Elevated CO2 affects predator-prey interactions through altered performance

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Main Authors: Allan, Bridie J M, Domenici, Paolo, McCormick, Mark I, Watson, Sue-Ann, Munday, Philip L
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author Allan, Bridie J M
Domenici, Paolo
McCormick, Mark I
Watson, Sue-Ann
Munday, Philip L
author_facet Allan, Bridie J M
Domenici, Paolo
McCormick, Mark I
Watson, Sue-Ann
Munday, Philip L
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Recent research has shown that exposure to elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) affects how fishes perceive their environment, affecting behavioral and cognitive processes leading to increased prey mortality. However, it is unclear if increased mortality results from changes in the dynamics of predator-prey interactions or due to prey increasing activity levels. Here we demonstrate that ocean pCO2 projected to occur by 2100 significantly effects the interactions of a predator-prey pair of common reef fish: the planktivorous damselfish Pomacentrus amboinensis and the piscivorous dottyback Pseudochromis fuscus. Prey exposed to elevated CO2 (880 µatm) or a present-day control (440 µatm) interacted with similarly exposed predators in a cross-factored design. Predators had the lowest capture success when exposed to elevated CO2 and interacting with prey exposed to present-day CO2. Prey exposed to elevated CO2 had reduced escape distances and longer reaction distances compared to prey exposed to present-day CO2 conditions, but this was dependent on whether the prey was paired with a CO2 exposed predator or not. This suggests that the dynamics of predator-prey interactions under future CO2 environments will depend on the extent to which the interacting species are affected and can adapt to the adverse effects of elevated CO2.
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spellingShingle Elevated CO2 affects predator-prey interactions through altered performance
Allan, Bridie J M
Domenici, Paolo
McCormick, Mark I
Watson, Sue-Ann
Munday, Philip L
Alkalinity, total; Alkalinity, total, standard deviation; Animalia; Apparent looming threshold; Apparent looming threshold, standard error; Aragonite saturation state; Behaviour; Bicarbonate ion; Calcite saturation state; Calculated using CO2SYS; Calculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010); Carbon, inorganic, dissolved; Carbonate ion; Carbonate system computation flag; Carbon dioxide; Chordata; Coast and continental shelf; Containers and aquaria (20-1000 L or < 1 m**2); Distance; Distance, standard error; Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Laboratory experiment; Nekton; OA-ICC; Ocean acidification; Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre; Other; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, standard deviation; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Pelagos; pH, NBS scale; pH, standard deviation; pH, total scale; Pomacentrus amboinensis; Potentiometric; Potentiometric titration; Predation rate; Predation rate, standard error; Predator success; Pseudochromis fuscus; Salinity; South Pacific; Species; Species interaction; Temperature, water; Temperature, water, standard deviation; Treatment; Tropical
Recent research has shown that exposure to elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) affects how fishes perceive their environment, affecting behavioral and cognitive processes leading to increased prey mortality. However, it is unclear if increased mortality results from changes in the dynamics of predator-prey interactions or due to prey increasing activity levels. Here we demonstrate that ocean pCO2 projected to occur by 2100 significantly effects the interactions of a predator-prey pair of common reef fish: the planktivorous damselfish Pomacentrus amboinensis and the piscivorous dottyback Pseudochromis fuscus. Prey exposed to elevated CO2 (880 µatm) or a present-day control (440 µatm) interacted with similarly exposed predators in a cross-factored design. Predators had the lowest capture success when exposed to elevated CO2 and interacting with prey exposed to present-day CO2. Prey exposed to elevated CO2 had reduced escape distances and longer reaction distances compared to prey exposed to present-day CO2 conditions, but this was dependent on whether the prey was paired with a CO2 exposed predator or not. This suggests that the dynamics of predator-prey interactions under future CO2 environments will depend on the extent to which the interacting species are affected and can adapt to the adverse effects of elevated CO2.
title Elevated CO2 affects predator-prey interactions through altered performance
topic Alkalinity, total; Alkalinity, total, standard deviation; Animalia; Apparent looming threshold; Apparent looming threshold, standard error; Aragonite saturation state; Behaviour; Bicarbonate ion; Calcite saturation state; Calculated using CO2SYS; Calculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010); Carbon, inorganic, dissolved; Carbonate ion; Carbonate system computation flag; Carbon dioxide; Chordata; Coast and continental shelf; Containers and aquaria (20-1000 L or < 1 m**2); Distance; Distance, standard error; Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Laboratory experiment; Nekton; OA-ICC; Ocean acidification; Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre; Other; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, standard deviation; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Pelagos; pH, NBS scale; pH, standard deviation; pH, total scale; Pomacentrus amboinensis; Potentiometric; Potentiometric titration; Predation rate; Predation rate, standard error; Predator success; Pseudochromis fuscus; Salinity; South Pacific; Species; Species interaction; Temperature, water; Temperature, water, standard deviation; Treatment; Tropical
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.830803