Marine Ecology Progress Series,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
701, P. 67 - 81
Published: Oct. 25, 2022
How
ocean
acidification
(OA)
interacts
with
other
stressors
is
understudied,
particularly
for
predators
and
prey.
We
assessed
long-term
exposure
to
decreased
pH
low
salinity
on
(1)
juvenile
blue
crab
Callinectes
sapidus
claw
pinch
force,
(2)
hard
clam
Mercenaria
mercenaria
survival,
growth,
shell
structure,
(3)
interactions
in
filmed
mesocosm
trials.
In
2018
2019,
we
held
crabs
clams
from
the
Chesapeake
Bay,
USA,
crossed
(low:
7.0,
high:
8.0)
15,
30)
treatments
11
10
wk,
respectively.
Afterwards,
force
ridge
rugosity.
Claw
increased
size
both
years
but
weakened
pH.
Clam
growth
was
negative,
indicative
of
dissolution,
compared
control.
Growth
also
negative
2019
high-pH/low-salinity
treatment.
survival
lowest
low-pH/low-salinity
treatment
highest
high-pH/high-salinity
Shell
damage
rugosity
(indicative
deterioration)
were
intensified
under
negatively
correlated
survival.
Overall,
more
severely
affected
by
than
crabs.
predator-prey
interactions,
did
not
substantially
alter
behavior,
spent
time
eating
burying
high-salinity
moving
low-salinity
treatments.
Given
complex
effects
clams,
projections
about
climate
change
will
be
difficult
must
consider
multiple
stressors.
Frontiers in Marine Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
8
Published: Sept. 21, 2021
Global
ocean
physical
and
chemical
trends
are
reviewed
updated
using
seven
key
climate
change
indicators:
(i)
Sea
Surface
Temperature,
(ii)
Ocean
Heat
Content,
(iii)
pH,
(iv)
Dissolved
Oxygen
concentration
(v)
Arctic
Ice
extent,
thickness,
volume
(vi)
Level
(vii)
the
strength
of
Atlantic
Meridional
Overturning
Circulation
(AMOC).
The
globally
averaged
surface
temperature
shows
a
mean
warming
trend
0.062
±
0.013°C
per
decade
over
last
120
years
(1900–2019).
During
(2010–2019)
rate
has
accelerated
to
0.280
0.068°C
decade,
4.5
times
higher
than
long
term
mean.
Content
in
upper
2,000
m
linear
0.35
0.08
Wm
–2
period
1955–2019
(65
years).
during
is
twice
(0.70
0.07
)
record.
Each
six
decades
have
been
warmer
previous
one.
pH
declined
on
average
by
approximately
0.1
units
(from
8.2
8.1)
since
industrial
revolution
(1770).
By
end
this
century
(2100)
projected
decline
additionally
0.1–0.4
depending
RCP
(Representative
Concentration
Pathway)
SSP
(Shared
Socioeconomic
Pathways)
future
scenario.
time
emergence
signal
varies
from
8
15
for
open
sites,
16–41
coastal
sites.
dissolved
oxygen
levels
decreased
4.8
petamoles
or
2%
5
decades,
with
profound
impacts
local
basin
scale
habitats.
Regional
varying
due
multiple
processes
impacting
oxygen:
solubility
change,
respiration
changes,
circulation
changes
multidecadal
variability.
sea
ice
extent
declining
−13.1%
summer
(September)
−2.6%
winter
(March)
4
(1979–2020).
combined
thickness
indicate
that
non-seasonal
75%
1979.
level
increased
1993–2019
(the
altimetry
era)
at
3.15
0.3
mm
year
–1
experiencing
an
acceleration
∼
0.084
(0.06–0.10)
.
(1900–2015;
115y)
global
(GMSL)
rised
19
cm,
near
40%
GMSL
rise
taken
place
1993
(22y).
Independent
proxies
evolution
(AMOC)
AMOC
its
weakest
several
hundreds
slowing
down
century.
A
final
visual
summary
indicators
recent
provided.
PLoS Biology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
20(2), P. e3001511 - e3001511
Published: Feb. 3, 2022
Ocean
acidification—decreasing
oceanic
pH
resulting
from
the
uptake
of
excess
atmospheric
CO
2
—has
potential
to
affect
marine
life
in
future.
Among
possible
consequences,
a
series
studies
on
coral
reef
fish
suggested
that
direct
effects
acidification
behavior
may
be
extreme
and
have
broad
ecological
ramifications.
Recent
documenting
lack
effect
experimental
ocean
behavior,
however,
call
this
prediction
into
question.
Indeed,
phenomenon
decreasing
sizes
over
time
is
not
uncommon
typically
referred
as
“decline
effect.”
Here,
we
explore
consistency
robustness
scientific
evidence
past
decade
regarding
behavior.
Using
systematic
review
meta-analysis
91
empirically
testing
provide
quantitative
research
date
topic
characterized
by
decline
effect,
where
large
initial
all
but
disappeared
subsequent
decade.
The
field
cannot
explained
3
likely
biological
explanations,
including
increasing
proportions
examining
(1)
cold-water
species;
(2)
nonolfactory-associated
behaviors;
(3)
nonlarval
stages.
Furthermore,
vast
majority
with
tend
low
sample
sizes,
yet
are
published
high-impact
journals
disproportionate
influence
terms
citations.
We
contend
has
negligible
impact
advocate
for
improved
approaches
minimize
future
avenues
research.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: Oct. 22, 2019
Global
environmental
change
is
increasing
hypoxia
in
aquatic
ecosystems.
During
hypoxic
events,
bacterial
respiration
causes
an
increase
carbon
dioxide
(CO2)
while
oxygen
(O2)
declines.
This
rarely
accounted
for
when
assessing
tolerances
of
organisms.
We
investigated
the
impact
environmentally
realistic
increases
CO2
on
responses
to
European
sea
bass
(Dicentrarchus
labrax).
conducted
a
critical
(O2crit)
test,
common
measure
tolerance,
using
two
treatments
which
O2
levels
were
reduced
with
constant
ambient
(~530
µatm),
or
reciprocal
(rising
~2,500
µatm).
also
assessed
blood
acid-base
chemistry
and
haemoglobin-O2
binding
affinity
conditions
(~650
μatm)
raised
(~1770
levels.
Sea
exhibited
greater
tolerance
(~20%
O2crit),
associated
increased
(~32%
fall
P50)
red
cells,
exposed
changes
CO2.
indicates
that
rising
accompanies
facilitates
uptake
by
low
conditions,
enhancing
tolerance.
recommend
impacts
organisms
are
assessed,
due
consideration
given
Frontiers in Marine Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
8
Published: Oct. 1, 2021
Despite
the
long
evolutionary
history
of
this
group,
challenges
brought
by
Anthropocene
have
been
inflicting
an
extensive
pressure
over
sharks
and
their
relatives.
Overexploitation
has
driving
a
worldwide
decline
in
elasmobranch
populations,
rapid
environmental
change,
triggered
anthropogenic
activities,
may
further
test
group's
resilience.
In
context,
we
searched
literature
for
peer-reviewed
studies
featuring
sustained
(>24
h)
controlled
exposure
species
to
warming,
acidification,
and/or
deoxygenation:
three
most
pressing
symptoms
change
ocean.
standardized
comparative
framework,
conducted
array
mixed-model
meta-analyses
(based
on
368
control-treatment
contrasts
from
53
studies)
evaluate
effects
these
factors
combination
as
experimental
treatments.
We
compared
across
different
attributes
(lineages,
climates,
lifestyles,
reproductive
modes,
life
stages)
assessed
direction
impact
comprehensive
set
biological
responses
(survival,
development,
growth,
aerobic
metabolism,
anaerobic
oxygen
transport,
feeding,
behavior,
acid-base
status,
thermal
tolerance,
hypoxia
cell
stress).
Based
present
findings,
warming
appears
influential
factor,
with
clear
directional
effects,
namely
decreasing
development
time
increasing
tolerance.
While
influence
was
pervasive
attributes,
acidification
appear
be
more
context-specific,
no
perceivable
trends
apart
necessary
achieve
balance.
Meanwhile,
despite
its
potential
steep
impacts,
deoxygenation
neglected
data
paucity
ultimately
precluding
sound
conclusions.
Likewise,
implementation
multi-factor
treatments
mostly
restricted
approximately
matching
those
warming.
considerable
progress
recent
years,
research
regarding
drivers
elasmobranchs
lags
behind
other
taxa,
required
disentangle
many
observed
effects.
Given
current
levels
extinction
risk
quick
pace
global
it
is
crucial
that
integrate
knowledge
accumulated
through
scientific
approaches
into
holistic
perspective
better
understand
how
group
fare
changing
Marine Ecology Progress Series,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
732, P. 193 - 221
Published: Jan. 31, 2024
Climate
change
has
rapidly
altered
marine
ecosystems
and
is
expected
to
continue
push
systems
species
beyond
historical
baselines
into
novel
conditions.
Projecting
responses
of
organisms
populations
these
environmental
conditions
often
requires
extrapolations
observed
conditions,
challenging
the
predictive
limits
statistical
modeling
capabilities.
Bioenergetics
provides
mechanistic
basis
for
projecting
climate
effects
on
living
resources
in
a
long
history
development,
been
applied
widely
fish
other
taxa.
We
provide
our
perspective
4
opportunities
that
will
advance
ability
bioenergetics-based
models
depict
changes
productivity
distribution
fishes
organisms,
leading
more
robust
projections
impacts.
These
are
(1)
improved
depiction
bioenergetics
processes
derive
realistic
individual-level
response(s)
complex
(2)
innovations
scaling
project
at
population
food
web
levels,
(3)
coupling
between
spatial
dynamics
better
represent
local-
regional-scale
differences
distributions
(4)
model
validation
ensure
next
generation
can
be
used
with
known
sufficient
confidence.
Our
focus
specific
enable
critical
advancements
position
community
make
accurate
individuals,
populations,
webs,
ecosystems.