The Arctic picoeukaryote <i>Micromonas pusilla</i> benefits synergistically from warming and ocean acidification

Hoppe, Clara Jule Marie; Flintrop, Clara M.; Rost, Björn

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-4353-2018

Articles | Volume 15, issue 14

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-4353-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-4353-2018

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

Articles | Volume 15, issue 14

Research article

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18 Jul 2018

Research article |

| 18 Jul 2018

The Arctic picoeukaryote Micromonas pusilla benefits synergistically from warming and ocean acidification

Clara Jule Marie Hoppe, Clara M. Flintrop, and Björn Rost

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RC1: 'Commnents on manuscript The Arctic picoeukaryote Micromonas pusilla benefits synergistically from warming and ocean acidification', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Mar 2018
- AC1: 'Response to referee comments on ‘The Arctic picoeukaryote Micromonas pusilla benefits synergistically from warming and ocean acidification’ under review for Biogeosciences', Clara Jule Marie Hoppe, 17 May 2018
SC1: 'Referee Comments', Douglas Campbell, 21 Mar 2018
- RC2: 'Refere comment', Douglas Campbell, 21 Mar 2018
  - AC2: 'Response to referee comments on ‘The Arctic picoeukaryote Micromonas pusilla benefits synergistically from warming and ocean acidification’ under review for Biogeosciences', Clara Jule Marie Hoppe, 17 May 2018

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (29 May 2018) by Katja Fennel

AR by Clara Jule Marie Hoppe on behalf of the Authors (15 Jun 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (19 Jun 2018) by Katja Fennel

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (21 Jun 2018)

RR by Yong Zhang (27 Jun 2018)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (03 Jul 2018) by Katja Fennel

AR by Clara Jule Marie Hoppe on behalf of the Authors (03 Jul 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (04 Jul 2018) by Katja Fennel

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Responses of the Arctic microalgae Micromonas pusilla to different pCO₂ levels were investigated at two temperatures. We observed that warming and ocean acidification (OA) synergistically increased growth rates. Furthermore, elevated temperature shifted the pCO₂ optimum of biomass production to higher levels. This seem to be caused by more efficient photosynthesis under warmer and more acidic conditions. Our findings explain the dominance of picoeukaryotes frequently observed in OA experiments.