Articles | Volume 12, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4895-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4895-2015
Research article
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19 Aug 2015
Research article |  | 19 Aug 2015

Macroalgae contribute to nested mosaics of pH variability in a subarctic fjord

D. Krause-Jensen, C. M. Duarte, I. E. Hendriks, L. Meire, M. E. Blicher, N. Marbà, and M. K. Sejr

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (29 Jun 2015) by Jean-Pierre Gattuso
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The Arctic Ocean is considered the most vulnerable ecosystem to ocean acidification (OA), but very little information is available on natural variability of pH in the Arctic coastal zone. We report pH variability at various scales in a Greenland fjord. Variability ranged up to 0.2-0.3 pH units horizontally and vertically in the fjord, between seasons and on diel basis in kelp forests and was extreme in tidal pools. Overall, primary producers played a fundamental role in producing mosaics of pH.
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