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Frommel, Andrea Y; Schubert, Alexander; Piatkowski, Uwe; Clemmesen, Catriona (2013): Egg and early larval stages of Baltic cod, Gadus morhua duirng ocean acidification experiments, 2012 [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.778456, Supplement to: Frommel, AY et al. (2013): Egg and early larval stages of Baltic cod, Gadus morhua, are robust to high levels of ocean acidification. Marine Biology, 160(8), 1825-1834, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-011-1876-3

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Abstract:
The accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will lower the pH in ocean waters, a process termed ocean acidification (OA). Despite its potentially detrimental effects on calcifying organisms, experimental studies on the possible impacts on fish remain scarce. While adults will most likely remain relatively unaffected by changes in seawater pH, early life-history stages are potentially more sensitive, due to the lack of gills with specialized ion-regulatory mechanisms. We tested the effects of OA on growth and development of embryos and larvae of eastern Baltic cod, the commercially most important fish stock in the Baltic Sea. Cod were reared from newly fertilized eggs to early non-feeding larvae in 5 different experiments looking at a range of response variables to OA, as well as the combined effect of CO2 and temperature. No effect on hatching, survival, development, and otolith size was found at any stage in the development of Baltic cod. Field data show that in the Bornholm Basin, the main spawning site of eastern Baltic cod, in situ levels of pCO2are already at levels of 1,100 µatm with a pH of 7.2, mainly due to high eutrophication supporting microbial activity and permanent stratification with little water exchange. Our data show that the eggs and early larval stages of Baltic cod seem to be robust to even high levels of OA (3,200 µatm), indicating an adaptational response to CO2.
Keyword(s):
Animalia; Baltic Sea; Biomass/Abundance/Elemental composition; Bottles or small containers/Aquaria (<20 L); Chordata; Coast and continental shelf; Gadus morhua; Growth/Morphology; Laboratory experiment; Mortality/Survival; Nekton; Pelagos; Reproduction; Single species; Temperate; Temperature
Project(s):
Biological Impacts of Ocean Acidification (BIOACID)
European network of excellence for Ocean Ecosystems Analysis (EUR-OCEANS)
European Project on Ocean Acidification (EPOCA)
Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC)
Funding:
Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), grant/award no. 211384: European Project on Ocean Acidification
Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), grant/award no. 511106: European network of excellence for Ocean Ecosystems Analysis
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 55.062555 * Median Longitude: 15.732232 * South-bound Latitude: 54.625000 * West-bound Longitude: 15.251000 * North-bound Latitude: 55.625000 * East-bound Longitude: 16.801000
Date/Time Start: 2008-08-29T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2009-08-28T00:00:00
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
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  1. Frommel, AY; Schubert, A; Piatkowski, U et al. (2013): Seawater carbonate chemistry and eggs, larvae and hatching success of Gadus morhua during experiments (Experiment 1), 2012. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.778448
  2. Frommel, AY; Schubert, A; Piatkowski, U et al. (2013): Seawater carbonate chemistry and DNA, RNA, proteins and mass of Gadus morhua during experiments (Experiment 3), 2012. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.778451
  3. Frommel, AY; Schubert, A; Piatkowski, U et al. (2013): Seawater carbonate chemistry and DNA, RNA, proteins and mass of Gadus morhua during experiments (Experiment 4), 2012. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.778453
  4. Frommel, AY; Schubert, A; Piatkowski, U et al. (2013): Seawater carbonate chemistry and eggs, larvae and hatching success of Gadus morhua during experiments (Experiment 2), 2012. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.778449
  5. Frommel, AY; Schubert, A; Piatkowski, U et al. (2013): Seawater carbonate chemistry and size of Gadus morhua during experiments (Experiment 2), 2012. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.778450
  6. Frommel, AY; Schubert, A; Piatkowski, U et al. (2013): Seawater carbonate chemistry and DNA, RNA, proteins and mass of Gadus morhua during experiments (Experiment 5), 2012. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.778454
  7. Frommel, AY; Schubert, A; Piatkowski, U et al. (2013): Seawater carbonate chemistry and Gadus morhua otholith diameter, radius, area and circumference during experiments (Experiment 5), 2012. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.778455
  8. Frommel, AY; Schubert, A; Piatkowski, U et al. (2013): Seawater carbonate chemistry in Bornholm Basin, Baltic Sea, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.779688