Seawater carbonate chemistry and larval feeding physiology of the mussel Mytilus californianus

• Main Authors: Gray, Matthew W, Langdon, Chris, Waldbusser, George G, Hales, Burke, Kramer, Sean
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2023
• Subjects: Alkalinity; total; Animalia; Aragonite saturation state; Behaviour; Bicarbonate ion; Bottles or small containers/Aquaria (<20 L); Calcite saturation state; Carbon; inorganic; dissolved; Carbonate ion; Carbonate system computation flag; Carbon dioxide; Coast and continental shelf; EXP; Experiment; Feeding rate; Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Gut fullness; size standardized; total beads per larva; Ingestion rate per larva; Laboratory experiment; Larvae; Mollusca; Mytilus californianus; North Pacific; Number; OA-ICC; Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Pelagos; pH; Replicate; Salinity; Seal_Rock; Single species; Size; Species; unique identification; Temperate; Temperature; water; Treatment; Type of study; Zooplankton; Pacific; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.958047

Ocean acidification (OA)—a process describing the ocean's increase in dissolved carbon dioxide ( pCO2) and a reduction in pH and aragonite saturation state (Ωar) due to higher concentrations of atmospheric CO2—is considered a threat to bivalve mollusks and other marine calcifiers. While many st...