Foraminifera species in the CO2 vents near Ischia, Italy, 2010

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The seas around the island of Ischia (Italy) have a lowered pH as a result of volcanic gas vents that emit carbon dioxide from the sea floor at ambient seawater temperatures. These areas of acidified seawater provide natural laboratories in which to study the long-term biological response to rising CO2 levels. Benthic foraminifera (single-celled protists) are particularly interesting as they have short life histories, are environmentally sensitive and have an excellent fossil record. Here, we examine changes in foraminiferal assemblages along pH gradients at CO2 vents on the coast of Ischia and show that the foraminiferal distribution, diversity and nature of the fauna change markedly in the living assemblages as pH decreases.

Supplement to: Dias, Bruna Borba; Hart, Malcom B; Smart, Christopher W; Hall-Spencer, Jason M (2010): Modern seawater acidification: the response of foraminifera to high-CO2 conditions in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of the Geological Society, 167(5), 843-846

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.757986
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.1144/0016-76492010-050
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.757986
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Creator Dias, Bruna Borba ORCID logo; Hart, Malcom B; Smart, Christopher W ORCID logo; Hall-Spencer, Jason M ORCID logo
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2010
Funding Reference Seventh Framework Programme https://doi.org/10.13039/100011102 Crossref Funder ID 211384 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/211384 European Project on Ocean Acidification
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Language English
Resource Type Supplementary Dataset; Dataset
Format text/tab-separated-values
Size 136 data points
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (13.964W, 40.732S, 13.965E, 40.733N)