Natural ocean acidification at Papagayo upwelling system (north Pacific Costa Rica): implications for reef development

Sánchez-Noguera, Celeste; Stuhldreier, Ines; Cortés, Jorge; Jiménez, Carlos; Morales, Álvaro; Wild, Christian; Rixen, Tim

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2349-2018

Articles | Volume 15, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2349-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2349-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 8

Research article

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19 Apr 2018

Research article |

| 19 Apr 2018

Natural ocean acidification at Papagayo upwelling system (north Pacific Costa Rica): implications for reef development

Celeste Sánchez-Noguera, Ines Stuhldreier, Jorge Cortés, Carlos Jiménez, Álvaro Morales, Christian Wild, and Tim Rixen

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Peer Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Dec 2017
- AC1: 'Reply to RC1', Celeste Sánchez-Noguera, 29 Jan 2018
RC2: 'Review of Sanchez-Noguera', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 Dec 2017
- AC2: 'Reply to RC2', Celeste Sánchez-Noguera, 29 Jan 2018

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (14 Feb 2018) by David Gillikin

AR by Celeste Sánchez-Noguera on behalf of the Authors (15 Mar 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (23 Mar 2018) by David Gillikin

Short summary

The Papagayo upwelling system is a natural laboratory for studying ecosystems' response to ocean acidification (OA). We measured pH and pCO₂ in situ with high temporal resolution and compared them with data available from upwelling season. Local coral reefs are exposed to acidic and undersaturated waters in upwelling and non-upwelling events. These restrictive conditions occur alongside local stressors, potentially decreasing reefs' resilience and increasing their vulnerability under future OA.