Resilience of Tropical Ecosystems to Ocean Deoxygenation.
coral reefs
hypoxia
mangroves
multiple stressors
mutualisms
seagrass
Journal
Trends in ecology & evolution
ISSN: 1872-8383
Titre abrégé: Trends Ecol Evol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8805125
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2021
03 2021
Historique:
received:
03
08
2020
revised:
03
11
2020
accepted:
10
11
2020
pubmed:
10
1
2021
medline:
23
2
2021
entrez:
9
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The impacts of ocean deoxygenation on biodiversity and ecosystem function are well established in temperate regions, and here we illustrate how the study of hypoxia in tropical ecosystems can offer insights of general importance. We first describe how mechanisms of resilience have developed in response to naturally occurring hypoxia across three tropical ecosystems: coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangrove forests. We then suggest that the vulnerability of these systems to deoxygenation lies in interactions with other stressors that are increasing rapidly in the Anthropocene. Finally, we advocate for the adoption of a broader community- and ecosystem-level perspective that incorporates mutualisms, feedbacks, and mechanisms of self-rescue and recovery to develop a better predictive understanding of the effects of deoxygenation in coastal ecosystems.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33419595
pii: S0169-5347(20)30336-0
doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.11.003
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
227-238Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Ltd.