Ocean acidification causes mortality in the medusa stage of the cubozoan Carybdea xaymacana

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 5622
• Main Authors: Chuard, Pierre J. C., Johnson, Maggie D., Guichard, Frédéric
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 04.04.2019; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/158/2165; 631/601; Acidification; Algal blooms; Animals; Anthropogenic factors; Carbon Dioxide - metabolism; Carybdea; Carybdea xaymacana; Chemical analysis; Cubozoa - metabolism; Cubozoa - physiology; Ecology; Ecosystem; Eutrophication; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Lethal effects; Marine ecosystems; Marine fauna; Metabolic rate; Mortality; multidisciplinary; Ocean acidification; Oceans and Seas; Oxygen - metabolism; pH effects; Reproduction - physiology; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Seawater; Survival; Water analysis

Ocean pH is decreasing due to anthropogenic activities, and the consequences of this acidification on marine fauna and ecosystems are the subject of an increasing number of studies. Yet, the impact of ocean acidification (OA) on several abundant and ecologically important taxa, such as medusozoans,...