Asnicar, Davide; Novoa-Abelleira, Alberto; Minichino, Riccardo; Badocco, D; Pastore, P; Finos, L; Munari, M; Marin, Maria Gabriella (2021): Seawater carbonate chemistry and respiration rate, ammonia excretion, O:N ratio and behaviour of sea urchins Paracentrotus lividus [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.939892
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Abstract:
CO2-driven ocean acidification affects many aspects of sea urchin biology. However, even in the same species, OA effects are often not univocal due to non-uniform exposure setups or different ecological history of the experimental specimens. In the present work, two groups of adult sea urchins Paracentrotus lividus from different environments (the Lagoon of Venice and a coastal area in the Northern Adriatic Sea) were exposed to OA in a long-term exposure. Animals were maintained for six months in both natural seawater (pHT 8.04) and end-of-the-century predicted condition (-0.4 units pH). Monthly, physiological (respiration rate, ammonia excretion, O:N ratio) and behavioural (righting, sheltering) endpoints were investigated. Both pH and time of exposure significantly influenced sea urchin responses, but differences between sites were highlighted, particularly in the first months. Under reduced pH, ammonia excretion increased and O:N decreased in coastal specimens. Righting and sheltering were impaired in coastal animals, whereas only righting decreased in lagoon ones. These findings suggested a higher adaptation ability in sea urchins from a more variable environment. Interestingly, as the exposure continued, animals from both sites were able to acclimate. Results revealed plasticity in the physiological and behavioural responses of sea urchins under future predicted OA conditions.
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Asnicar, Davide; Novoa-Abelleira, Alberto; Minichino, Riccardo; Badocco, D; Pastore, P; Finos, L; Munari, M; Marin, Maria Gabriella (2021): When site matters: Metabolic and behavioural responses of adult sea urchins from different environments during long-term exposure to seawater acidification. Marine Environmental Research, 169, 105372, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105372
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Gattuso, Jean-Pierre; Epitalon, Jean-Marie; Lavigne, Héloïse; Orr, James (2021): seacarb: seawater carbonate chemistry with R. R package version 3.2.16. https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/seacarb/index.html
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In order to allow full comparability with other ocean acidification data sets, the R package seacarb (Gattuso et al, 2021) was used to compute a complete and consistent set of carbonate system variables, as described by Nisumaa et al. (2010). In this dataset the original values were archived in addition with the recalculated parameters (see related PI). The date of carbonate chemistry calculation by seacarb is 2022-1-6. In the experiment, two exposures have been carried out: one with sea urchin collected within the Lagoon of Venice, the other with animals from the Gulf of Trieste. Both exposures have been carried out in a facility placed within the Lagoon of Venice.
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