Abstract
In the Brown et al. study ‘Increased food supply mitigates ocean acidification effects on calcification but exacerbates effects on growth’ they show disagreement with the tested hypothesis and data analysis methodology used in our 2016 study. We acknowledge careful criticism and a constructive dialogue are necessary to progress science and address these issues in this reply.Replying to: Brown et al. Sci. Rep. 8 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28012-w.
Highlights
In our 2016 article in Scientific Reports[1], we described the first meta-analysis synthesizing the results of experimental studies that to date had evaluated the role of food availability on susceptibility to ocean acidification of calcifying species
Our results supported the hypothesis that under high food availability, marine calcifiers are capable to mitigate the negative impacts of ocean acidification (OA)
The re-examination of our study offered by Brown et al.[2] presents a re-analysis of our results using a different methodological framework to, offer similar results and conclusions as we achieved, with minor deviations despite issuing criticisms to our approach
Summary
In our 2016 article in Scientific Reports[1], we described the first meta-analysis synthesizing the results of experimental studies that to date had evaluated the role of food availability on susceptibility to ocean acidification of calcifying species. Our results supported the hypothesis that under high food availability, marine calcifiers are capable to mitigate the negative impacts of ocean acidification (OA).
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