Ocean acidification does not impair the behaviour of coral reef fishes
The partial pressure of CO2 in the oceans has increased rapidly over the past century, driving ocean acidification and raising concern for the stability of marine ecosystems1–3. Coral reef fishes are predicted to be especially susceptible to end-of-century ocean acidification on the basis of several...
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ftdeakinunifig:oai:figshare.com:article/20720908 2024-06-23T07:55:46+00:00 Ocean acidification does not impair the behaviour of coral reef fishes Timothy Clark GD Raby DG Roche SA Binning B Speers-Roesch F Jutfelt J Sundin 2020-01-16T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30133777 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Ocean_acidification_does_not_impair_the_behaviour_of_coral_reef_fishes/20720908 unknown http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30133777 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Ocean_acidification_does_not_impair_the_behaviour_of_coral_reef_fishes/20720908 All Rights Reserved Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics ELEVATED CARBON-DIOXIDE CO2 LATERALIZATION HIGH-CO2 ABILITY RECORD POWER Behavioural ecology Chemical ecology Ethics Ecophysiology Climate-change ecology MD Multidisciplinary Text Journal contribution 2020 ftdeakinunifig 2024-06-06T01:30:02Z The partial pressure of CO2 in the oceans has increased rapidly over the past century, driving ocean acidification and raising concern for the stability of marine ecosystems1–3. Coral reef fishes are predicted to be especially susceptible to end-of-century ocean acidification on the basis of several high-profile papers4,5 that have reported profound behavioural and sensory impairments—for example, complete attraction to the chemical cues of predators under conditions of ocean acidification. Here, we comprehensively and transparently show that—in contrast to previous studies—end-of-century ocean acidification levels have negligible effects on important behaviours of coral reef fishes, such as the avoidance of chemical cues from predators, fish activity levels and behavioural lateralization (left–right turning preference). Using data simulations, we additionally show that the large effect sizes and small within-group variances that have been reported in several previous studies are highly improbable. Together, our findings indicate that the reported effects of ocean acidification on the behaviour of coral reef fishes are not reproducible, suggesting that behavioural perturbations will not be a major consequence for coral reef fishes in high CO2 oceans. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification DRO - Deakin Research Online |
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Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics ELEVATED CARBON-DIOXIDE CO2 LATERALIZATION HIGH-CO2 ABILITY RECORD POWER Behavioural ecology Chemical ecology Ethics Ecophysiology Climate-change ecology MD Multidisciplinary Timothy Clark GD Raby DG Roche SA Binning B Speers-Roesch F Jutfelt J Sundin Ocean acidification does not impair the behaviour of coral reef fishes |
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The partial pressure of CO2 in the oceans has increased rapidly over the past century, driving ocean acidification and raising concern for the stability of marine ecosystems1–3. Coral reef fishes are predicted to be especially susceptible to end-of-century ocean acidification on the basis of several high-profile papers4,5 that have reported profound behavioural and sensory impairments—for example, complete attraction to the chemical cues of predators under conditions of ocean acidification. Here, we comprehensively and transparently show that—in contrast to previous studies—end-of-century ocean acidification levels have negligible effects on important behaviours of coral reef fishes, such as the avoidance of chemical cues from predators, fish activity levels and behavioural lateralization (left–right turning preference). Using data simulations, we additionally show that the large effect sizes and small within-group variances that have been reported in several previous studies are highly improbable. Together, our findings indicate that the reported effects of ocean acidification on the behaviour of coral reef fishes are not reproducible, suggesting that behavioural perturbations will not be a major consequence for coral reef fishes in high CO2 oceans. |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Timothy Clark GD Raby DG Roche SA Binning B Speers-Roesch F Jutfelt J Sundin |
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Timothy Clark GD Raby DG Roche SA Binning B Speers-Roesch F Jutfelt J Sundin |
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Timothy Clark |
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Ocean acidification does not impair the behaviour of coral reef fishes |
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Ocean acidification does not impair the behaviour of coral reef fishes |
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Ocean acidification does not impair the behaviour of coral reef fishes |
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Ocean acidification does not impair the behaviour of coral reef fishes |
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Ocean acidification does not impair the behaviour of coral reef fishes |
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ocean acidification does not impair the behaviour of coral reef fishes |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30133777 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Ocean_acidification_does_not_impair_the_behaviour_of_coral_reef_fishes/20720908 |
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