The effects of ocean acidification on host-parasite associations

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The effects of ocean acidification on host-parasite associations

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Ocean acidification (OA) is predicted to cause major changes in marine ecosystem structure and function over the next century. Stressors associated with OA can negatively affect the physiological performance of individual marine organisms, disrupting inter- and intra-specific interactions such as competition, predation, and parasitism. Parasitic infection can also have wide-ranging negative effects on marine organisms, and has been found to interact synergistically with some abiotic stressors...

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2015

Creator

MacLeod, Colin

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/5728

Related subjects

trematode / carbonate chemistry / marine ecology / marine gastropod / invertebrate physiology / calcification / coastal ecosystems / ocean acidification / host-parasite associations / parasite / cercariae / metacercariae / intertidal

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