Thermal tolerance of larval stages of the Chilean kelp crab Taliepus dentatus

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Sergio A. Navarrete¹  Miriam Fern#xe1ndez¹  Hans-Otto P#xf6rtner¹  Daniela Storch¹ 

关键词: Metabolic rate;    Critical temperature;    Heart beat rate;    Larvae;    Megalopa;    Sea surface temperature;    Recruitment;    Zoea;   

DOI  :  10.3354/meps09059

学科分类：海洋学与技术

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: Physiological responses of larval stages can differ from those of the adults, affecting key ecological processes. Therefore, developing a mechanistic understanding of larval responses to environmental conditions is essential vis-à-vis climate change. We studied the thermal tolerance windows, defined by lower and upper pejus (Tp) and critical temperatures (Tc), of zoea I, II, and megalopa stages of the Chilean kelp crab Taliepus dentatus. Tp limits determine the temperature range where aerobic scope is maximal and functioning of the organism is unrestrained, and were estimated from direct observations of larval activity. Tc limits define the transition from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism, and were estimated from the relationship between standard metabolic rate and temperature. Zoea I showed the broadest, zoea II an intermediate, and megalopae the narrowest tolerance window (Tp). Optimum performance in megalopae was limited to Tp between 11 and 15°C, while their Tc ranged between 7 and 19°C. Although Tc may be seldom encountered by larvae, the narrower Tp temperatures can frequently expose larvae to unfavorable conditions that can drastically constrain their performance. Temperatures beyond the Tp range of megalopae have been observed in most spring and summer months in central Chile, and can have important consequences for larval swimming per­formance and impair their ability to avoid predators or settle successfully. Besides the well-documented effects of temperature on development time, variability in field temperatures beyond Tp can affect performance of particular larval stages, which could drive large-scale varia­bility in recruitment and population dynamics of T. dentatus and possibly other ­invertebrate species.

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