Seaweed meadows in the light of global climate change
1. Introduction Distributional changes Acclimation Adaptation Overall conclusions
Seaweed in the light of global climate change
Alexander Jueterbock
Alexander-Jueterbock@web.de
Marine Ecology Research Group
Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture
University of Nordland
Norway
53rd NEAS Symposium
Algae as Model Systems
27.04.2014
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Seaweeds as model systems
to investigate climate change
Seaweeds provide an excellent system to investigate climate change
impact
Intertidal key species
Distribution directly limited by temperature tolerance
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Seaweeds are key species in temperate
North Atlantic regions
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10. Introduction Distributional changes Acclimation Adaptation Overall conclusions
Seaweeds as model systems
to investigate climate change
Seaweeds provide an excellent system to investigate climate change
impact
Intertidal key species
Distribution directly limited by temperature tolerance
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Temperate seaweed distribution limited by the
10 summer and the 20 winter isotherm
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12. Introduction Distributional changes Acclimation Adaptation Overall conclusions
Seaweeds as model systems
to investigate climate change
Seaweeds provide an excellent system to investigate climate change
impact
Intertidal key species
Distribution directly limited by temperature tolerance
Range shifts of seaweeds in response to SST-shifts can
trigger major ecological changes
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13. Introduction Distributional changes Acclimation Adaptation Overall conclusions
Recent warming in the North Atlantic
Shift of the 15°C isotherm
330 km north
1985 2000
[McMahon & Hays, 2006; Global Change Biol.]
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14. Introduction Distributional changes Acclimation Adaptation Overall conclusions
Predicted northward shift of SST isotherms
Poleward migration of SST isotherms under
IPCC scenario A2 until 2100:
30-90 km/decade along North Atlantic shores
[Hansen et al., 2006; PNAS]
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Predicting seaweed range shifts under climate change
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Predominant seaweeds in the North-Atlantic
Fucus serratus Fucus
vesiculosus
Ascophyllum
nodosum
Shores with biggest ecological change?
Assemblage shift?
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16. Introduction Distributional changes Acclimation Adaptation Overall conclusions
Ecological Niche Modeling
Present-day conditions
Bio-ORACLE database
[Tyberghein et al., 2011; Global Ecol. Biogeogr.].
Georeferenced Occurrences
DA (m−1)
SST ( )
SAT ( )
Ecological Niche Model (Maxent [Phillips et al., 2006; Ecol. Model.])
2000 2100 ? 2200 ?
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Ecological Niche Modeling
Present-day conditions
Bio-ORACLE database
[Tyberghein et al., 2011; Global Ecol. Biogeogr.].
Georeferenced Occurrences
DA (m−1)
SST ( )
SAT ( )
Ecological Niche Model (Maxent [Phillips et al., 2006; Ecol. Model.])
2000 2100 ? 2200 ?
CO2 emission scenario changes
SST ( )
SAT ( )
SST ( )
SAT ( )
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18. Introduction Distributional changes Acclimation Adaptation Overall conclusions
Predicted Niche Shifts
Based on the intermediate IPCC scenario A1B
[Jueterbock et al., 2013; Ecol. Evol.]
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Predicted Niche Shifts
Based on the intermediate IPCC scenario A1B
Habitat gain in the Arctic
[Jueterbock et al., 2013; Ecol. Evol.]
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Predicted Niche Shifts
Based on the intermediate IPCC scenario A1B
Habitat loss in warm temperate areas
[Jueterbock et al., 2013; Ecol. Evol.]
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21. Introduction Distributional changes Acclimation Adaptation Overall conclusions
Predominant seaweeds shift northward as an
assemblage
West-Atlantic East-Atlantic
F. serratus F. vesiculosus A. nodosum
[Jueterbock et al., 2013; Ecol. Evol.]
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Conclusions from prediced niche shifts
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Biggest ecological change in
warm temperate and Arctic areas
Assemblage shift
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Conclusions from prediced niche shifts
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Biggest ecological change in
warm temperate and Arctic areas
Assemblage shift
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Colonization of Arctic shores
The poleward shift of temperate intertidal seaweeds depends on
three key factors
Dispersal and invasive potential
Dark period
Competitive interactions
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Colonization of Arctic shores
The poleward shift of temperate intertidal seaweeds depends on
three key factors
Dispersal and invasive potential
Dark period
Competitive interactions
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Dispersal and invasive potential
Shipping transport introduced F. serratus to Canada
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Colonization of Arctic shores
The poleward shift of temperate intertidal seaweeds depends on
three key factors
Dispersal and invasive potential
Dark period
Competitive interactions
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Dark period
Poleward shift of Laminaria hyperborea in progress
[Müller et al., 2009; Bot. Mar.]
Recent records
Hiscock, K.
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Colonization of Arctic shores
The poleward shift of temperate intertidal seaweeds depends on
three key factors
Dispersal and invasive potential
Dark period
Competitive interactions
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Competitive interactions
Fucus distichus predominates the Arctic intertidal
Habitat suitability of
F. distichus
based on ENM [Smolina, I., 2012]
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Conclusions from prediced niche shifts
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Biggest ecological change in
warm temperate and Arctic areas
Assemblage shift
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Climate change impact also on subtidal kelp
[Raybaud et al., 2013; PLOS ONE]
Percentage of models forecasting a
disappearance of Laminaria digitata
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Ecological Niche Models neglect biotic interactions
Ecological Niche Models do not take
biotic interactions into account
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Biotic interactions
Increasing mussel recruitment due to rising sea temperatures
replaces rockweed (A. nodosum) beds in Canada
[Ugarte, 2009; J. Appl. Phycol.]
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Ecological Niche Models neglect species responses
Ecological Niche Models do not take
the plastic or adaptive potential
of species into account
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Acclimation potential of Fucus serratus
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Local thermal adaptation?
Areas under highest extinction risk?
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Heat shock response
Constitutive shsp gene expression before heat shock
23 weeks acclimation
7 weeks acclimation
Normalizedexpression
High constitutive
stress
Norway
Denmark
Brittany
Spain
Heat shock response of shsp gene expression after 24h recovery
Foldchange
Reduced
responsiveness
Norway
Denmark
Brittany
Spain
[Jueterbock et al., 2014; Mar. Genomics]
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Conclusions
Acclimation
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serratus
Local thermal adaptation
Areas under highest extinction risk?
Brittany and Spain
Confirms predicted habitat loss
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Threatened refugial populations
Ice cover during the Last Glacial Maximum (18-20 kya)
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Genetically diverse refugia under threat
Fucus serratus
Glacial refugia identified by mtDNA haplotype diversity
[Hoarau et al., 2007; Mol. Ecol.]
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Genetically diverse refugia under threat
Fucus serratus
[Hoarau et al., 2007; Mol. Ecol.]
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Genetically diverse refugia under threat
Chondrus crispus
Based on mitochondrial SNPs
[Provan & Maggs, 2012; Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. B]
180 km retreat since 1971
from a Portuguese refugium
Interglacial distribution
Glacial distribution
Stable refugium
under threat
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Remaining key question
Can ancient refugial populations
adapt to climate change
or
will temperate seaweeds
lose their centers of genetic diversity?
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Adaptation
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Effective population size Ne? Genetic changes (past 10 yrs)?
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Temporal outlier loci indicate selective sweeps
Before Selection After Selection
Selective Sweep
based on [Vitti et al., 2012; Trends in Genetics]
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Outlier loci
Temporal outlier loci
0%
6%
23%
13%
Norway
Denmark
Brittany
Spain
Strongest selection pressure in the South
Adaptive to climate change?
[Jueterbock, 2013; PhD Thesis]
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Conclusions
Adaptation
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Adaptive responsiveness
highest in Brittany
and likely insufficient in Spain
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Fucus in the tree of life
distantly related to other taxa
The genome of Ectocarpus siliculosus is sequenced but Fucales
and Ectocarpales diverged in the Cretaceous (ca. 125 Ma)
[Cock et al., 2010; Nature]
De novo Fucus vesiculosus genome until 2017, part of IMAGO
Marine Genome project (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
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Summary
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Highest responsiveness
in Brittany
Adaptive value re-
mains unknown
Seaweed meadows:
Loss in warm-
temperate regions
Arctic invasion?
Ancient refugia
under threat:
stress in Brittany
Extinction risk in Spain
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Overall conclusion
Seaweeds as model systems to investigate climate change
Seaweeds provide an excellent system to investigate climate change
impact on North Atlantic rocky shores
Intertidal key species
Distribution directly limited by temperature tolerance
Annotated genome of Fucus sp. needed (IMAGO)
Remaining key question: Adaptation or extinction in genetically
diverse ancient glacial refugia?
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