Articles | Volume 15, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3203-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3203-2018
Research article
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30 May 2018
Research article |  | 30 May 2018

Effects of elevated CO2 and temperature on phytoplankton community biomass, species composition and photosynthesis during an experimentally induced autumn bloom in the western English Channel

Matthew Keys, Gavin Tilstone, Helen S. Findlay, Claire E. Widdicombe, and Tracy Lawson

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We conducted a microcosm experiment on a natural phytoplankton community under year 2100 predicted CO2 concentrations and temperature. Biomass and photosynthetic rates were significantly increased by elevated CO2 and elevated temperature. In contrast, the combined influence of these two factors had little effect. This suggests coastal phytoplankton productivity may not be influenced by future conditions. However, the combined influence promoted the greatest diversity and increased HAB species.
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