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Ocean acidification limits temperature-induced poleward expansion of coral habitats Yumiko Yara 1, Meike Vogt 2, Masahiko Fujii 3, Hiroya Yamano 1, Claudine.

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1 Ocean acidification limits temperature-induced poleward expansion of coral habitats Yumiko Yara 1, Meike Vogt 2, Masahiko Fujii 3, Hiroya Yamano 1, Claudine Hauri 2, Marco Steinacher 4, Nicolas Gruber 2, and Yasuhiro Yamanaka 4 ( 1 National Institute for Environmental Studies , 2 ETH Zurich , 3 Hokkaido Univ., 4 Univ. of Bern) July 9, 2012 @ ICRS2012 Outline 1.Projected effects of global warming 2.Projected effects of ocean acidification 3.Projected combined effects of GW and OA

2 CO 2 increase affects corals via… 1. Global warming Rising water temperature Sea level rise Stratification of surface water Current change Increase of extreme climate - Physical destruction by storms -Increases in fresh water and terrestrial sediment and nutrient inputs by floods -Increase in airborne dust input by droughts 2. Ocean acidification Photo: M. Fujii

3 Using simplified indices and climate model outputs, 1. To project quantitatively effects of: global warming ocean acidification on subtropical and temperate coral habitats around Japan 2. To examine the combined effects of GW and OA on the coral habitats Objective

4 Method Climate model output of SST SST as a simplified index for global warming + Climate model output of Ω arag + Ω arag as a simplified index for ocean acidification Projected combined effects on corals Projected effects of OA on corals Projected effects of GW on corals

5 ( Yamano et al., 2001) SST and Ω arag as simplified indices ( Kleypas et al., 2006) Northern limit - Subtropical coral habitats SST=18 ℃ line during the coldest months (Yamano et al., 2001) Ω arag =3 line as the annual lowest value (Kleypas et al., 1999) - Temperate coral habitats SST=10 ℃ line during the coldest months (Yara et al., 2009) Ω arag =2.3 line as the annual lowest value (Yara et al., 2012) Southern limit (caused by bleaching) SST=30 ℃ line during the hottest months (Kayanne et al., 1999) ( Yamano et al., 2001)

6 Climate model outputs of SST and Ω arag SRES scenario simulations 20C3M simulations ModelHorizontal resolution IPSL (France) 2°× 2° ・ cosφ MPIM (Germany) 1.5°× 1.5° NCAR-CSM1.4 (USA) 3.6°× (0.8 ~ 1.8°) NCAR-CCSM3 (USA) 3.6°× (1 ~ 2°) The four models results were discussed in this study

7 Results 1.Effects of GW on coral habitats 2. Effects of OA on coral habitats 3. Combined effects of GW and OA on coral habitats

8 Yellow: SST=10 ℃ line in the coldest months (for temperate) Green: SST=18 ℃ line in the coldest months (for subtropical) Black: SST=30 ℃ line in the hottest months (for bleaching) Northern and southern limits of subtropical and temperate coral habitats regulated by GW

9 Yellow: Ω arag =2.3 line as the annual lowest value (for temperate) Green: Ω arag =3 line as the annual lowest value (for subtropical) Northern limits of subtropical and temperate coral habitats regulated by OA

10 Blue: SST=18 ℃ line in the coldest months Red: Ω arag =3 line as the annual lowest value Black: SST=30 ℃ line in the hottest months (for bleaching) Combined effects of GW and OA on subtropical coral habitats

11 Blue: SST=10 ℃ line in the coldest months Red: Ω arag =2.3 line as the annual lowest value Combined effects of GW and OA on temperate coral habitats

12 Ocean acidification will limit a poleward shift of coral habitats by global warming around Japan Subtropical coral habitats The area of suitable habitats will be reduced by half by 2020s-2030s, and is projected to disappear by 2030s- 2040s, by ocean acidification and bleaching Temperate coral habitats The area is also becoming smaller, although at a less pronounced rate due to their higher tolerance for ocean acidification Conclusions 12

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14 Predicted SST and omega (in Tateyama ( 35°N, 140°E )) 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s 2050s 2060s 2070s 2080s 2090s SST ( ℃ ) Ω arag SST=18 ℃ Ω arag =3 Marginal Suitable Marginal

15 1.Decrease in coral calcification rates with lower CaCO 3 saturation state (Ω) Concerned effects of ocean acidification on corals Hoegh-Guldberg (2007, Science) 2.Adverse effects on early life history stages with lower pH - Lower Ω with higher CO 2 concentration - Lower Ω in cold waters 5℃5℃ 25 ℃


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