University of Plymouth. (2020, January 21). Warmer and acidified oceans can lead to ‘hidden’ changes in species behavior. ScienceDaily. Retrieved March 12, 2020 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200121113010.htm
Projected ocean warming and acidification not only impact the survival rates of individual species but the behavior of marine organisms. For instance, Scrobicularia plana tend to rely on food within their water column, but with ocean acidification, they have changed it to using tube-like feeding siphon to scrape more of its food from the seafloor. Scientists have shown that the Scrobicularia plana change its feeding habits when faced with warmer and more acidified oceans.
This relates to the environment because it gives a new insight into how organisms react with ocean acidification. Typically most think that it, for the most part, kills off most coral reefs and some species when it not only does that but for some, it’ll impact its food habits.
I really enjoyed reading your abstract and found it very intriguing. I didn’t know some animals could change the reading habits based on the water temperature. Do you think there’s a short term solution we can implement in order to save these species?
Thank You! I’m not 100% sure if anything could really help those species because once the temperatures in the water have changed we can’t do much; that is unless we don’t have extra sources of nutrients to give those species to stay alive long enough to get used to the new temperature.