Ocean acidification increases fatty acids levels of larval fish
Rising levels of anthropogenic carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are acidifying the oceans and producing diverse and important effects on marine ecosystems, including the production of fatty acids (FAs) by primary producers and their transfer through food webs. FAs, particularly essential FAs, are ne...
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crroyalsociety:10.1098/rsbl.2015.0331 2024-06-02T08:12:31+00:00 Ocean acidification increases fatty acids levels of larval fish Díaz-Gil, Carlos Catalán, Ignacio A. Palmer, Miquel Faulk, Cynthia K. Fuiman, Lee A. 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2015.0331 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbl.2015.0331 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsbl.2015.0331 en eng The Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ Biology Letters volume 11, issue 7, page 20150331 ISSN 1744-9561 1744-957X journal-article 2015 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2015.0331 2024-05-07T14:16:33Z Rising levels of anthropogenic carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are acidifying the oceans and producing diverse and important effects on marine ecosystems, including the production of fatty acids (FAs) by primary producers and their transfer through food webs. FAs, particularly essential FAs, are necessary for normal structure and function in animals and influence composition and trophic structure of marine food webs. To test the effect of ocean acidification (OA) on the FA composition of fish, we conducted a replicated experiment in which larvae of the marine fish red drum ( Sciaenops ocellatus ) were reared under a climate change scenario of elevated CO 2 levels (2100 µatm) and under current control levels (400 µatm). We found significantly higher whole-body levels of FAs, including nine of the 11 essential FAs, and altered relative proportions of FAs in the larvae reared under higher levels of CO 2 . Consequences of this effect of OA could include alterations in performance and survival of fish larvae and transfer of FAs through food webs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Red drum Sciaenops ocellatus The Royal Society Biology Letters 11 7 20150331 |
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Rising levels of anthropogenic carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are acidifying the oceans and producing diverse and important effects on marine ecosystems, including the production of fatty acids (FAs) by primary producers and their transfer through food webs. FAs, particularly essential FAs, are necessary for normal structure and function in animals and influence composition and trophic structure of marine food webs. To test the effect of ocean acidification (OA) on the FA composition of fish, we conducted a replicated experiment in which larvae of the marine fish red drum ( Sciaenops ocellatus ) were reared under a climate change scenario of elevated CO 2 levels (2100 µatm) and under current control levels (400 µatm). We found significantly higher whole-body levels of FAs, including nine of the 11 essential FAs, and altered relative proportions of FAs in the larvae reared under higher levels of CO 2 . Consequences of this effect of OA could include alterations in performance and survival of fish larvae and transfer of FAs through food webs. |
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Ocean acidification increases fatty acids levels of larval fish |
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