Effect of ocean acidification on otolith development in larvae of a tropical marine fish
Calcification in many invertebrate species is predicted to decline due to ocean acidification. The potential effects of elevated CO2 and reduced carbonate saturation state on other species, such as fish, are less well understood. Fish otoliths (earbones) are composed of aragonite, and thus, might be...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:247327 2023-05-15T17:50:13+02:00 Effect of ocean acidification on otolith development in larvae of a tropical marine fish Munday, P. L. Hernaman, V. Dixson, D. L. Thorrold, S. R. 2011-01-01 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:247327 eng eng Copernicus doi:10.5194/bg-8-1631-2011 issn:1726-4170 issn:1726-4189 Trout Oncorhynchus-mykiss Acid-base regulation Climate-change Calcifying organisms ; Endolymph chemistry Coral-reefs Growth CO2 Calcification Seawater 1105 Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 1904 Earth-Surface Processes Journal Article 2011 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-8-1631-2011 2020-12-07T23:44:11Z Calcification in many invertebrate species is predicted to decline due to ocean acidification. The potential effects of elevated CO2 and reduced carbonate saturation state on other species, such as fish, are less well understood. Fish otoliths (earbones) are composed of aragonite, and thus, might be susceptible to either the reduced availability of carbonate ions in seawater at low pH, or to changes in extracellular concentrations of bicarbonate and carbonate ions caused by acid-base regulation in fish exposed to high CO. We reared larvae of the clownfish Amphiprion percula from hatching to settlement at three pHNBS and CO levels (control: ∼pH 8.15 and 404 Î1/4atm CO; intermediate: pH 7.8 and 1050 atm CO; extreme: pH 7.6 and 1721 atm CO) to test the possible effects of ocean acidification on otolith development. There was no effect of the intermediate treatment (pH 7.8 and 1050 atm CO) on otolith size, shape, symmetry between left and right otoliths, or otolith elemental chemistry, compared with controls. However, in the more extreme treatment (pH 7.6 and 1721 atm CO ) otolith area and maximum length were larger than controls, although no other traits were significantly affected. Our results support the hypothesis that pH regulation in the otolith endolymph can lead to increased precipitation of CaCO3 in otoliths of larval fish exposed to elevated CO , as proposed by an earlier study, however, our results also show that sensitivity varies considerably among species. Importantly, our results suggest that otolith development in clownfishes is robust to even the more pessimistic changes in ocean chemistry predicted to occur by 2100. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Biogeosciences 8 6 1631 1641 |
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Calcification in many invertebrate species is predicted to decline due to ocean acidification. The potential effects of elevated CO2 and reduced carbonate saturation state on other species, such as fish, are less well understood. Fish otoliths (earbones) are composed of aragonite, and thus, might be susceptible to either the reduced availability of carbonate ions in seawater at low pH, or to changes in extracellular concentrations of bicarbonate and carbonate ions caused by acid-base regulation in fish exposed to high CO. We reared larvae of the clownfish Amphiprion percula from hatching to settlement at three pHNBS and CO levels (control: ∼pH 8.15 and 404 Î1/4atm CO; intermediate: pH 7.8 and 1050 atm CO; extreme: pH 7.6 and 1721 atm CO) to test the possible effects of ocean acidification on otolith development. There was no effect of the intermediate treatment (pH 7.8 and 1050 atm CO) on otolith size, shape, symmetry between left and right otoliths, or otolith elemental chemistry, compared with controls. However, in the more extreme treatment (pH 7.6 and 1721 atm CO ) otolith area and maximum length were larger than controls, although no other traits were significantly affected. Our results support the hypothesis that pH regulation in the otolith endolymph can lead to increased precipitation of CaCO3 in otoliths of larval fish exposed to elevated CO , as proposed by an earlier study, however, our results also show that sensitivity varies considerably among species. Importantly, our results suggest that otolith development in clownfishes is robust to even the more pessimistic changes in ocean chemistry predicted to occur by 2100. |
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Effect of ocean acidification on otolith development in larvae of a tropical marine fish |
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Effect of ocean acidification on otolith development in larvae of a tropical marine fish |
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Effect of ocean acidification on otolith development in larvae of a tropical marine fish |
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