Effects of ocean acidification on the swimming ability, development and biochemical responses of sand smelt larvae ...

• Main Authors: Silva, Cátia S E, Novais, Sara C, Lemos, Marco F L, Mendes, Susana, Oliveira, A P, Gonçalves, Emanuel J, Faria, Ana M
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2016
• Subjects: Animalia; Atherina presbyter; Behaviour; Chordata; Coast and continental shelf; Containers and aquaria 20-1000 L or < 1 m**2; Growth/Morphology; Laboratory experiment; Nekton; North Atlantic; Other metabolic rates; Pelagos; Single species; Temperate; Type; Species; Registration number of species; Uniform resource locator/link to reference; Treatment; Reactive oxygen species, per protein; Superoxide dismutase activity, unit per protein mass; Catalase, per protein; Lipid peroxidation, per protein; DNA damage, per protein; Lactate dehydrogenase activity, per protein mass; Isocitrate dehydrogenase activity, per protein mass; Carbohydrates, per protein; Electron transport system activity, per protein; Speed, swimming; Length; Height; Body depth; Alkalinity, total; Alkalinity, total, standard deviation; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide water at sea surface temperature wet air; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, standard deviation; pH; pH, standard deviation; Salinity; Salinity, standard deviation; Temperature, water; Temperature, water, standard deviation; Carbonate system computation flag; Carbon dioxide; Fugacity of carbon dioxide water at sea surface temperature wet air; Bicarbonate ion; Carbonate ion; Carbon, inorganic, dissolved; Aragonite saturation state; Calcite saturation state; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.863138; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.863138

Ocean acidification, recognized as a major threat to marine ecosystems, has developed into one of the fastest growing fields of research in marine sciences. Several studies on fish larval stages point to abnormal behaviours, malformations and increased mortality rates as a result of exposure to increased levels of CO2. However, other studies fail to recognize any consequence, suggesting species-specific sensitivity to increased levels of CO2, highlighting the need of further research. In this study we investigated the effects of exposure to elevated pCO2 on behaviour, development, oxidative stress and energy metabolism of sand smelt larvae, Atherina presbyter. Larvae were caught at Arrábida Marine Park (Portugal) and exposed to different pCO2 levels (control: 600 µatm, pH = 8.03; medium: 1000 µatm, pH = 7.85; high: 1800 µatm, pH = 7.64) up to 15 days, after which critical swimming speed (Ucrit), morphometric traits and biochemical biomarkers were determined. Measured biomarkers were related with: 1) ... : In order to allow full comparability with other ocean acidification data sets, the R package seacarb (Gattuso et al, 2015) was used to compute a complete and consistent set of carbonate system variables, as described by Nisumaa et al. (2010). In this dataset the original values were archived in addition with the recalculated parameters (see related PI). The date of carbonate chemistry calculation is 2016-07-19. ...