Seawater carbonate chemistry and trace element accumulation during experiments with common cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis, 2009

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Cephalopods play a key role in many marine trophic networks and constitute alternative fisheries resources, especially given the ongoing decline in finfish stocks. Along the European coast, the eggs of the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis are characterized by an increasing permeability of the eggshell during development, which leads to selective accumulation of essential and non-essential elements in the embryo. Temperature and pH are two critical factors that affect the metabolism of marine organisms in the coastal shallow waters. In this study, we investigated the effects of pH and temperature through a crossed (3?2; pH 8.1 (pCO2, 400 ppm), 7.85 (900 ppm) and 7.6 (1400 ppm) at 16 and 19°C, respectively) laboratory experiment. Seawater pH showed a strong effect on the egg weight and non-significant impact on the weight of hatchlings at the end of development implying an egg swelling process and embryo growth disturbances. The lower the seawater pH, the more 110 mAg was accumulated in the tissues of hatchlings. The 109Cd concentration factor (CF) decreased with decreasing pH and 65Zn CF reached maximal values pH 7.85, independently of temperature. Our results suggest that pH and temperature affected both the permeability properties of the eggshell and embryonic metabolism. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first studies on the consequences of ocean acidification and ocean warming on metal uptake in marine organisms, and our results indicate the need to further evaluate the likely ecotoxicological impact of the global change on the early-life stages of the cuttlefish.

Supplement to: Lacoue-Labarthe, Thomas; Martin, Sophie; Oberhänsli, F; Teyssié, Jean-Louis; Markich, S; Ross, J; Bustamante, Paco (2009): Effects of increased pCO2 and temperature on trace element (Ag, Cd and Zn) bioaccumulation in the eggs of the common cuttlefish,Sepia officinalis. Biogeosciences, 6(11), 2561-2673

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.736519
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-6-2561-2009
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Creator Lacoue-Labarthe, Thomas ORCID logo; Martin, Sophie ORCID logo; Oberhänsli, F; Teyssié, Jean-Louis; Markich, S; Ross, J; Bustamante, Paco ORCID logo
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2009
Funding Reference Seventh Framework Programme https://doi.org/10.13039/100011102 Crossref Funder ID 211384 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/211384 European Project on Ocean Acidification; Sixth Framework Programme https://doi.org/10.13039/100011103 Crossref Funder ID 511106 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/511106 European network of excellence for Ocean Ecosystems Analysis
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Language English
Resource Type Supplementary Dataset; Dataset
Format text/tab-separated-values
Size 4149 data points
Discipline Earth System Research
Temporal Coverage Begin 2008-05-01T00:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2008-08-05T00:00:00Z