Settled larvae 7 days post-fertilization following parental ocean acidification during lab experiments conducted in spring 2022. ...

• Main Authors: Glass, Benjamin, Brown, Kristen, Speer, Kelsey, Barott, Katie, Schmitt, Angela
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) 2024
• Subjects: Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.923183.1; https://hdl.handle.net/1912/69251

Ocean acidification (OA) resulting from anthropogenic CO2 emissions is impairing the reproduction of marine organisms. While parental exposure to OA can protect offspring via carryover effects, this phenomenon is poorly understood in many marine invertebrate taxa. We examined how parental exposure to acidified (pH 7.40) versus ambient (pH 7.72) seawater influenced reproduction and offspring performance across six gametogenic cycles (13 weeks) in the estuarine sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. This dataset pertains to the performance of larvae following parental exposure to ocean acidification, specifically larval settlement. ...