A meta-analysis and review synthesizing research on the vulnerability of marine calcifiers to ocean acidification in the Southern Ocean. The dataset likely contains aggregated study results on biological responses like shell state, development, and growth rate, linked to factors such as skeletal mineralogy and species traits. It was published by Figuerola et al. in 2021 and is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Predicting species resilience based on skeletal mineralogy (e.g., aragonite vs. low-Mg calcite) as described in the meta-analysis.
- Modeling geographic risk for calcifying taxa in the Southern Ocean using range and trait data referenced in the review.
- Analyzing the correlation between biological responses (e.g., growth rate) and environmental drivers like pH decline mentioned in the description.
Strengths
- Focuses on the Southern Ocean, a region projected to be severely affected by ocean acidification.
- Integrates multiple factors: species' geographic range, skeletal mineralogy, biological traits, and potential adaptation strategies.
- Based on a published meta-analysis (Front. Mar. Sci. 8:584445) with a defined scientific methodology.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic/temporal/source bias inherent to data_gov_au.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Combined review and quantitative meta-analysis of existing studies.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-16 18:13:06.295577; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Southern Ocean