Articles | Volume 16, issue 15
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2997-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-2997-2019
Research article
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07 Aug 2019
Research article |  | 07 Aug 2019

Ocean acidification and high irradiance stimulate the photo-physiological fitness, growth and carbon production of the Antarctic cryptophyte Geminigera cryophila

Scarlett Trimborn, Silke Thoms, Pascal Karitter, and Kai Bischof

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Ecophysiological studies on Antarctic cryptophytes to assess whether climatic changes such as ocean acidification and enhanced stratification affect their growth in Antarctic coastal waters in the future are lacking so far. Our results reveal beneficial effects of ocean acidification in conjunction with enhanced irradiance on growth and photosynthesis of the Antarctic cyrptophyte Geminigera cryophila. Hence, cryptophytes such as G. cryophila may be potential winners of these climatic changes.
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