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This data set was collected from a ocean acidification minicosm experiment performed at Davis Station, Antarctica during the 2014/15 summer season. It includes:- description of methods for all data collection and analyses.
- flow cytometry counts; autotrophic cells, heterotrophic nanoflagellates, and prokaryotes
Context from the public summary for project 4026:
Manmade CO2 has increased ocean acidity by 30% and it is projected to rise 300% by 2100. Antarctic waters will be amongst the earliest and most severely affected by this increase. Microbes are the base of the marine food chain and primary drivers of the biological pump. This project will incubate natural communities of Antarctic marine microbes in minicosms at a range of CO2 concentrations to quantify changes in their structure and function, the physiological responses that drive these changes, and provide input to models that predict effects on biogeochemical cycles and Antarctic food webs.
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PurposeOne community-level study has been performed in Antarctic waters on a natural coastal marine microbial community at Davis Station, Antarctica during the 2008/09 summer season. This study in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica reported declines in primary and bacterial productivity when CO2 concentration exceeded 780 micro atm. A shift in community composition was also observed, with increased abundance of small picoeukaryotes and a decline in large diatoms. Based on the results of this previous study, a natural community of Antarctic marine microbes from Prydz Bay, East Antarctica were exposed to a range of CO2 concentrations in 650 l minicosms to simulate possible future ocean conditions up to the year ∼2200. The abundance of autotrophic cells, heterotrophic nanoflagellates, and prokaryotes was examined at CO2 concentrations between 343 to 1641 μatm to determine whether tipping points existed, above which CO2 concentration changed the abundance of the microbial community.
Data time period: 2014-11-20 to 2014-12-07
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