The impact of ocean acidification on the byssal threads of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis).
Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) produce byssal threads to anchor themselves to the substrate. These threads are always exposed to the surrounding environmental conditions. Understanding how environmental pH affects these threads is crucial in understanding how climate change can affect mussels. This wo...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c401eedf9e9841ad97135c8b0d0f9c2d 2023-05-15T17:50:09+02:00 The impact of ocean acidification on the byssal threads of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis). Grant Dickey Brian M Preziosi Charles T Clark Timothy J Bowden 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205908 https://doaj.org/article/c401eedf9e9841ad97135c8b0d0f9c2d EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6193707?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 1932-6203 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0205908 https://doaj.org/article/c401eedf9e9841ad97135c8b0d0f9c2d PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 10, p e0205908 (2018) Medicine R Science Q article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205908 2022-12-31T03:36:37Z Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) produce byssal threads to anchor themselves to the substrate. These threads are always exposed to the surrounding environmental conditions. Understanding how environmental pH affects these threads is crucial in understanding how climate change can affect mussels. This work examines three factors (load at failure, thread extensibility, and total thread counts) that indicate the performance of byssal threads as well as condition index to assess impacts on the physiological condition of mussels held in artificial seawater acidified by the addition of CO2. There was no significant variation between the control (~786 μatm CO2 / ~7.98 pH/ ~2805 μmol kg-1 total alkalinity) and acidified (~2555 μatm CO2 / ~7.47 pH/ ~2650 μmol kg-1 total alkalinity) treatment groups in any of these factors. The results of this study suggest that ocean acidification by CO2 addition has no significant effect on the quality and performance of threads produced by M. edulis. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles PLOS ONE 13 10 e0205908 |
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Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) produce byssal threads to anchor themselves to the substrate. These threads are always exposed to the surrounding environmental conditions. Understanding how environmental pH affects these threads is crucial in understanding how climate change can affect mussels. This work examines three factors (load at failure, thread extensibility, and total thread counts) that indicate the performance of byssal threads as well as condition index to assess impacts on the physiological condition of mussels held in artificial seawater acidified by the addition of CO2. There was no significant variation between the control (~786 μatm CO2 / ~7.98 pH/ ~2805 μmol kg-1 total alkalinity) and acidified (~2555 μatm CO2 / ~7.47 pH/ ~2650 μmol kg-1 total alkalinity) treatment groups in any of these factors. The results of this study suggest that ocean acidification by CO2 addition has no significant effect on the quality and performance of threads produced by M. edulis. |
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The impact of ocean acidification on the byssal threads of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis). |
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The impact of ocean acidification on the byssal threads of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis). |
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The impact of ocean acidification on the byssal threads of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis). |
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The impact of ocean acidification on the byssal threads of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis). |
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The impact of ocean acidification on the byssal threads of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis). |
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impact of ocean acidification on the byssal threads of the blue mussel (mytilus edulis). |
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