Performance of herring larvae in a simulated future ocean food web, using the "Kiel Off-Shore Mesocosms for future Ocean Simulations".

Sswat, Michael , Boxhammer, Tim , Jutfelt, F., Clemmesen, Catriona and Riebesell, Ulf (2016) Performance of herring larvae in a simulated future ocean food web, using the "Kiel Off-Shore Mesocosms for future Ocean Simulations". Open Access DOI 10.3289/KOSMOS_HERRING_SWEDEN_2013.

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Abstract

We studied the combined direct physiological and indirect food web effects of ocean acidification on herring larvae inside pelagic mesocosms. A natural plankton community of the Gullmarsfjord, Sweden was enclosed in the Kiel Off-Shore Mesocosms for future Ocean Simulations (KOSMOS) for 113 days from March to June 2013 at ambient and projected end-of-the-century CO2 levels (~760 µatm pCO2). Herring eggs were introduced into the mesocosms, where they hatched in mid of May. The larvae developed inside the mesocosms for ~6 weeks, feeding on prey organisms that experienced treatment CO2 levels for ~9 weeks. This video is meant as an illustration of the herring larvae«s performance inside our mesocosm units.

Document Type: Video
Research affiliation: OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB3 Marine Ecology > FB3-EV Marine Evolutionary Ecology
OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB2 Marine Biogeochemistry > FB2-BI Biological Oceanography
Open Access Journal?: Yes
Publisher: GEOMAR
Projects: BIOACID
Date Deposited: 30 Nov 2016 08:37
Last Modified: 30 Nov 2016 09:16
URI: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/34975

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