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Geological records suggest that the current rate of OA greatly exceeds anything observed the fossil record over the last 300 million years ( HГ¶nisch et al., 2012). This change in oceanic chemistry-termed ocean acidification (OA)-has resulted in a decrease of pH by 0.1 units since pre-industrial times, with further decreases of 0.3вЂ“0.5 units predicted within this century ( Stocker et al., 2013). As anthropogenic CO 2 dissolves in seawater, it alters carbonate chemistry and causes a decrease in pH ( Feely et al., 2004 QuГ©rГ© et al., 2009). Human activities are releasing substantial and increasing quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and a sizeable fraction of these emissions are absorbed by the oceans ( Sabine et al., 2004 Sabine & Tanhua, 2009).

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For species such as caprellid amphipods, which have strong associations with biogenic habitat, a consideration of only direct or indirect effects could potentially misestimate the full impact of ocean acidification. dichotoma, suggesting that future losses of biogenic habitat may be an important indirect effect of OA on caprellids. We also found a strong, positive association between caprellid population size and the availability of OA-vulnerable O. We found that OA resulted in elevated caprellid heart rates, suggestive of increased metabolic demand.

Indirect effects were explored by quantifying caprellid habitat dependence on the hydroid Obelia dichotoma, which has been shown to be less abundant under experimental acidification.

Direct physiological effects were assessed by measuring caprellid heart rate in response to acidification in the laboratory. Here, we assess the potential direct and indirect effects of OA on a ubiquitous group of crustaceans: caprellid amphipods ( Caprella laeviuscula and Caprella mutica). Although OA impacts will be the sum of direct effects mediated by alterations of physiological rates and indirect effects mediated by shifts in species interactions and biogenic habitat provision, direct and indirect effects are rarely considered together for any given species. Ocean acidification (OA) is one of the most significant threats to marine life, and is predicted to drive important changes in marine communities. Caprellid amphipods ( Caprella spp.) are vulnerable to both physiological and habitat-mediated effects of ocean acidification. For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited. indirect effects, Heart rate, Caprella mutica, Caprella laeviuscula, Biogenic habitat Copyright В© 2018 Lim and Harley Licence This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. 2 Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada DOI 10.7717/peerj.5327 Published Accepted Received Academic Editor Richard Taylor Subject Areas Ecology, Marine Biology, Zoology Keywords Ocean acidification, Direct vs.

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