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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Seawater carbonate chemistry and growth, physiological performance of the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum
Liqiang ZhaoFeng YangStefania MilanoTiankun HanEric Otto WalliserBernd R Schönesubject
Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre (OA-ICC)TemperateRegistration number of speciesCondition indexSalinityBicarbonate ion standard deviationinorganicAlkalinity total standard deviationAlkalinityCalculated using seacarb after Orr et al. (2018)Growth rate standard deviationFugacity of carbon dioxide in seawater standard deviationExperimentTemperature waterCarbon inorganic dissolvedRuditapes philippinarumCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al 2010PercentageAragonite saturation stateNorth PacificAlkalinity totalδ13C dissolved inorganic carbon standard deviationtotalpHRespirationTemperaturedissolvedLaboratory experimentCarbonate ionPartial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air)Carbon dioxide standard deviationTemperature water standard deviationContainers and aquaria 20 1000 L or 1 m 2δ13C dissolved inorganic carbonEarth System Researchδ13CContainers and aquaria (20-1000 L or < 1 m**2)Metabolic rate of oxygen standard deviationstandard deviationUniform resource locator link to referenceCalcite saturation stateFugacity of carbon dioxide in seawaterwaterPartial pressure of carbon dioxideGrowth MorphologyContainers and aquaria (20-1000 L or < 1 m**2)Aragonite saturation state standard deviationBenthosUniform resource locator/link to referenceOther studied parameter or processSalinity standard deviationOcean Acidification International Coordination Centre OA ICCAnimaliaCarbon inorganic dissolved standard deviationCalcite saturation state standard deviationTypeBicarbonate ionCalculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010)SpeciesGrowth rateCondition index standard deviationPartial pressure of carbon dioxide standard deviationMetabolic rate of oxygenCarbonate system computation flagpH standard deviationCarbonate ion standard deviationdissolved inorganic carbonCalculated using seacarb after Orr et al 2018Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air)CarbonTreatmentPartial pressure of carbon dioxide water at sea surface temperature wet airCarbon dioxideMolluscaGrowth/MorphologySingle speciesFugacity of carbon dioxide water at sea surface temperature wet airBenthic animalsδ13C standard deviationCoast and continental shelfdescription
Ocean acidification may interfere with the calcifying physiology of marine bivalves. Therefore, understanding their capacity for acclimation and adaption to low pH over multiple generations is crucial to make predictions about the fate of this economically and ecologically important fauna in an acidifying ocean. Transgenerational exposure to an acidification scenario projected by the end of the century (i.e., pH 7.7) has been shown to confer resilience to juvenile offspring of the Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum. However, whether, and to what extent, this resilience can persist into adulthood are unknown and the mechanisms driving transgenerational acclimation remain poorly understood. The present study takes observations of Manila clam juveniles further into the adult stage and observes similar transgenerational responses. Under acidified conditions, clams originating from parents reproductively exposed to the same level of low pH show a significantly faster shell growth rate, a higher condition index and a lower standard metabolic rate than those without prior history of transgenerational acclimation. Further analyses of stable carbon isotopic signatures in dissolved inorganic carbon of seawater, individual soft tissues and shells reveal that up to 61% of shell carbonate comes from metabolic carbon, suggesting that transgenerationally acclimated clams may preferentially extract internal metabolic carbon rather than transport external seawater inorganic carbon to build shells, the latter known to be energetically expensive. While a large metabolic carbon contribution (45%) is seen in non-acclimated clams, a significant reduction in the rate of shell growth indicates it might occur at the expense of other calcification-relevant processes. It therefore seems plausible that, following transgenerational acclimation, R. philippinarum can implement a less costly and more efficient energy-utilizing strategy to mitigate the impact of seawater acidification. Collectively, our findings indicate that marine bivalves are more resilient to ocean acidification projected for the end of the century than previously thought.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 |