Interactive effects of ocean acidification and warming disrupt calcification and microbiome composition in bryozoans

Abstract

Marine habitat-forming species provide crucial ecosystem functions and services worldwide. Still, their associated microbiomes, particularly the eukaryotic fraction, remain poorly characterized. Here we investigate the microeukaryotic communities associated with several habitat-forming marine invertebrates and examine the factors shaping their composition and diversity. Our results reveal diverse and habitat-specific eukaryotic communities, highlighting the importance of considering the full microbial diversity in marine ecosystem studies.

Pol Bassols

Undergraduate Student · Now MEng Student at the Technical University of Denmark

I am currently a Junior at Universitat de Barcelona majoring in Marine Science. I am conducting my final degree project about the effects of natural ocean acidification on bryozoan’s microbiome at the Institut de Ciències del Mar and the Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-UPF).

Javier del Campo

Group Leader

My research aims at understanding the global diversity and distribution of eukaryotic and prokaryotic microbes employing curated phylogenetic frameworks focusing on novel environmental taxa.