The Ecological and Evolutionary Importance of Maternal Effects in the Sea
This paper reviews the maternal effects that increase the fitness of offspring, as well as maternal effects that increase maternal fitness at the expense of offspring fitness.
Elevated pCO2 exposure during fertilization of the bay scallop Argopecten irradians reduces larval survival but not subsequent shell size
Ocean acidification, characterized by elevated partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2), generally has negative effects on early life stages of invertebrates. We tested the idea that fertilization is [...]
Effects of past, present, and future ocean carbon dioxide concentrations on the growth and survival of larval shellfish
The combustion of fossil fuels has enriched levels of CO2 in the world’s oceans and decreased ocean pH. Although the continuation of these processes may alter the growth, survival, and [...]
Ocean Acidification-Induced Food Quality Deterioration Constrains Trophic Transfer
Our present understanding of ocean acidification (OA) impacts on marine organisms caused by rapidly rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration is almost entirely limited to [...]
Habitat traits and food availability determine the reponse of marine invertebrates to ocean acidification
Energy availability and local adaptation are major components in mediating the effects of ocean acidification (OA) on marine species. In a long-term study, we investigated the effects [...]
Long-term and trans-life-cycle impacts of exposure to ocean acidification in the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Anthropogenic CO2 emissions are acidifying the world’s oceans. A growing body of evidence demonstrates that ocean acidification can impact survival, growth, development and [...]
Relative influences of ocean acidification and temperature on intertidal barnacle post-larvae at the northern edge of their geographic distribution
Ocean acidification (pH 7.7) impaired growth and development of an intertidal barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides), but warmer temperature (+4 °C) did not. The mineral composition of the [...]
Near-future level of CO2-driven ocean acidification radically affects larval survival and development in the brittlestar Ophiothrix fragilis
Brittlestar larvae died within 8 days after being transferred into acidified seawater (pH 7.9). The larvae had reduced growth and abnormal development and body structure. The [...]
Vulnerability of early life stage Northwest Atlantic forage fish to ocean acidification and low oxygen
For three ecologically important estuarine fish species—inland silverside, Atlantic silverside, and sheepshead minnow—the early life stages were more sensitive to low oxygen than they were to [...]
Near future ocean acidification increases growth rate of the lecithotrophic larvae and juveniles of the sea star Crossaster papposus
Common sunstar larvae and juveniles in ocean acidification conditions grew faster without apparent effects on survival or body structure. Unlike the larvae of some other sea [...]