Condition of pteropod shells near a volcanic CO2 vent region

Manno, Clara ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3337-6173; Rumolo, Paola; Barra, Marco; d'Albero, Sergio; Basilone, Gualtiero; Genovese, Simona; Mazzola, Salvatore; Bonanno, Angelo. 2019 Condition of pteropod shells near a volcanic CO2 vent region. Marine Environmental Research, 143. 39-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.11.003

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Abstract/Summary

Natural gradients of pH in the ocean are useful analogues for studying the projected impacts of Ocean Acidification (OA) on marine ecosystems. Here we document the in situ impact of submarine CO2 volcanic emissions (CO2 vents) on live shelled-pteropods (planktonic gastropods) species Creseis conica in the Gulf of Naples (Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean). Since the currents inside the Gulf will likely drive those pelagic calcifying organisms into and out of the CO2 vent zones, we assume that pteropods will be occasionally exposed to the vents during their life cycle. Shell degradation and biomass were investigated in the stations located within and nearby the CO2 vent emission in relation to the variability of sea water carbonate chemistry. A relative decrease in shell biomass (22%), increase in incidence of shell fractures (38%) and extent of dissolution were observed in Creseis conica collected in the Gulf of Naples compared to those from the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea (control stations). These results suggest that discontinuous but recurrent exposure to highly variable carbonate chemistry could consistently affect the characteristic of the pteropod shells.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.11.003
ISSN:	0141-1136
Additional Keywords:	Ocean acidification, Mediterranean, Calcification, Pteropods
Date made live:	15 Nov 2018 12:37 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521558

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.11.003

ISSN:

0141-1136

Additional Keywords:

Ocean acidification, Mediterranean, Calcification, Pteropods

Date made live:

15 Nov 2018 12:37 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521558