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Dickinson, Gary H; Bejerano, Shai; Salvador, Trina; Makdisi, Christine; Patel, Shrey; Long, W Christopher; Swiney, Katherine M; Foy, Robert J; Steffel, Brittan V; Smith, Kathryn E; Aronson, Richard B (2023): Seawater carbonate chemistry and properties of the exoskeleton in adult Tanner crabs, Chionoecetes bairdi [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.961093

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Abstract:
Ocean acidification can affect the ability of calcifying organisms to build and maintain mineralized tissue. In decapod crustaceans, the exoskeleton is a multilayered structure composed of chitin, protein, and mineral, predominately magnesian calcite or amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC). We investigated the effects of acidification on the exoskeleton of mature (post-terminal-molt) female southern Tanner crabs, Chionoecetes bairdi. Crabs were exposed to one of three pH levels—8.1, 7.8, or 7.5—for two years. Reduced pH led to a suite of body-region-specific effects on the exoskeleton. Microhardness of the claw was 38% lower in crabs at pH 7.5 compared with those at pH 8.1, but carapace microhardness was unaffected by pH. In contrast, reduced pH altered elemental content in the carapace (reduced calcium, increased magnesium), but not the claw. Diminished structural integrity and thinning of the exoskeleton was observed at reduced pH in both body regions; internal erosion of the carapace was present in most crabs at pH 7.5, and the claws of these crabs showed substantial external erosion, with tooth-like denticles nearly or completely worn away. Using infrared spectroscopy, we observed a shift in the phase of calcium carbonate present in the carapace of pH-7.5 crabs: a mix of ACC and calcite was found in the carapace of crabs at pH 8.1, whereas the bulk of calcium carbonate had transformed to calcite in pH-7.5 crabs. With limited capacity for repair, the exoskeleton of long-lived crabs that undergo a terminal molt, such as C. bairdi, may be especially susceptible to ocean acidification.
Keyword(s):
Animalia; Arthropoda; Benthic animals; Benthos; Biomass/Abundance/Elemental composition; Calcification/Dissolution; Chionoecetes bairdi; Coast and continental shelf; Containers and aquaria (20-1000 L or < 1 m**2); Growth/Morphology; Laboratory experiment; North Pacific; Other studied parameter or process; Single species; Temperate
Supplement to:
Dickinson, Gary H; Bejerano, Shai; Salvador, Trina; Makdisi, Christine; Patel, Shrey; Long, W Christopher; Swiney, Katherine M; Foy, Robert J; Steffel, Brittan V; Smith, Kathryn E; Aronson, Richard B (2021): Ocean acidification alters properties of the exoskeleton in adult Tanner crabs, Chionoecetes bairdi. Journal of Experimental Biology, 224(3), jeb232819, https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.232819
Source:
Dickinson, Gary H; Bejerano, Shai; Salvador, Trina; Makdisi, Christine; Patel, Shrey; Long, W Christopher; Swiney, Katherine M; Foy, Robert J; Steffel, Brittan V; Smith, Kathryn E; Aronson, Richard B (2021): Data set of ocean acidification alters properties of the exoskeleton in adult tanner crabs, Chionoecetes bairdi. Dryad, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5mkkwh74w
Documentation:
Gattuso, Jean-Pierre; Epitalon, Jean-Marie; Lavigne, Héloïse; Orr, James (2019): seacarb: Seawater Carbonate Chemistry. R package version 3.2.15. https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=seacarb
Coverage:
Latitude: 57.720800 * Longitude: -152.291700
Date/Time Start: 2011-07-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2013-07-06T00:00:00
Event(s):
Chiniak_Bay * Latitude: 57.720800 * Longitude: -152.291700 * Date/Time Start: 2011-07-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2013-07-06T00:00:00 * Method/Device: Experiment (EXP)
Comment:
In order to allow full comparability with other ocean acidification data sets, the R package seacarb (Gattuso et al, 2022) 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 2023-07-24.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Type of studyStudy typeDickinson, Gary H
Species, unique identificationSpecies UIDDickinson, Gary H
Species, unique identification (URI)Species UID (URI)Dickinson, Gary H
Species, unique identification (Semantic URI)Species UID (Semantic URI)Dickinson, Gary H
Sample IDSample IDDickinson, Gary H
Treatment: pHT:pHDickinson, Gary H
CalciumCa%Dickinson, Gary H% dry mass, Carapace
MagnesiumMg%Dickinson, Gary H% dry mass, Carapace
StrontiumSr%Dickinson, Gary H% dry mass, Carapace
10 Vickers HardnessVHHVDickinson, Gary HDry, Carapace, microhardness
11 Vickers HardnessVHHVDickinson, Gary HWet, Carapace, microhardness
12 ThicknessThickµmDickinson, Gary HTotal, Carapace
13 v2 peak position, Calcium carbonatev2 peak pos CaCO31/cmDickinson, Gary HCarapace
14 CategoryCatDickinson, Gary HErrosion, Carapace
15 CalciumCa%Dickinson, Gary H% dry mass, Claw
16 MagnesiumMg%Dickinson, Gary H% dry mass, Claw
17 StrontiumSr%Dickinson, Gary H% dry mass, Claw
18 Vickers HardnessVHHVDickinson, Gary HDry, Claw, microhardness
19 Vickers HardnessVHHVDickinson, Gary HWet, Claw, microhardness
20 ThicknessThickµmDickinson, Gary HTotal, Claw
21 v2 peak position, Calcium carbonatev2 peak pos CaCO31/cmDickinson, Gary HClaw
22 Pollex damage scorePollex damageDickinson, Gary H1-3 with 1 indicating minimal damage and 3 indicating extensive damage of claw
23 pHpHDickinson, Gary HFree scale
24 pH, standard deviationpH std dev±Dickinson, Gary HFree scale
25 Temperature, waterTemp°CDickinson, Gary H
26 Temperature, water, standard deviationTemp std dev±Dickinson, Gary H
27 Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air)pCO2water_SST_wetµatmDickinson, Gary HCalculated using seacarb
28 Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, standard deviationpCO2 std dev±Dickinson, Gary HCalculated using seacarb
29 Carbon, inorganic, dissolvedDICµmol/kgDickinson, Gary H
30 Carbon, inorganic, dissolved, standard deviationDIC std dev±Dickinson, Gary H
31 Bicarbonate ion[HCO3]-µmol/kgDickinson, Gary HCalculated using seacarb
32 Bicarbonate ion, standard deviation[HCO3]- std dev±Dickinson, Gary HCalculated using seacarb
33 Carbonate ion[CO3]2-µmol/kgDickinson, Gary HCalculated using seacarb
34 Carbonate ion, standard deviation[CO3]2- std dev±Dickinson, Gary HCalculated using seacarb
35 Alkalinity, totalATµmol/kgDickinson, Gary H
36 Alkalinity, total, standard deviationAT std dev±Dickinson, Gary H
37 Calcite saturation stateOmega CalDickinson, Gary HCalculated using seacarb
38 Calcite saturation state, standard deviationOmega Cal std dev±Dickinson, Gary HCalculated using seacarb
39 SalinitySalDickinson, Gary H
40 Salinity, standard deviationSal std dev±Dickinson, Gary H
41 Carbonate system computation flagCSC flagYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
42 pHpHYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)total scale
43 Carbon dioxideCO2µmol/kgYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
44 Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air)fCO2water_SST_wetµatmYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
45 Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air)pCO2water_SST_wetµatmYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
46 Bicarbonate ion[HCO3]-µmol/kgYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
47 Carbonate ion[CO3]2-µmol/kgYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
48 Aragonite saturation stateOmega ArgYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
49 Calcite saturation stateOmega CalYang, YanCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
1244 data points

Data

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Study type

Species UID

Species UID (URI)

Species UID (Semantic URI)

Sample ID

T:pH

Ca [%]
(% dry mass, Carapace)

Mg [%]
(% dry mass, Carapace)

Sr [%]
(% dry mass, Carapace)
10 
VH [HV]
(Dry, Carapace, microhardness)
11 
VH [HV]
(Wet, Carapace, microhardness)
12 
Thick [µm]
(Total, Carapace)
13 
v2 peak pos CaCO3 [1/cm]
(Carapace)
14 
Cat
(Errosion, Carapace)
15 
Ca [%]
(% dry mass, Claw)
16 
Mg [%]
(% dry mass, Claw)
17 
Sr [%]
(% dry mass, Claw)
18 
VH [HV]
(Dry, Claw, microhardness)
19 
VH [HV]
(Wet, Claw, microhardness)
20 
Thick [µm]
(Total, Claw)
21 
v2 peak pos CaCO3 [1/cm]
(Claw)
22 
Pollex damage
(1-3 with 1 indicating minimal...)
23 
pH
(Free scale)
24 
pH std dev [±]
(Free scale)
25 
Temp [°C]
26 
Temp std dev [±]
27 
pCO2water_SST_wet [µatm]
(Calculated using seacarb)
28 
pCO2 std dev [±]
(Calculated using seacarb)
29 
DIC [µmol/kg]
30 
DIC std dev [±]
31 
[HCO3]- [µmol/kg]
(Calculated using seacarb)
32 
[HCO3]- std dev [±]
(Calculated using seacarb)
33 
[CO3]2- [µmol/kg]
(Calculated using seacarb)
34 
[CO3]2- std dev [±]
(Calculated using seacarb)
35 
AT [µmol/kg]
36 
AT std dev [±]
37 
Omega Cal
(Calculated using seacarb)
38 
Omega Cal std dev [±]
(Calculated using seacarb)
39 
Sal
40 
Sal std dev [±]
41 
CSC flag
(Calculated using seacarb afte...)
42 
pH
(total scale, Calculated using...)
43 
CO2 [µmol/kg]
(Calculated using seacarb afte...)
44 
fCO2water_SST_wet [µatm]
(Calculated using seacarb afte...)
45 
pCO2water_SST_wet [µatm]
(Calculated using seacarb afte...)
46 
[HCO3]- [µmol/kg]
(Calculated using seacarb afte...)
47 
[CO3]2- [µmol/kg]
(Calculated using seacarb afte...)
48 
Omega Arg
(Calculated using seacarb afte...)
49 
Omega Cal
(Calculated using seacarb afte...)
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laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:36855877.518.123.190.5917.249.83373.34872.07Present27.561.020.3426.3928.57547.43871.983.007.500.034.931.531597.1562.762156.8438.742045.4536.1026.301.542112.4735.980.640.0431.220.47157.4584.641583.891590.442045.8326.370.400.64
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558177.519.612.710.4735.839.63537.72872.41Absent26.151.110.3686.9477.76440.61872.573.007.500.034.931.531597.1562.762156.8438.742045.4536.1026.301.542112.4735.980.640.0431.220.47157.4584.641583.891590.442045.8326.370.400.64
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558207.520.313.260.6319.4810.55340.76874.19Present24.030.720.3162.25103.45629.15872.223.007.500.034.931.531597.1562.762156.8438.742045.4536.1026.301.542112.4735.980.640.0431.220.47157.4584.641583.891590.442045.8326.370.400.64
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558237.517.282.470.4019.2316.51506.47872.78Present27.510.940.3778.1183.30338.53872.482.507.500.034.931.531597.1562.762156.8438.742045.4536.1026.301.542112.4735.980.640.0431.220.47157.4584.641583.891590.442045.8326.370.400.64
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558247.517.422.790.4519.5811.18544.10872.47Present24.680.990.3259.9380.74222.60872.242.507.500.034.931.531597.1562.762156.8438.742045.4536.1026.301.542112.4735.980.640.0431.220.47157.4584.641583.891590.442045.8326.370.400.64
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558367.518.272.910.4728.439.32541.41872.46Absent31.130.850.3865.8556.48425.68872.052.507.500.034.931.531597.1562.762156.8438.742045.4536.1026.301.542112.4735.980.640.0431.220.47157.4584.641583.891590.442045.8326.370.400.64
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:36855827.82.320.4031.086.58487.05Absent1.000.37128.88110.36591.21870.672.757.800.034.941.54781.1731.132082.1838.291989.7037.2550.892.992119.2536.291.240.0731.220.47157.7541.14770.18773.361989.7251.320.781.25
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:36855887.822.382.060.4040.4513.33597.46869.81Absent29.420.890.36100.30100.39535.53871.682.007.800.034.941.54781.1731.132082.1838.291989.7037.2550.892.992119.2536.291.240.0731.220.47157.7541.14770.18773.361989.7251.320.781.25
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558217.82.280.3815.577.68602.42Absent0.700.35109.55136.25676.76872.182.007.800.034.941.54781.1731.132082.1838.291989.7037.2550.892.992119.2536.291.240.0731.220.47157.7541.14770.18773.361989.7251.320.781.25
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558257.820.842.640.4336.019.64535.82866.91Absent28.831.180.39117.1366.46496.95871.022.257.800.034.941.54781.1731.132082.1838.291989.7037.2550.892.992119.2536.291.240.0731.220.47157.7541.14770.18773.361989.7251.320.781.25
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558327.82.520.4131.969.31563.61Absent1.050.3680.2669.26432.95871.582.507.800.034.941.54781.1731.132082.1838.291989.7037.2550.892.992119.2536.291.240.0731.220.47157.7541.14770.18773.361989.7251.320.781.25
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558337.818.822.730.4735.0713.26589.96863.65Present28.571.140.39103.9566.66425.61873.932.507.800.034.941.54781.1731.132082.1838.291989.7037.2550.892.992119.2536.291.240.0731.220.47157.7541.14770.18773.361989.7251.320.781.25
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558377.82.440.4127.386.85589.17Present1.220.36107.6347.55501.46872.162.507.800.034.941.54781.1731.132082.1838.291989.7037.2550.892.992119.2536.291.240.0731.220.47157.7541.14770.18773.361989.7251.320.781.25
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558397.820.812.570.4318.299.96510.33863.4440.521.720.52115.5869.06423.11871.992.507.800.034.941.54781.1731.132082.1838.291989.7037.2550.892.992119.2536.291.240.0731.220.47157.7541.14770.18773.361989.7251.320.781.25
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558467.822.312.300.4135.207.15653.00865.59Absent27.260.960.36116.13142.99597.18871.591.757.800.034.941.54781.1731.132082.1838.291989.7037.2550.892.992119.2536.291.240.0731.220.47157.7541.14770.18773.361989.7251.320.781.25
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558487.821.742.540.4333.588.95509.41871.50Absent27.961.500.4169.2578.78481.30872.163.007.800.034.941.54781.1731.132082.1838.291989.7037.2550.892.992119.2536.291.240.0731.220.47157.7541.14770.18773.361989.7251.320.781.25
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laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558148.023.072.050.3935.8913.21634.84863.0230.150.600.37160.28111.34906.43871.691.008.090.075.001.54391.9065.742010.7634.211895.1741.6894.7216.262135.3830.302.310.3931.220.47158.0420.08376.73378.281895.2195.461.462.32
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558188.020.912.710.4432.9510.42644.52864.43Absent28.930.840.38113.51121.58770.42871.682.008.090.075.001.54391.9065.742010.7634.211895.1741.6894.7216.262135.3830.302.310.3931.220.47158.0420.08376.73378.281895.2195.461.462.32
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laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558278.018.892.410.4015.579.81518.03862.6828.900.880.372.008.090.075.001.54391.9065.742010.7634.211895.1741.6894.7216.262135.3830.302.310.3931.220.47158.0420.08376.73378.281895.2195.461.462.32
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558288.022.272.520.4334.5312.36468.52862.99Absent27.470.930.35126.40129.53415.35872.121.508.090.075.001.54391.9065.742010.7634.211895.1741.6894.7216.262135.3830.302.310.3931.220.47158.0420.08376.73378.281895.2195.461.462.32
laboratoryChionoecetes bairdimarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:368558348.021.172.350.4225.4313.29620.63870.34Absent26.200.930.35106.0296.63654.29871.732.258.090.075.001.54391.9065.742010.7634.211895.1741.6894.7216.262135.3830.302.310.3931.220.47158.0420.08376.73378.281895.2195.461.462.32
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