Sea urchin Arbacia dufresnei (Blainville 1825) larvae response to ocean acidification |
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Authors: | Ana I Catarino Chantal De Ridder Marcelo Gonzalez Pablo Gallardo Philippe Dubois |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratoire de Biologie Marine, Universit? Libre de Bruxelles, CP 160/15, 1050 Brussels, Belgium;(2) Instituto Ant?rtico Chileno, Plaza Mu?oz Gamero N 1055, Punta Arenas, Chile;(3) Universidad de Magallanes, Centro de Cultivos Marinos Bah?a Laredo, Km 24 Ruta 9 Norte, Punta Arenas, Chile |
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Abstract: | Increased atmospheric CO2 emissions are inducing changes in seawater carbon chemistry, lowering its pH, decreasing carbonate ion availability and reducing
calcium carbonate saturation state. This phenomenon, known as ocean acidification, is happening at a faster rate in cold regions,
i.e., polar and sub-polar waters. The larval development of Arbacia dufresnei from a sub-Antarctic population was studied at high (8.0), medium (7.7) and low (7.4) pH waters. The results show that the
offspring from sub-Antarctic populations of A. dufresnei are susceptible to a development delay at low pH, with no significant increase in abnormal forms. Larvae were isometric between
pH treatments. Even at calcium carbonate (CaCO3) saturation states (of both calcite and aragonite, used as proxies of the magnesium calcite) <1, skeleton deposition occurred.
Polar and sub-polar sea urchin larvae can show a certain degree of resilience to acidification, also emphasizing A. dufresnei potential to poleward migrate and further colonize southern regions. |
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