Seawater carbonate chemistry and shell weights of Laternula elliptica, Yoldia eightsi, Nacella concinna and Liothyrella uva during experiments, 2009, supplement to: McClintock, James B; Angus, Robert A; Mcdonald, Michelle R; Amsler, Charles D; Catledge, Shane A; Vohra, Yogesh K (2009): Rapid dissolution of shells of weakly calcified Antarctic benthic macroorganisms indicates high vulnerability to ocean acidification. Antarctic Science, 21(5), 449-456

• Main Authors: McClintock, James B, Angus, Robert A, Mcdonald, Michelle R, Amsler, Charles D, Catledge, Shane A, Vohra, Yogesh K
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 2009
• Subjects: Animalia; Antarctic; Benthic animals; Benthos; Brachiopoda; Calcification/Dissolution; Coast and continental shelf; Laboratory experiment; Laternula elliptica; Liothyrella uva; Mollusca; Nacella concinna; Polar; Single species; Yoldia eightsi; DATE/TIME; Experiment day; Sample ID; Salinity; Temperature, water; pH; Alkalinity, total; Carbonate system computation flag; Carbon dioxide; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide water at sea surface temperature wet air; Fugacity of carbon dioxide water at sea surface temperature wet air; Bicarbonate ion; Carbonate ion; Carbon, inorganic, dissolved; Aragonite saturation state; Calcite saturation state; Laternula elliptica, weight; Yoldia eightsi, weight; Nacella concinna, weight; Liothyrella uva, weight; pH meter Fisher Model AB15; Titration; Calculated; Calculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. 2010; Mettler AJ100 balance Mettler-Toledo; European network of excellence for Ocean Ecosystems Analysis EUR-OCEANS; European Project on Ocean Acidification EPOCA; Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre OA-ICC; McClintock; Nacella; Toledo; Antarc*; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.756660; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.756660

Antarctic calcified macroorganisms are particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification because many are weakly calcified, the dissolution rates of calcium carbonate are inversely related to temperature, and high latitude seas are predicted to become undersaturated in aragonite by the year 2100. We ex...