Articles | Volume 15, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-4353-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-4353-2018
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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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (29 May 2018) by Katja Fennel
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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.
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