Publication Date:
2024-03-15
Description:
Fish exhibit impaired sensory function and altered behaviour at levels of ocean acidification expected to occur owing to anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions during this century. We provide the first evidence of the effects of ocean acidification on reproductive behaviour of fish in the wild. Satellite and sneaker male ocellated wrasse (Symphodus ocellatus) compete to fertilize eggs guarded by dominant nesting males. Key mating behaviours such as dominant male courtship and nest defence did not differ between sites with ambient versus elevated CO2 concentrations. Dominant males did, however, experience significantly lower rates of pair spawning at elevated CO2 levels. Despite the higher risk of sperm competition found at elevated CO2, we also found a trend of lower satellite and sneaker male paternity at elevated CO2. Given the importance of fish for food security and ecosystem stability, this study highlights the need for targeted research into the effects of rising CO2 levels on patterns of reproduction in wild fish.
Keywords:
Age; Alkalinity, total; Animalia; Aragonite saturation state; Behaviour; Bicarbonate ion; Cala_Isola; Calcite saturation state; Calculated using CO2SYS; Calculated using seacarb after Nisumaa et al. (2010); Carbon, inorganic, dissolved; Carbonate ion; Carbonate system computation flag; Carbon dioxide; Chordata; CO2 vent; Coast and continental shelf; Courtship; Courtship, standard error; Dominant male paternity; Dominant male paternity, standard error; Eggs; Eggs, standard error; Eggs area; Eggs area, standard error; Event label; EXP; Experiment; Field observation; Fish, standard length; Fugacity of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Identification; Individuals, standard error; Location; Mediterranean Sea; Nekton; Number; Number, standard error; Number of individuals; Number of spawning events; Number of spawning events, standard error; OA-ICC; Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air); Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (water) at sea surface temperature (wet air), standard error; Pelagos; pH; pH, standard error; Potentiometric; Potentiometric titration; Registration number of species; Replicates; Reproduction; Salinity; Salinity, standard error; Single species; Species; Symphodus ocellatus; Temperate; Temperature, water; Temperature, water, standard error; Treatment; Type; Uniform resource locator/link to reference; Vulcano_Island_A; Vulcano_Island_H; Wet mass
Type:
Dataset
Format:
text/tab-separated-values, 749 data points
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