Effect of ocean acidification on growth and otolith condition of juvenile scup, Stenotomus chrysops

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Auteurs principaux: Perry, Dean M, Redman, Dylan H, Widman, James C, Meseck, Shannon, King, Andrew L, Pereira, Jose J
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author Perry, Dean M
Redman, Dylan H
Widman, James C
Meseck, Shannon
King, Andrew L
Pereira, Jose J
author_facet Perry, Dean M
Redman, Dylan H
Widman, James C
Meseck, Shannon
King, Andrew L
Pereira, Jose J
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Increasing amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) from human industrial activities are causing changes in global ocean carbonate chemistry, resulting in a reduction in pH, a process termed "ocean acidification." It is important to determine which species are sensitive to elevated levels of CO2 because of potential impacts to ecosystems, marine resources, biodiversity, food webs, populations, and effects on economies. Previous studies with marine fish have documented that exposure to elevated levels of CO2 caused increased growth and larger otoliths in some species. This study was conducted to determine whether the elevated partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) would have an effect on growth, otolith (ear bone) condition, survival, or the skeleton of juvenile scup, Stenotomus chrysops, a species that supports both important commercial and recreational fisheries. Elevated levels of pCO2 (1200-2600 µatm) had no statistically significant effect on growth, survival, or otolith condition after 8 weeks of rearing. Field data show that in Long Island Sound, where scup spawn, in situ levels of pCO2 are already at levels ranging from 689 to 1828 µatm due to primary productivity, microbial activity, and anthropogenic inputs. These results demonstrate that ocean acidification is not likely to cause adverse effects on the growth and survivability of every species of marine fish. X-ray analysis of the fish revealed a slightly higher incidence of hyperossification in the vertebrae of a few scup from the highest treatments compared to fish from the control treatments. Our results show that juvenile scup are tolerant to increases in seawater pCO2, possibly due to conditions this species encounters in their naturally variable environment and their well-developed pH control mechanisms.
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spellingShingle Effect of ocean acidification on growth and otolith condition of juvenile scup, Stenotomus chrysops
Perry, Dean M
Redman, Dylan H
Widman, James C
Meseck, Shannon
King, Andrew L
Pereira, Jose J
Alkalinity, total; Animalia; Aragonite saturation state; Bicarbonate ion; Brackish waters; 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; Containers and aquaria (20-1000 L or < 1 m**2); Date; Dissolved oxygen, in water, interpolated; Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Growth/Morphology; Identification; Laboratory experiment; Length; Mass; Mortality/Survival; Nekton; North Atlantic; Number of individuals; OA-ICC; Ocean acidification; Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre; Otolith area; Oxygen saturation; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Pelagos; pH, total scale; Phosphate; Potentiometric titration; Registration number of species; Salinity; Signal; Silicate; Single species; Species; Spectrophotometric; Stenotomus chrysops; Temperate; Temperature, water; Type; Uniform resource locator/link to reference; Wepawaug_River
Increasing amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) from human industrial activities are causing changes in global ocean carbonate chemistry, resulting in a reduction in pH, a process termed "ocean acidification." It is important to determine which species are sensitive to elevated levels of CO2 because of potential impacts to ecosystems, marine resources, biodiversity, food webs, populations, and effects on economies. Previous studies with marine fish have documented that exposure to elevated levels of CO2 caused increased growth and larger otoliths in some species. This study was conducted to determine whether the elevated partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) would have an effect on growth, otolith (ear bone) condition, survival, or the skeleton of juvenile scup, Stenotomus chrysops, a species that supports both important commercial and recreational fisheries. Elevated levels of pCO2 (1200-2600 µatm) had no statistically significant effect on growth, survival, or otolith condition after 8 weeks of rearing. Field data show that in Long Island Sound, where scup spawn, in situ levels of pCO2 are already at levels ranging from 689 to 1828 µatm due to primary productivity, microbial activity, and anthropogenic inputs. These results demonstrate that ocean acidification is not likely to cause adverse effects on the growth and survivability of every species of marine fish. X-ray analysis of the fish revealed a slightly higher incidence of hyperossification in the vertebrae of a few scup from the highest treatments compared to fish from the control treatments. Our results show that juvenile scup are tolerant to increases in seawater pCO2, possibly due to conditions this species encounters in their naturally variable environment and their well-developed pH control mechanisms.
title Effect of ocean acidification on growth and otolith condition of juvenile scup, Stenotomus chrysops
topic Alkalinity, total; Animalia; Aragonite saturation state; Bicarbonate ion; Brackish waters; 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; Containers and aquaria (20-1000 L or < 1 m**2); Date; Dissolved oxygen, in water, interpolated; Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Growth/Morphology; Identification; Laboratory experiment; Length; Mass; Mortality/Survival; Nekton; North Atlantic; Number of individuals; OA-ICC; Ocean acidification; Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre; Otolith area; Oxygen saturation; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Pelagos; pH, total scale; Phosphate; Potentiometric titration; Registration number of species; Salinity; Signal; Silicate; Single species; Species; Spectrophotometric; Stenotomus chrysops; Temperate; Temperature, water; Type; Uniform resource locator/link to reference; Wepawaug_River
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.861841