Results from experiments and investigations on the kelp crab Taliepus dentatus

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Auteurs principaux: Storch, Daniela, Santelices, Pedro, Barria, Jessica, Cabeza, Karla, Pörtner, Hans-Otto, Fernández, Miriam
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author Storch, Daniela
Santelices, Pedro
Barria, Jessica
Cabeza, Karla
Pörtner, Hans-Otto
Fernández, Miriam
author_facet Storch, Daniela
Santelices, Pedro
Barria, Jessica
Cabeza, Karla
Pörtner, Hans-Otto
Fernández, Miriam
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Studies of thermal tolerance in marine ectotherms are key in understanding climate effects on ecosystems; however, tolerance of their larval stages has rarely been analyzed. Larval stages are expected to be particularly sensitive. Thermal stress may affect their potential for dispersal and zoogeographical distribution. A mismatch between oxygen demand and the limited capacity of oxygen supply to tissues has been hypothesized to be the first mechanism restricting survival at thermal extremes. Therefore, thermal tolerance of stage zoea I larvae was examined in two populations of the Chilean kelp crab Taliepus dentatus, which are separated by latitude and the thermal regime. We measured temperature-dependent activity, oxygen consumption, cardiac performance, body mass and the carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) composition in order to: (1) examine thermal effects from organismal to cellular levels, and (2) compare the thermal tolerance of larvae from two environmental temperature regimes. We found that larval performance is affected at thermal extremes indicated by decreases in activity, mainly in maxilliped beat rates, followed by decreases in oxygen consumption rates. Cardiac stroke volume was almost temperature-independent. Through changes in heart rate, cardiac output supported oxygen demand within the thermal window whereas at low and high temperature extremes heart rate declined. The comparison between southern and central populations suggests the adaptation of southern larvae to a colder temperature regime, with higher cardiac outputs due to increased cardiac stroke volumes, larger body sizes but similar body composition as indicated by similar C:N ratios. This limited but clear differentiation of thermal windows between populations allows the species to widen its biogeographical range.
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spellingShingle Results from experiments and investigations on the kelp crab Taliepus dentatus
Storch, Daniela
Santelices, Pedro
Barria, Jessica
Cabeza, Karla
Pörtner, Hans-Otto
Fernández, Miriam
DIVER; Las Cruces, central Chile; Melinka, southern Chile; Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas; Sampling by diver; Site-CC; Site-SC; SPP1158
Studies of thermal tolerance in marine ectotherms are key in understanding climate effects on ecosystems; however, tolerance of their larval stages has rarely been analyzed. Larval stages are expected to be particularly sensitive. Thermal stress may affect their potential for dispersal and zoogeographical distribution. A mismatch between oxygen demand and the limited capacity of oxygen supply to tissues has been hypothesized to be the first mechanism restricting survival at thermal extremes. Therefore, thermal tolerance of stage zoea I larvae was examined in two populations of the Chilean kelp crab Taliepus dentatus, which are separated by latitude and the thermal regime. We measured temperature-dependent activity, oxygen consumption, cardiac performance, body mass and the carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) composition in order to: (1) examine thermal effects from organismal to cellular levels, and (2) compare the thermal tolerance of larvae from two environmental temperature regimes. We found that larval performance is affected at thermal extremes indicated by decreases in activity, mainly in maxilliped beat rates, followed by decreases in oxygen consumption rates. Cardiac stroke volume was almost temperature-independent. Through changes in heart rate, cardiac output supported oxygen demand within the thermal window whereas at low and high temperature extremes heart rate declined. The comparison between southern and central populations suggests the adaptation of southern larvae to a colder temperature regime, with higher cardiac outputs due to increased cardiac stroke volumes, larger body sizes but similar body composition as indicated by similar C:N ratios. This limited but clear differentiation of thermal windows between populations allows the species to widen its biogeographical range.
title Results from experiments and investigations on the kelp crab Taliepus dentatus
topic DIVER; Las Cruces, central Chile; Melinka, southern Chile; Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas; Sampling by diver; Site-CC; Site-SC; SPP1158
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.744981