Ocean acidification causes mortality in the medusa stage of the cubozoan Carybdea xaymacana

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Chuard, Pierre J. C., Johnson, Maggie D., Guichard, Frédéric
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
• Subjects: Article; Medusa; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6449339/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30948764; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42121-0

Ocean pH is decreasing due to anthropogenic activities, and the consequences of this acidification on marine fauna and ecosystems are the subject of an increasing number of studies. Yet, the impact of ocean acidification (OA) on several abundant and ecologically important taxa, such as medusozoans,...