#es -he $ronds are sus#ended by &as 4lled
pnematocysts Indi*iduals can be massi*e0 &rowin& (Fm $rom
the bottom to the sur$ace
• ?ormation o$ a kel# $oresto Lar&e0 dense #atches o$ kel# are called %elp beds
/analo&ous to sea&rass beds!o 3nce the kel# ha*e &rown to $ull si@e0 and their $ronds
%oat on the sur$ace0 they are known as %elp forests
• ertical @onation in kel# $orestso Oel# $orests alon& the ,aci4c coast o$ North merica
exhibit distinct de#th @ones0 each made u# o$ s#eciesthat &row at a characteristic hei&ht abo*e the bottom
-his structure results $rom interaction o$
#hysical and biolo&ical $actors
o ?loatin& cano#y o$ &iant kel# de*elo#s only where wateris dee# enou&h to reduce wa*e action0 but shallowenou&h $or li&ht to reach the bottom0 #ermittin& &rowth$rom the hold$ast
o 3ther kel#s0 such as the bull and ?eatherboa0
contribute to the sur$ace cano#y $urther inshoreo -he elk kel# $orms a midwater cano#y in dee#er water
alon& the outer ed&e o$ the &iant kel#o 1maller kel#s ex#loit the understory
o 1horter al&ae /red al&ae! li*e under the two o*erlyin&layers
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• Oel# $orests su##ort communitieso -he (9 structure o$ kel# $orests is ex#loited by many
animalso Rocky bottoms are the kel# are inhabited by s#on&es0
sea s5uirts0 sea rchins0 lobsters0 crabs0 octo#uses0
etc+o ,olychaetes0 small crustaceans0 brittle stars0 and
bryo@oans and others li*e on the hold$asts0 sti#es0 andblades o$ the kel# /mostly sus#ension $eeders!
o 1ur#risin&ly $ew &ra@ers eat lar&e kel#s because theyprodce secondary componds calledphlorotannins that protect the %elp
o nimals use most o$ the #roduction o$ kel# in the $ormo$ drift %elp G #ieces o$ kel# that break loose and sinkto the bottom or are washed ashore
o Many s#ecies o$ sus#ension $eeders $eed on small
#articles o$ detritus &enerated by dri$t kel#o ?ishes0 occu#yin& a number o$ di.erent ecolo&ical
niches0 are common in kel# communitieso -he sea otter is a maJor #redator within kel#
communities0 #reyin& on sea urchins0 molluscs0 and 4sh 1ea otters are #reyed u#on by killer whales
• lternate stable stateso "hen kel# is #resent0 urchins are relati*ely sedentary0
#rimarily $eedin& on dri$t kel#o
"hen kel# is absent0 urchins are relati*ely acti*e0$eedin& on new kel# recruits
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• "hat causes state transitions
• "hat causes hi&h kel# mortalityo )i&h kel# mortality may dri*en by bottom u#0 physical
#rocesses: storms0 warm water0 El Nio
o )i&h kel# mortality may be dri*en by bottom u#0biological #rocesses: hi&h urchin recruitment andsur*i*al
• "hat causes hi&h kel# recruitment
o )i&h kel# recruitment and sur*i*al may be $acilitated bytop down #rocesses: 1ea otters #rey on urchins
"hen kel# is #resent0 urchins are relati*elysedentary0 $eedin& on dri$t kel#
"hen kel# is absent0 urchins are relati*elyacti*e0 $eedin& on new kel# recruits
)i&h kel# mortality )i&h kel#recruitment
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E*idence $or this comes $rom islands where kel#
$orests were healthy where sea otters werecommon
In contrast0 there were $ewer kel#s and many
more sea urchins where otters were rare
o More com#ellin&ly0 there ise*idence that some otter#o#ulations ha*e declineddue to #redation by killerwhales
In these areas0
urchin and kel##o#ulations ha*eres#onded as#redicted by
trophic cascade
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Lecture (F: 1ubtidal /Coral Ree$s!
• Main Questions to be answered in this section:! "hat is a coral'2! )ow do corals &et their nutrition and re#roduce'
(! "hat is a coral ree$'! "here do coral ree$s occur and how do they $orm'H! "hat is known about ecolo&ical interactions in coral ree$
communities'
+ Corals
• "here are corals $ound'o Coral are &enerally $ound in clear6 shallow water and
on hard sbstrateso Corals are $ound in the tropics /in water &reater than
2FC! and in the tlantic0 Indian0 and ,aci4c 3ceanso -here is a dee#er #enetration into hi&h latitudes on the
Eastern side o$ continents because o$ the warm watercrrents
o Corals are #articularly di*erse in the !oral Triangle =orders two $aunas /Indian ocean and ,aci4c
3cean! More sunli&ht 1#eciation and extinction rates are steady
• "hat are corals'
o Coral is a term $or se*eral &rou#s o$ cnidarians0 o$which only some build ree$s
o In ree$ buildin& corals /hermatypic!0 the indi*idual#oly#s #roduce CaC3( skeletons
o -he most im#ortant ree$ builders are the scleratinian
corals
• "hat is a coral #oly#'o Coral #oly#s0 like anemones and other cnidarians0 ha*e
nematocysts /armed tentacles to ca#ture $oodo Nearly all ree$buildin& /hermaty#ic! corals contain
symbiotic )ooxanthellae that #hotosynthesi@eo )ermaty#ic corals #roduce CaC3( skeletons0 with the
hel# o$ their @ooxanthellae
• "hat is a coral colony'o Most ree$ buildin& corals are colonies o$ many #oly#s
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-he colony starts when #lanktonic coral lar*a
settles on a hard sur$ace -he lar*a metamor#hoses into a $ounder #oly#
→ then it di*ides re#eatedly to $orm a colony
• -he di&esti*e and ner*ous systems o$
the #oly#s within a colony areconnected
• "hat is the role o$ @ooxanthellae'
o Kooxanthellae #er$orm #hotosynthesis and #ass thecarbohydrates they #roduce on to the coral
o Most corals #rey on @oo #lankton and detritus usin&their tentacles or mucous sheets→ source o$ nitro&enand #hos#horous
• )ow do colonies &row'
o Coral #oly#s lie in a cu#like skeleton o$ CaC3( that they$orm themsel*es in collaboration with the @ooxanthellae
o -he #oly#s continually lay down new layers o$ CaC3(→ the skeleton &rows u#ward and outward
o -he skeleton $orms the maJority o$ the colony
• ariation in colony $orm'o Coral colonies can take on many di.erent $orms
o -he *ariation can be interspeci8c and intraspeci8c /&enetic le*elSdi.erent &ene ex#ression throu&h
di.erent habitats!
2+ Coral Ree$s
• ?actors limitin& ree$ &rowth'o Coral ree$s are rare on so$t bottoms because coral
lar*ae need to settle on hard sbstrateso Corals &row well where there is lots of light0 because
o$ their @ooxanthellae need li&ht $or #hotosynthesiso -here$ore0 coral ree$s are only $ound on continental
shel*es0 around islands0 or on to# o$ seamounts
Lots o$ li&ht andhard substrateT
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o Ree$buildin& coral are limited to warm water and can&row and re#roduce only i$ the a*era&e watertem#erature is abo*e 2FC
o CaC3( is more soluble in cold water0 which ex#lains whycoral ree$s are not $ound in colder re&ions
o -here$ore0 coral ree$s are only $ound within 2F isotherm
o Bi*en the conditions $or coral &rowth0 we can #redictthe conditions that lead to coral decline
High le$els of trbidity and sedimentation
→ turbid waters #re*ent #hotosynthesis andsedimentation inhibits $eedin&
9ater temperatres o$er 0+0;<! lead to
the breakdown o$ coral@ooxanthellaesymbiosis and cause bleaching
o Corals do not build ree$s alone → ree$ &rowth in*ol*edother or&anisms and se*eral other #rocesses
a+ Ree$ &rowth be&ins when corals settle and &rowon a hard sur$ace
b+ 1#aces in ree$ $ramework are 4lled by coral$ra&ments and skeletons
c+ Loose sediment is &lued toðer by encrustin&corallin algae
• -hree ty#es o$ coral ree$s,= 2ringing reefs
− ?rin&in& ree$s are the sim#lest and most commonty#e o$ ree$
− -hey de*elo# nearshore throu&hout the tro#ics0where*er there is a hard sur$ace /$or the settlemento$ coral lar*ae! and low turbiditySsedimentation
"ater tem#eratureo$ 2F(F C
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− Consists o$ an inner reef #at0 and an outer reefslope
o Ree$ %at→ com#osed o$ sand0 coral rubble0some corals0 and can be ex#osed
o Ree$ slo#e→ the #art o$ the ree$ with the
densest coral co*er and the most corals#ecies
− 1ediment and rubble accumulates at the bottom o$the slo#e and may ser*e as substrate $or new coral&rowth so that the ree$ can &row outward andu#ward
.= /arrier reefs
-he distinction between barrier ree$s and $rin&in&ree$s is sometimes unclear /=arrier ree$s areoldSmassi*e $rin&in& ree$s!
=arrier ree$s can be hundreds o$ kilometers $romshore and se#arated $rom shore by a relati*elydee# la&oon
6-he la&oon will be #rotected $rom wa*esand currents and may contain sea&rassbeds and #atch ree$s
barrier ree$ consists o$ a bac%+reef slope0 a reef #at0 and a fore+reef slope
o Ex#osed $oreree$ areas o$ten ha*e spr+and+groo$e $ormations /#ossibly $ormed bywind and wa*es!
o Richest coral &rowth is on the outer ree$crest
bundance and di*ersity
decreases with de#th Browth $orm o$ corals also
chan&es with de#th
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0= Atolls
n atoll is a rin& o$ ree$ surroundin& a centralla&oon
-he *ast maJority o$ atolls occur in the Indo"est
,aci4c re&ions
n atoll can be thou&ht o$ as a circular barrier ree$:outerree$ and innerree$ slo#e o$ atolls can beanalo&ous to the $oreree$ and backree$ slo#e o$barrier ree$s
tolls can be (Fkm acrosso -he water may be hundreds0 or thousands
o$ meter dee# Just o. the outerree$
tolls are $ormed by ree$ &rowth on a subsidin&
island
a= n atoll be&ins as a $rin&in& ree$ around a*olcanic island
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b= s the island sinks0 the ree$ %at &ets wider0dee#er0 and e*entually becomes a la&oon
c= E*entually0 the island sinks com#letely0 lea*in&only a rin& o$ &rowin& ree$
(+ Coral Ree$ Communities
•Coral ree$s ha*e more s#ecies than any other marine communityand a more com#lex network o$ interactions than any othercommunity
• 1cienti4cally tractable systemo )ow do all o$ these s#ecies make a li*in& and how do they all
interact with each other'6"hy mi&ht these ty#es o$ 5uestions be easier to
address in rocky intertidal communities than in coralree$ communities'
Number o$ #ossible ty#es o$ interactions U n20
where nU number o$ s#ecies
• coral ree$ #aradox'
o -ro#ical waters on the Eastern side o$ oceans are relati*ely#oor in nutrients and ha*e relati*ely little #hyto#lankton#rimary #roduction
o 1o0 how do coral ree$ communities thri*e under such
conditions' "here do the nutrients come $rom' Kooxanthellae #roduce carbohydrates *ia
#hotosynthesis
Coral ree$s ha*e amon& the hi&hest rates o$ nitrogen8xation o$ any natural community due to $reeli*in&and symbiotic cyanobacteria
Currents brin& in additional dissol*ed nitro&en0
#hos#horus0 and other nutrients+ -hey also brin&@oo#lankton /rich nutrient source!
o 3nce nutrients ha*e been se5uestered by corals0 a lar&enumber o$ 4shes and in*ertebrates consume the coral#oly#s0 their mucous0 e&&s and lar*ae
ll o$ these consumers excrete nitro&en0 #hos#horous0
and other nutrients as waste
o Ntrient recycling occurs at the scale o$ corals and their@ooxanthellae and at the scale o$ 4sh to corals
• "hat ty#es o$ interactions structure coral ree$ communities',= !ompetition
− Com#etition $or s#ace is im#ortant in corals
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− -he two main ways in which corals com#ete $ors#ace are by o$ergrowing and directlyattac%ing their neighbors
− Benerally0 corals outcom#ete seaweeds
• Nutrient limitation and &ra@in& kee#s
seaweeds in check)owe*er0 i$ nutrient le*els increase /due to#ollution! or i$ &ra@ers are remo*ed /due too*er4shin&!0 then seaweeds can outcom#etecoral
.= Predation
− ,redation and &ra@in& are im#ortant in structurin&coral ree$ communities
− *ariety o$ #redators are s#ecialists on corals
− Benerally0 crowno$thorns sea stars0 occur in lowabundances →)owe*er0 there are sometimesoutbreaks or #la&ues o$ crowno$thorn sea stars
• -hese sea stars can decimate a coral ree$0consumin& e*ery coral in its #ath
− 3utbreaks o$ sea stars can occur in wet years→ there is more nutrient run o.0 and hi&herrecruitment o$ sea stars
− 3utbreaks o$ sea stars can occur due to o*er4shin&→ reduces #redation on youn& sea stars0
allowin& more o$ them to sur*i*e to adulthood
0= 5talism
− Mutualism enhances the &rowth o$ both#o#ulations0 makin& them $or resistant toextinction
− Corals0 sea anemones0 snails0 and &iant clams allha*e obli&ate mutualistic interactions with@ooxanthellae
− Many in*ertebrates /corals0 anemones0 s#on&es!$orm habitats and these habitats host otherin*ertebrates or *ertebrates
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Lecture (2: E#i#ela&ic
• Main Questions to be answered in this section:! "hat are the ( maJor &rou#s o$ e#i#ela&ic or&anisms' re
these &rou#s de4ned by ecolo&ical roles or e*olutionary
history'2! "hat are the maJor challen&es associated with li*in& in the
e#i#ela&ic' "hat ada#tations ha*e arisen as a result o$ naturalselection on e#i#ela&ic #o#ulations'
(! re e#i#ela&ic $ood webs relati*ely eVcient or relati*elyineVcient' "hy are humans #articularly interested ine#i#ela&ic $ood webs'
• -he E#i#ela&ic
o -he e#i#ela&ic is the )one from the srface of the oceanto .m in depth /photic )one!
o In contrast to other communities we ha*e discussed0 thee#i#ela&ic lacks #hysical structure G there is no bottom andno strctre pro$ided by organisms
o -he e#i#ela&ic can be subdi*ided into 2 @ones: Neritic → E#i#ela&ic that lies o*er the continental shel$
Oceanic→ E#i#ela&ic that lies beyond the continental
shel$ o -he e#i#ela&ic re&ulates the climate and atmos#here
+ 3r&anisms o$ the E#i#ela&ic• ,lankton G 9ri$ters o$ the sea
o ,lankton are o$ten classi4ed based on their si@e: Me&a → macro → meso → micro → nano → #ico →
$emto#lankton
o ,lankton are also classi4ed based on their li$e history: )olo#lankton → #ermanent members o$ #lankton
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Mero#lankton → tem#orary members o$ #lankton
o ,lankton are also classi4ed based on their ecolo&ical role: ,hyto#lankton → #rimary #roducers
Koo#lankton → #rimary consumers
Nekton → secondary consumers
• ,hyto#lanktono In most o$ the e#i#ela&ic0 the only #rimary #roducers are
sin&le celledo E#i#ela&ic #hyto#lankton #er$orm more than HP o$
#hotosynthesis in oceanso ,hyto#lankton #er$orm hal$ o$ the world8s carbon 4xation and
oxy&en #roduction
o Diatoms 9iatoms /#hylum =acillario#hyta! are the dominant net
#hyto#lankton Es#ecially common in tem#erate and #olar re&ion0 and
other nutrient rich waters bundant in both neritic and oceanic waters
o Dino#agellates 9ino%a&ellates /#hylum 9ino#hyta! are dominant
members o$ net #hyto#lankton Es#ecially common in tro#ical and subtro#ical waters
/better ada#ted than diatoms to nutrient #oor waters! bundant in both neritic and oceanic waters
o !occolithophores Coccolitho#hores /#hylum )a#to#hyta! are dominant
members o$ nano#lankton Im#ortant #rimary #roducers in both neritic and oceanic
@ones o$ the e#i#ela&ic
o !ryptophytes Cry#to#hytes /#hylum Cry#to#hyta! are another member
o$ nano#lankton 1ometimes abundant in neritic waters
o Silico#agellates 1ilico%a&ellates /#hylum Chryso#hyta! are im#ortant
members o$ nano#lankton
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3ccasionally bloom and become im#ortant #rimary
#roducers
o !yanobacteria Cyanobacteria are the most abundant #ico#lankton and
account $or hal$ o$ the ocean8s total #rimary #roduction 3ne &rou#0 Prchlorococcus0 is the most abundant o$ all
marine #hyto#lankton and is es#ecially dominant innutrient#oor tro#ical and subtro#ical waters+
nother &rou#0 Trichodesmium0 &rows in 4lamentouscolonies that can be lar&e and are abundant n nutrient#oor waters /they can 4x nitro&en!
• Koo#lankton
o )erbi*orous @oo#lankton #ro*ide a *ital link between #rimary#roducers and the rest o$ the community
o Most @oo#lankton s#ecies are carni*orous0 consumin&herbi*orous @oo#lankton
o Proto)oans -iny #ico#lankton and nano#lankton are too small $or
most multicellular animals to consume "ithout #roto@oan #lankton0 much o$ the #rimary
#roduction in the #ela&ic would &o unused -he most im#ortant o$ these #roto@oan &rou#s are
ciliates0 $oramini$erans0 and radiolarians
o !opepods
1mall crustaceans /co#e#ods! dominant the net
@oo#lankton throu&hout oceans Co#e#ods are amon& the most numerous animals on
Earth Co#e#ods eat #hyto#lankton and smaller @oo#lankton
usin& their a##enda&es as #addles to create watercurrents that brin& the $ood to the maxillae
o >rill
Not as abundant as co#e#ods0 but a&&re&ate in hu&enumbers at certain times and #laces
Orill may dominate @oo#lankton in #olar seas
Orill consume #hyto#lanktom /diatoms!0 small
@oo#lankton0 and detritus
o Salps
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1al#s are #lanktonic relati*es o$ sea s5uirts /tunicates!
1al#s catch #hyto#lankton by 4lterin& water thou&h a
sie*e like saco "ar$aceans
Lar*aceans are also relati*es o$ sea s5uirts0 sharin& the
tad#ole lar*a -hey li*e inside a mucus ;house< and ca#ture $ood usin&
a mucus net
o Pteropods Member o$ molluscs
,hyto#lankton ra@ers
,tero#ods are small snails in which the $oot has been
modi4ed to $orm a #air o$ win&s that are used $orlocomotion
o ?elly8shes Cnidarians that $orm #art o$ the @oo#lankton
Carni*orous→ eat @oo#lankton and small 4shes
>elly4shes are becomin& increasin&ly abundant in the
world8s oceans as their com#etitors and #redators declinein abundance
o !omb 3ellies Cteno#hores that $orm #art o$ the @oo#lankton
Carni*orous→ eat @oo#lankton and small 4shes
Comb Jellies are becomin& increasin&ly abundant in theworld8s oceans as their com#etitors and #redators declinein abundance
• Nektono ,hyto#lankton and @oo#lankton are the most abundant
or&anisms in the ocean+o )owe*er0 we are more $amiliar with the nekton: 8shes6
marine mammals6 and s@idso 1ome s#ecies o$ nekton are #lankti*orous /ex+ herrin&s0
sardines0 ancho*ies0 whale sharks0 baskin& sharks0 baleenwhales!
o Most s#ecies o$ nekton are carni*orous6 s a &eneral rule: The larger the predator6 the
larger the prey
2+ da#tations o$ the E#i#ela&ic
• In the e#i#ela&ic0 there are 2 maJor challen&es:
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! -he need to stay in the epipelagic where there is nobottom to de#end on
2! -he need to a$oid predators where there is no #lace tohide
• 1tayin& a%oat
o Cells0 tissues0 shells0 and skeletons are denser than seawaterand tend to sink
o ,rimary #roducers need to stay a%oat to &et li&ht $or#hotosynthesis
o Consumers need to stay a%oat because that is where their $oodis
o Natral selection will ha$e fa$ored indi$idals thatcold stay a#oat
( basic strate&ies ha*e e*ol*ed:
+ 7ncreased resistance → reducin& rate o$ sinkin&2+ 7ncreased boyancy reducin& tendency to sink
(+ Swimming → o.settin& sinkin& that occurs /ener&etically costly!
7ncreased resistance
− )ow $ast an or&anism sinks de#ends on the resistance/or dra&! it encounters
− 9ra& de#ends &reatly on sur$ace area
− Many or&anisms ha*e #at6 parachte+li%e shapes to increase dra&
− Many or&anisms ha*e long pro3ections and spines0
which hel# to increase dra&− Note that the structures that hel# or&anisms stay
a%oat by increasin& resistance is inconsistent with$astswimmin& #redatory li$estyle
7ncreased boyancy
− 3ne common buoyancy ada#tation is to store lipids:6 Li#ids are less dense than seawater and hel#
o.set the dense tissues -rait has e*ol*ed in diatoms0 co#e#ods0 and
sharks
− nother buoyancy ada#tation is to ha*e poc%ets of
gas:6 Bases are less dense than seawater and hel#
o.set the denser tissues -rait has e*ol*ed in cyanobacteria and bony 4shes
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− Note that &ases ex#andScontract as the or&anismmo*es u# and down0 in%uencin& buoyancy but swimbladders can only be adJusted slowly Many 4shes that chan&e de#th ra#idly ha*e
ado#ted the li#id solution rather than the &as
solution
Swimming the #oaters-
− mon& the e#i#ela&ic #lankton are hi&hly s#eciali@ed&rou# o$ or&anisms that %oat at the sur$ace o$ theocean /ex+ ,ortu&uese mano$war!
• *oidin& #redatorso In the e#i#ela&ic0 there is #lenty o$ li&ht and there are N3
structures to hide behindo ,redators are numerous and they ha*e wellde*elo#ed sense
or&anso Natral selection will ha$e fa$ored prey that ha$e a
lower li%elihood of being eaten ( basic strate&ies ha*e e*ol*ed:
,= Transparency.= !ontershading0= Bertical migration
-rans#arency
− 3ne way to a*oid #redators is to be basicallytransparent -rait is seen in am#hi#ods0 cteno#hores0 s5uids0
etc+
Countershadin&
− nother $orm o$ #rotecti*e #i&mentation iscountershadin& → the dorsal srface is dar% andthe $entral srface is light
6 -o #redators lookin& down0 the dorsal sur$aceblends with the dark ocean
6 -o #redators lookin& u#0 the *entral sur$aceblends with downwellin& li&ht
-his ada#tation is seen in most e#i#ela&ic nekton:
cartilaginos 8shes6 ray+8nned 8shes6tetrapods
ertical mi&ration
− 1ome @oo #lankton undertake *ertical mi&ration
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6 9urin& the day0 they li*e at a de#th o$ 2FFmor more0 where there is little li&ht /sa$e $rom#redators that use *ision!
6 t ni&ht0 the @oo #lankton swim u# to thesur$ace layer to $eed on #hyto#lankton and
other @oo#lankton -his mi&ration is extremely costly $rom an
indi*idual #ers#ecti*e+ E#i#ela&ic communities
• E#i#ela&ic communities are o$ s#ecial interest to humans becausethey #ro*ide $ood and income $or millions o$ #eo#le on the #lanet
• E#i#ela&ic $ood chainso E#i#ela&ic $ood chains *ary in the number o$ ste#so -ro#ical $ood chains tend to ha*e more ste#s than tem#erate
$ood chainso 3ne o$ the shortest $ood chains is:
9iatoms → Orill→ "hale
• E#i#ela&ic $ood webso E#i#ela&ic $ood webs tend to be com#lex:
Many animals eat multi#le #rey $rom di.erent tro#hic
le*els0 makin& it hard to assi&n tro#hic le*els or #redict#o#ulation dynamics
Many animals consume di.erent #rey at di.erent times in
their li*es0 makin& it hard to assi&n tro#hic le*els or#redict #o#ulation dynamics
o E#i#ela&ic $ood webs tend to be ineVcient E#i#ela&ic herbi*ores con*ert more than 2FP o$ the
ener&y deri*ed $rom #hotosynthesis into &rowth E#i#ela&ic carni*ores are more than FP eVcient0 where
FP is the &eneral rule o$ thumb $or how much ener&y&ets #assed $rom one tro#hic le*el to the next
• Microbial Loo#
o -he basic %ow o$ ener&y is:
,hyto#lankton → Koo#lankton → Nekton
o *nergy in dissol$ed organic matter is sed by bacteriaand archaea and %ept in the system
• ,rimary #roducti*ity
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o 1ome #arts o$ the e#i#ela&ic rank amon& the most #roducti*eecosystems on Earth
Recall0 #rimary #roducti*ity is limited by li&ht and
nutrients: "hat causes this #attern o$ #rimary#roducti*ity
Recall nutrients are always sinkin& out o$ the e#i#ela&ic
and there must be u#wellin&So*erturn to brin& nutrientsback to the #hotic @one /Season pwellingCo$ertrn6coastal pwelling6 e@atorial pwelling!
Lecture ((: -he 9ee# 1ea
• Main Questions to be answered in this section:! )ow do li&ht0 tem#erature0 and #ressure *ary in the dee# sea'2! "hat is the &eneral distribution o$ biodi*ersity across the
maJority o$ the dee# sea'
(! "hat creates islands o$ hi&h biodi*ersity in the dee# sea'
+ ,hysical en*ironment
• )ow do we de4ne the ;dee# sea<'
o *pipelagic: #hotic @one0 li&ht suVcient $or #hotosynthesis /F2FFm!
o 5esopelagic: dim li&ht0 but not enou&h $or #hotosynthesis/2FFFFFm!
o Deep sea: no light /FFF m!
• ,hysical en*ironment o$ the dee# seao 9ee# sea habitats ha*e no li&ht at all /#er#etually dark waters
below meso#ela&ic!o ,ressure increases with de#th at a rate o$ atm #er Fm de#th
o -em#erature is low /Just abo*e FC! -em#erature is low0 but relati*ely stable
o 1alinity is also relati*ely stable across s#ace and time
• Chemical en*ironment o$ the dee# sea
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o 1ince there is no li&ht0 there is no #hotosynthesis or #rimary#roduction
o !ommnities beneath the photic )one depend on
organic material prodced in the photic )one 9etritus $rom the #hotic @one rains down throu&h the
water column as ;marine snow<6 s detritus rains down0 it is decom#osed and
oxy&en in the water is used u# in res#iration6 -his results in oxy&en bein& de#leted in the
meso#ela&ic G oxygen minimm )one6 =elow the meso#ela&ic0 there is less
decom#osition0 less res#iration0 and oxy&en isre#lenished by thermohaline circulation
• Beneral #hysical and chemical context:
No light Relati*ely constant in time and s#ace"ow temperatre Relati*ely constant in time and s#ace
High salinity Relati*ely constant in time and s#aceHigh pressre Increases with de#th
7ntermediateoxygen
Re#lenished by thermohaline circulation
"ow ntrients Re#lenished by marine snow
2+ 9ee# sea deserts
• 3nly HFF m2 o$ the 27F million km2 o$ dee# sea %oor has been5uantitati*ely sam#led /serious sam#lin& #roblem!
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•
-he dee# sea bottom is thou&h to be mainly composed of sandand md
• 9ee# sea so$tsubstrate communitieso lot o$ the acti*ity occurrin& in so$tsubstrate dee# seabeds
occur beneath the sediment sur$aceo 9istribution o$ biomass
/iomass per nit area decreases with depth
,= ,rimary #roduction o$ o#enocean sur$ace waters isless than that o$ continental shel$ waters0 so theprodction of marine snow is less o$er deepwaters
.= Primary prodction o$er deep waters ta%eslonger to descent to the benthos than thato$er shallow waters6 and marine snow is
consmed in the transit
=oth $actors result in less nutrient a*ailability in relati*ely
dee# #arts o$ the dee# sea than in the relati*ely shallow#arts o$ the ocean
•
9istribution o$ biodi*ersity
o -he ex#ected number o$ s#ecies in any en*ironment is
estimated $rom species accmlation cr$es -his in*ol*es analy@in& how o$ten we 4nd new s#ecies as
we collect more indi*idual or&anisms
o "hy does the ex#ect number o$ s#ecies #eak at intermediatede#th'
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,= t de#ths &reater than 2FFFm0 scarcity of food mayha*e a ne&ati*e im#act on biomass and s#eciesdi*ersity
.= t de#ths less than a $ew hundred meters0en$ironmental instability o$er geologic time may
ha*e resulted in numerous extinctions0= -here may be more total area in the 2FFFm @one0and more area to spport more species ada#ted tothat @one
o -he number o$ s#ecies #eaks around the e5uator0 #arallelin&the number o$ s#ecies $ound in shallow waters
o "hy do the number o$ s#ecies #eak in the tro#ics'
(+ 9ee# sea oases
•
!oral 5onds
o 9ee# sea coral mounds #robably initiate when dee# watercorals coloni@e hard substrate
o Coral mounds are $ound at de#ths $rom F m to HFF m0 andare &lobally distributed
o Mounds are not ;coral ree$s0< rather they are mostly coral$ra&ments and mud
o -hese corals do not ha*e @ooxanthellae and #roducti*ity isrelated to #roducti*ity at the sur$ace
• Dead /odieso Lar&e 4sh and whales die and sink to the bottom0 creatin&
#atches o$ habitat hi&h in nutrientso Carcasses $orm e#hemeral /shortli*ed! islands throu&hout the
dee# sea0 su##ortin& e#hemeral #o#ulationso -hese #atches may last a $ew years and under&o a successional
se5uence:,= Sca$enger stage: carcass *isited by sharks0 bony
4sh0 and crabs.= *nriched sediment stage: sediment0 rich in
nutrients0 su##orts in*ertebrates0= Sl8de stage: sediment becomes anoxic and
emits hydro&en sul4de0 su##ortin&chemoautotro#hic bacteria and in*ertebrates thathost them
1= Reef stage: bones #ro*ide hard substrate $ore#ibenthic sus#ension $eeders
• Deep Sea Hot Bentso 9isco*ered in 7Fs
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o Communities o$ animals and microbes associated withhydrothermal $ents
o -he #rimary #roducers are chemosynthetic #rokaryotes thatuse ener&y in the $orm o$ hydro&en sul4de
o 1ome animals use sus#ension $eedin& to &ather the microbes
$rom the watero -he lar&e tube worm0 Riftia pachyptila0 is a dominant member
o$ this community -hese worms ha*e a s#eciali@ed or&an called a
trophosome0 #acked with symbiotic bacteria
•
-he worm8s hemo&lobin binds oxy&en andhydro&en sul4de and deli*ers this to the bacteria
•
-he bacteria #er$orm chemosynthesis and #assor&anic matter to the worm
•
Deep Sea !old Seeps
o 9isco*ered in the Fs
o !old seeps are areas where hydrogen sl8de andmethane seep ot from the sea #oor0 at tem#eraturese5ual to surroundin& water
o ,rimary #roduction by chemosynthetic #rokaryotes su##ortscommunities similar to those $ound at hydrothermal *ents
• )ot *ents Cold see#so Anlike most dee# sea habitats0 hot *ents0 cold see#s /and dead
bodies! are ener&y rich en*ironments
o -hese #atches o$ habitat are oases se#arated by *ast distanceso -hese habitats are ephemeral:
9ead bodies → lasts F years
)ot *ents→ lasts tens or hundreds o$ years Cold see#s→ lasts hundreds o$ years o$ more
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Lecture (W: -hreats to Marine =iodi*ersity II
• Main Questions to be answered in this section:! "hat makes $or a &ood in*ader' )ow ha*e humans $acilitated
in*asion' "hat actions can be taken to reduce in*asion
$re5uency'2! "hat are maJor #ollutants and their e.ect' "hat actions can
indi*iduals take to reduce #ollution'(! "hat are maJor causes o$ habitat destruction' "hat actions
can indi*iduals make to reduce habitat destruction'
+ In*asi*e 1#ecies
• "hat is an in*asi*e s#ecies'o -echnically0 all s#ecies ori&inated at some #oint in history and
all s#ecies ha*e s#read naturally $ollowin& their ori&ino 7n$asi$e species are introdced species that negati$ely
a4ect the habitats they in$ade ecologically oreconomically
Ex+ -he Lion4sh is a naturally occurrin& #redator in the
Indo,aci4c re&ion and was introduced to ?lorida →Lion4sh are *oracious #redators and com#etitors0chan&in& the community structure o$ Caribbean ree$sand ham#erin& conser*ation e.orts
• "hat makes a &ood in*ader'o 7n$asi$e species often originate in regions with similar
abiotic conditions -his enables the in*aders to sur*i*e while their
#o#ulation numbers are still low
o 7n$asi$e species often achie$e large body si)es and high
poplation densities Esca#e $rom the e.ect o$ natural enemies /#redators0
#arasites0 com#etitors! is a $re5uent ex#lanation6 -orchin et al+ com#ared #arasites o$ in*asi*e
s#ecies in their nati*e and introduced ran&es6 -he number o$ #arasites $ound in nati*e
#o#ulations was twice that $ound in introduced#o#ulations
• "hat makes communities #rone to in*asion'o -heory #redicts that systems that are more di$erse should be
more resistant to in*asion
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-o test this idea0 1tachowic@ et al+ constructed
ex#erimental communities o$ sessile marinein*ertebrates *aryin& in richness o$ nati*e s#ecies
6-hey $ound that increased s#ecies richnesssi&ni4cantly decreased in*asion success
6 -his is because more s#ecies rich communitiesmore com#letely and eVciently use limitin&resources
6 -hey concluded that declinin& biodi*ersity$acilitates in*asion, $urther acceleratin& loss o$biodi*ersity
o Communities that are subJect to additional stresses are more#rone to in*asion
-o test this idea0 1tachowic@ et al+ in*esti&ated the
e.ect o$ winter water tem#erature on the recruitment
o$ nati*e and nonnati*e ascidians in New En&land6 nnual recruitment o$ introduced s#ecies was
#ositi*ely related to water tem#erature0 whereasrecruitment o$ nati*e s#ecies was ne&ati*elyrelated to water tem#erature
6 ?urthermore0 introduced s#ecies &rew $aster thannati*e s#ecies at warmer tem#eratures
• "hat are maJor causes o$ in*asions'o An in$asi$e species mst ha$e a means of crossing a
barrier that it wold not natrally crosso 7n$asion sccess is li%ely related to the fre@ency with
which potential in$aders arri$eo -he ballast water o$ shi#s #ro*ides a $re5uent source o$
mo*ement across lon& distances =allast water exchan&e in*ol*es re#lacin& coastal
water with o#en ocean water durin& a *oya&e ,rocess reduces the density o$ coastal or&anisms in
ballast tanks that mi&ht in*ade reci#ient #ort =allast water exchan&e is recommended as a
$olntary measure by the International Maritime
3r&ani@ation
2+ ,ollution
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• "hat are the maJor causes o$ #ollution'
,= Toxic Sbstances .= Ntrient Sorces
Metals 1ewa&e
,esticides ?ertili@er
,C=s nimal "aste
3il tmos#heric sources
a+ -oxic 1ubstances
− Hea$y metals
o 5ercry reaches the ocean in low concentrationsthrou&h natural weatherin& o$ rocks and *olcanicacti*ity
o 9ischar&es $rom industries0 cities0 and coal burnin&ha*e increased the concentration o$ mercury inmarine en*ironment
o Mercury combines with or&anic chemicals to $ormor&anic com#ounds such as methyl mercury0 whichare #articularly toxic
5ethyl 5ercry accumulates in the $ood
chain Older 8sh6 higher in the food chain ha$e
H7&H*R mercry le$els "hen humans eat 4sh containin& mercury0
they may su.er neurolo&ical disorders0#aralysis and death
o 3ther #roblem hea*y metals: !admim → batteries and com#uters
"ead → batteries0 #aints0 $uel additi*es !opper → wood treatment0 other industries
− Pesticides
o ,esticides are usually desi&ned to kill terrestrialinsects0 but they are carried to the ocean by ri*ers
o ,esticides are taken u# by #lankton0 thenaccumulate and are ma&ni4ed $urther u# the $ood
chaino -he e.ects o$ chlorinated hydrocarbons /ex+ 99-! on
birds are dramatic )i&h concentrations accumulate in body $at
and inter$ere with re#roduction0 s#eci4callythe de#osition o$ calcium in e&& shells
In 720 99- and other chlorinated
hydrocarbons were banned in the A1
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− P!/so ,olychlorinated bi#henyls /,C=s! deri*e $rom
industrial acti*ities and #ose a maJor toxicity#roblem in estuarine en*ironments
o ccumulate in $ood chains and $ound as a
contaminant o$ marine in*ertebrates0 4shes0 andmarine mammals
Im#licated in re#roducti*e $ailures in marine
mammal #o#ulations /causes carcinoma inmice!
− Oil
o n estimated HD million tons o$ oil enters the worldoceans each year *ia natural see#a&e
o n estimated WD2 million tons o$ oil and deri*ati*es
enter each year as a result o$ #ollutiono lmost DHP o$ the #ollutin& oil in the A1 comes $rom
storm water0 ri*er runo.0 and $uel $rom small cra$to 3il can ha*e shortterm and lon&term e.ect on
marine li$e =irds and mammals are #articularly a.ected
→many die o$ ex#osure because oil co*ered$ur and $eathers loses its insulatin& #ro#erties
Reco*ery is estimated to *ary $rom ; to
years
o
Reducin& oil #ollution Doble+hlled tankers minimi@e loss o$ car&o
/oil! in the e*ent o$ minor accidents Ase o$ doublehulls $or oil tankers is
recommended
b+ Nutrient 1ources
− )uman acti*ities result in lar&e additions o$ dissol*ednutrients to coastal waters:
o 1ewa&e treatment out$all #i#es /nitro&en!o 1torm sewer o*er%ows
o Commercial $ertili@er → runo. $rom a&riculturallands
o nimal waste→ runo. $rom a&ricultural lands
o tmos#heric de#osition
− -he atmos#here can be a maJor source o$ nutrient additionto the ocean
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− ?ossil $uel combustion is a maJor source o$ nitro&en oxideemissions
− Baseous emissions return to Earth as soluble nitrates in#reci#itation
−
E.ects o$ added nutrientso *trophication is the ecosystem8s res#onse to the
addition o$ dissol*ed nutrients common res#onse is $or a #hyto#lankton
bloom $ollowed by hypoxia /oxy&ende4ciency o$ or&anism! or anoxia /no oxy&en!
)y#oxia leads to crashes in #o#ulation o$
@oo#lankton and nekton
o De$elopment of hypoxia in an estary Normal situation: #hyto#lankton is &ra@ed and
bottom waters are oxy&enated Nutrient in#ut stimulates #hyto#lankton
&rowth and dead #hyto#lankton sink →bacterial decom#osition reduces oxy&encontent o$ water
3xy&en is remo*ed $rom bottom waters and
benthic or&anisms dieo Lar&e dead @ones can a##ear as a result o$ nutrient
additiono -y#ically0 lar&e amounts o$ nutrients $rom a
watershed are carried to sea by a ri*er0 stimulatin&
#rimary #roduction0 microbial acti*ity0 hy#oxia0 andanoxia
− Reducin& nutrient in#uts
o Eliminatin& ocean dum#in& o$ solid sewa&e waste andbetter treatment o$ sewa&e be$ore wastewaters arereleased into the coastal @one can abateeutro#hication
o ,rimary treatment remo*es solids secondarytreatment remo*es toxic com#ounds tertiarytreatment remo*es nitrates and #hos#hates0 but this
method is expensi$e
− "hat action can be taken'o Chan&e be&ins with us
Make better choices with $ood
(+ )abitat destruction
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• "hat are the maJor causes o$ habitat destruction'o !oastal de$elopment: dred&in&0 dum#in& o$ silt and
mud0 land4llin& 5a3or dri$ers: &rowin& cities0 increased
tourism0 industrial de*elo#ment
o Trawling: trawls are dra&&ed alon& the bottom tosu##ly 4sh and shrim# to markets
5a3or dri$ers: &o*ernment subsidies andcustomer demand $or trawl cau&ht 4sh
− "hat action can be taken'o Chan&e be&ins with us
Make better choices about where we choose tostay and li*e
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Lecture (7: -hreats to Marine =iodi*ersity III /Blobal warmin& 3cean cidi4cation!
• Main Questions to be answered in this section:! )ow ha*e C32 and sea sur$ace tem#erature chan&ed o*er
the last century'2! )ow does burnin& $ossil $uels cause an increase in sea
sur$ace tem#erature'(! )ow ha*e C32 and ocean #) chan&ed o*er the last century'! )ow does burnin& $ossil $uels cause a decrease in ocean
#)'H! Ex#lain why the #rocess o$ #hysiolo&ical acclimation
#ro*ides ho#e $or the $uture+W! Ex#lain why the #rocess o$ e*olutionary ada#tation #ro*ides
ho#e $or the $uture
! Blobal "armin&• Blobal warmin& trends
o )istoric trends Reconstructed tem#erature trends are taken $rom $ree
rin&s0 ice cores0 and coral cores -here is a &eneral ne&ati*e trend until the start o$ the
FFs
o Current -rends:
o 3n a*era&e0 ex#ect a (C rise in sea sur$ace tem#eraturesby year 2FF
Blobal -em#erature 1ea 1ur$ace -em#erature
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• =iolo&ical im#acts o$ warmin&o =iolo&ical im#acts:
Corals
=leachin&
?ish ,hysiolo&y Li$e )istory
,o#ulation Community
Ran&e shi$ts
,o#ulation declines
o Im#acts on Corals: =leachin&
−
Coral #oly#s $orm obli&ate symbiotic relationshi# with@ooxanthellae /dino%a&ellates!
− )ow each #artner bene4ts: More than FW @ooxanthellae #er cm2 o$ coral
sur$ace ,roducts o$ #hotosynthesis /su&ars0 oxy&en! are
translocated to the host Kooxanthellae also aid in the hose calci4cation
)ost #oly#s also $eed by catchin& @oo#lankton0
#roducin& nitro&en $or both the host and the@ooxanthellae
!oral bleaching is the brea%down of symbiosis
− =leachin& is associated with ele*ated tem#eratures
− Im#lications o$ bleachin&:
-here is an increase in
&eneralists and a drasticdecrease in theabundance o$ s#ecialists
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o Im#acts on 4sh: ,hysiolo&y
− Ele*ated tem#erature increases basal metabolic rate
− ;Aerobic scope< → the di.erence between basal andmaximal metabolic rates
6 De8nes the amont of aerobic energy
that can be allocated to higher le$elacti$ities
− Measurin& aerobic sco#e in 4shes Res#irometry a##aratus
3xy&en u#take is a #roxy $or metabolic rate
Measure oxy&en u#take at rest /M32rest! and
when swimmin& a&ainst a current /M32max! biotic $actors can be modi4ed
Aerobic scope declines at high temperatres
o Im#acts on 4sh: li$e history
− Reduction in aerobic sco#e a.ects hi&her le*el$unctions
&rowth and reprodcti$e rates decline
beyond aerobic optimm -ro#ical s#ecies are more susce#tible due to a
narrower thermal ran&e
&rowth declines at high temperatres
Inde#endent e.ects o$ $ood and tem#erature
Increased $ood does not ameliorate e.ects o$
tem#erature at (C Ex#eriment increased the sea sur$ace
tem#erature by (C as ex#ected by 2FF
"hite U hi&h $ood=lack U low $ood
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Reprodcti$e failre at high temperatres ?ood and tem#erature in%uence multi#le #roxies
o$ re#roducti*e success "ow food pairs experience reprodcti$e
failre at high temperatres
o Im#acts on #o#ulations: Ran&e 1hi$ts
− *era&e rate o$ warmin& on land /F+2P #er decade!is &reater than the ocean8s a*era&e rate o$ warmin&/F+F7P #er decade!
The ocean experiences more rapid seasonal
shifts in climate daysCdecade- than land ate@i$alent latitde
− Ran&e shi$ts im#act 4sheries
o Im#acts on #o#ulations: ?ood "ebs
− Orill are shrim#like herbi*orous members o$ the@oo#lankton community
− bundant in the ntarctic where they $eed on al&aeunder sea ice
− Orill are a key tro#hic &rou# in the ntarcticecosystem
>rill decline a4ects the food web from
bottom+p
− Orill density related to sea ice
Orill abundance is hi&h with lon& duration o$ ice
2! 3cean cidi4cation /;the e*il twin o$ &lobal warmin&<!
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• #) trends are linked with #artial #ressure o$ C32
o s the #artial #ressure o$ C32 increases0 #) decreases /moreacidic!
• #) and #artial #ressure o$ C32 trends are linked with 9IC
o 3n a*era&e0 ex#ect a reduction in #) by F+( units by 2FF
• =iolo&ical im#acts o$ acidi4cationo Calci4ers
− Reduced calci4cationo ?ish
− ,hysiolo&y
− Li$e history
• Im#acts on corals: reduced calci4cation
o cidi4cation will inhibit corals8 ability to de#osit calciumcarbonate and build ree$ structure
• Im#acts on #lankton: reduced calci4cationo cidi4cation will inhibit calci4cation by #lankton /#tero#ods0
$oramini$era0 coccolitho#hores!
• Im#acts on 4sh: sensoryo cidi4cation will disru#t chemosensory ca#ability in lar*a
o )abitat cues: Rain$orest tree /#re$erred!
1wam# tree /not #re$erred!
-ro#ical &rass /not #re$erred!
nemone /#re$erred!
o 1ocial cues: ,arent /not #re$erred! Non#arent /#re$erred!
o cidi4cation will in%uence auditory ca#ability in lar*a Lar*a raised in hi&h C32 treatments #re$er daytime
ree$ sounds
o cidi4cation in%uences rates o$ mortality in the 4eld >u*eniles raised in hi&h C32 treatments su.er hi&her
#redation mortality
• Im#acts on 4sh: li$e history
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o Common #rediction is that ocean acidi4cation a.ects&rowth0 es#ecially durin& early li$e history
o Re&ulatin& acidbase balance o$ cells occurs *ia acti*e iontrans#ort0 and re5uires ener&y
Less ener&y there$ore a*ailable $or hi&her $unctions
o cidi4cation #ositi*ely a.ects lar*al &rowth Lar*ae raised In hi&h C32 treatments &rew $aster
(! )o#e $or the ?uture
• )o#e: da#tation
o ,otential mechanism to counter ra#id climate chan&eo E*olution can be ra#id
o Challen&es lie in understandin&: "hat $actors constrain or #romote e*olutionary
res#onses' "ill e*olutionary res#onses kee# u# with #ace o$
climate chan&e' "ill simultaneous ada#tation to warmin& and ocean
acidi4cation be #ossible'
• da#tation to ocean warmin&o 1ymbiont &enerally *iewed as ;weaker link<o 1ymbionts *ary in their thermal resistance
o 1ome coralsymbiont combinations react better to thermalstress
o ariation on which natural selection can act
• Corals may ada#t by hostin& thermallyresistant @ooxanthellae
• )o#e: cclimationo cclimation → the #rocess in which an indi*idual or&anism
adJusts to a &radual chan&e in its en*ironment allowin& it tomaintain #er$ormance across a ran&e o$ en*ironmentalconditions
,otential $or De$elopmental cclimation ,otential $or Transgenerational cclimation
o -rans&enerational cclimation No de*elo#mental acclimation 3.s#rin& o$ #arents raised at +H or ( had hi&her
aerobic sco#e than their #arents
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Lecture (: Measurin& and aluin& =iodi*ersity
• Main Questions to be answered in this section:! "hat is the *alue o$ biodi*ersity in economic and
medical terms'
+ alue o$ biodi*ersity
• "hat is biodi*ersity
o =iolo&ical di*ersity /biodi*ersity! is the *ariety o$ li$e on earth Gits &enes0 s#ecies0 #o#ulations0 and ecosystems
• W MaJor threats to marine biodi*ersity! In*asi*e s#ecies2! ,ollution(! )abitat destruction! 3*erex#loitationH! Blobal chan&eW! #athy and the tra&edy o$ the commons
• "hat incenti*e is there to act'o Ecosystem 1er*ice:
!ltral Ser$ices
− Nonmaterial bene4ts that #eo#le obtain $romecosystems: recreational0 aesthetic0 s#iritual0intellectual
− 3utdoor recreation and ecotourism are bi&
industries0 and contribute a si&ni4cant #ortion o$ B9, in some nations
− 3ri&inally #ercei*ed as bein& subJecti*e orluxuries only a*ailable to a minority o$indi*idualsX
Pro$isioning Ser$ices
− ,roducts that #eo#le obtain $rom ecosystems:?ood0 $uel0 4bers0 medicines
− ?ish is a core com#onent o$ #eo#les8 diets inmany #arts o$ the world0 where it is #rimarysource o$ #rotein $or 2FP o$ the #o#ulation
Reglating Ser$ices
− =ene4ts that #eo#le obtain $rom en*ironmentalre&ulation o$ ecosystem #rocesses:
o Cleanin& airo ,uri$yin& water
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o Miti&atin& %oodso Controllin& erosion
o 9etoxi$yin& soils
o Modi$yin& climate
− In wetland sediments0 #hysical0 chemical andbiolo&ical #rocesses #uri$y water by remo*in&nutrients0 toxins0 and human waste
− In estuaries0 bi*al*e molluscs0 includin& mussels0clams0 and oysters0 act as 4lterin& systems thatconsume al&ae secondary to eutro#hication andenhance #roducti*ity
− Man&ro*e $orests and salt marshes bu.er theland a&ainst ocean storm sur&es and #re*entcoastal erosion0 durin& normal and extreme/hurricane and tsunami e*ents!
Spporting Ser$ices
− 1er*ices necessary $or the #roduction o$ all otherecosystem ser*ices:
o ,rimary #roducti*ityo Nutrient cyclin&
o ,ollination
− Net #rimary #roduction is the amount o$ #lantmaterial #roduced durin& a year as a #roduct o$
#hotosynthesis− ?or the world8s ocean ecosystems N,, is
estimated to be around 2F billion metric tons0and it su##orts marine 4sheries and the cyclin&o$ nutrients in oceans
*cosystem Ser$ices
− maJor challen&e is to *alue in dollar terms allo$ these ecosystem ser*ices
− 3nly then can we understand the costs andbene4ts o$ enhancin&Sdiminishin& biodi*ersity inthe same currency as that on which mostdecisions