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Temperature increase alters relative fatty acid composition and has negative effects on reproductive output of the benthic copepod Tachidius discipes (copepoda: Harpacticoida)
Vigliano Relva, J.; Van Colen, C.; Barhdadi, W.; Daly, A.J.; De Troch, M. (2024). Temperature increase alters relative fatty acid composition and has negative effects on reproductive output of the benthic copepod Tachidius discipes (copepoda: Harpacticoida). Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 171(1): 22. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04343-9
In: Marine Biology: International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters. Springer: Heidelberg; Berlin. ISSN 0025-3162; e-ISSN 1432-1793, meer
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Tachidius discipes Giesbrecht, 1881 [WoRMS]
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Copepods are aquatic invertebrates with a key role at the basis of marine food webs due to their high biomass as well as their elevated fatty acid (FA) content. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are two FA abundant in copepods which have a well demonstrated role in growth and reproduction in marine organisms. While the majority of research has focused on planktonic copepod species, less is known for benthic species despite their high richness, abundance and their role as the main food source for many fish larvae. Temperature is a key driver of organism’s fitness as well as ecosystem functioning and sea surface temperature is expected to rise under all CO2 emission scenarios. Thus, understanding how copepods will respond to such changes is crucial given their role in marine food webs. In this study we expose laboratory reared Tachidius discipes, an intertidal benthic copepod to a temperature gradient (12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 °C) including current seasonal variability as well as future scenarios. Survival, FA, growth rates and nauplii production were measured for each temperature. We found decreased survival, increased growth rates and detrimental effects for nauplii production with temperature increase. While relative EPA and DHA decreased with temperature this was not found on absolute levels of these FA. Changes in benthic copepods’ biomass as well as their FA composition in response to temperature changes could amplify to higher trophic levels with consequences for food web functioning. |
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