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The impacts of ocean acidification and multiple estuarine stressors on early-life stage of bivalve shellfish from a laboratory experiment study (NCEI Accession 0172041)

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This dataset contains results (e.g., mean survival, growth, and developmental rate etc.) from laboratory-based trials involving early-life stage (larval and juvenile) bivalve shellfish exposed to: 1) diurnal fluctuations in carbonate chemistry and dissolved oxygen; (2) chronic exposures to multiple, estuarine stressors (e.g., low pH, low DO, and thermal stress); and (3) transgenerational acidification. Results from diurnal experiments indicated that exposure to ideal conditions (e.g., pH = 7.9; DO > 7 mg/L) during the daytime did not offset the harmful impacts of acidification and hypoxia experienced by both larval- and juvenile-staged bivalve shellfish during non-daylight hours. In addition, laboratory studies involving chronic (i.e., sustained conditions) exposures to several estuarine stressors revealed that the combined and interactive impacts of multiple, co-occurring stressors can be more detrimental than singular exposures to individual stressors, outcomes that cannot be predicted based upon laboratory investigations using individual, separate exposures. Finally, unlike previous studies with other bivalve species, parental exposure environmentally relevant levels of coastal acidification does not mitigate the harmful effects manifested among next-generation offspring exposed to similar levels of acidification and, in fact, rendered offspring more sensitive to low pH and multiple, additional stressors.
  • Cite as: Gobler, Christopher J.; Nye, Janet A.; Grear, Jason S.; Griffith, Andrew W.; Wallace, Ryan B.; Clark, Hannah R.; DePasquale, Elizabeth L. (2018). The impacts of ocean acidification and multiple estuarine stressors on early-life stage of bivalve shellfish from a laboratory experiment study (NCEI Accession 0172041). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5z036gp. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2012-09-01 to 2016-10-30
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -97.286
East: -61.12
South: 24.583
North: 48.421
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Griffith AW., Gobler CJ (2017) Transgenerational exposure of North Atlantic bivalves to ocean acidification renders offspring more vulnerable to low pH and additional stressors. Nature Scientific Reports 7:11394, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11442-3
  • Gobler CJ, Clark HR, Griffith AW and Lusty MW (2017) Diurnal Fluctuations in Acidification and Hypoxia Reduce Growth and Survival of Larval and Juvenile Bay Scallops (Argopecten irradians) and Hard Clams (Mercenaria mercenaria). Front. Mar. Sci. 3:282. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00282
  • Clark HR, Gobler CJ (2016) Diurnal fluctuations in CO2 and dissolved oxygen concentrations do not provide a refuge from hypoxia and acidification for early-life-stage bivalves. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 558:1-14. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11852
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2022). Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/ocean-carbon-acidification-data-system
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2018-04-06
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Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
The bivalves for this study were collected from Shinnecock Bay, NY (40.865N, 72.472W), but are found in coastal zones with the North American continent ranging from the Gulf of St. Lawrence (e.g., 48.421N, 61.120W) to the Florida Keys (e.g., 24.583N, 81.428W) and westward to the the Texas Coast (e.g., 27.788N, 97.286W).
Purpose Creating population models to assess the population level impacts of O.A. on Mercenaria Mercenaria (=hard clams) and Argopecten irradians (bay scallops). Constraining the temporal and spatial variability of pH and carbonate chemistry within Narragansett Bay and other coastal ecosystems. Assessing the effects of diel variation in CO2 on the growth and survival of early life history stages of M. mercenaria and A. irradians and use results to parameterize stressor response functions. Assessing the generational effects of elevated CO2 on the fecundity of adult stages of M. mercenaria and A. irradians and use results to parameterize stressor response functions.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Gobler, Christopher J.; Nye, Janet A.; Grear, Jason S.; Griffith, Andrew W.; Wallace, Ryan B.; Clark, Hannah R.; DePasquale, Elizabeth L. (2018). The impacts of ocean acidification and multiple estuarine stressors on early-life stage of bivalve shellfish from a laboratory experiment study (NCEI Accession 0172041). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5z036gp. Accessed [date].
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Acknowledgments
  • Funding Information: NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (Using Ecological Models to Predict Population Effects of Increasing OA on Northeast US Resource Bivalves, NA12NOS4780148)
  • Funding Information: NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program (Using ecological models to predict population effects of increasing ocean acidification on northeast US resource bivalves, OAPFY13.03.NCCOS.002)
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords OCADS Study Type
  • Laboratory experiment
Provider Variable Abbreviations
  • Sal
  • Survival
  • TA
  • Temp
  • aragonite_saturation
  • calcite_saturation
  • carbonate
  • growth_length
  • growth_weight
  • pCO2
  • pH
  • tDIC
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Geographic Names
  • Coastal zones with the North American continent ranging from the Gulf of St. Lawrence (e.g. 48.421N, 61.120W) to the Florida Keys (e.g. 24.583N, 81.428W) and westward to the the Texas Coast (e.g. 27.788N, 97.286W)
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Ocean Acidification Search Keywords
  • Ocean Acidification Program (OAP)
  • Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Gobler, Christopher J.; Nye, Janet A.; Grear, Jason S.; Griffith, Andrew W.; Wallace, Ryan B.; Clark, Hannah R.; DePasquale, Elizabeth L. (2018). The impacts of ocean acidification and multiple estuarine stressors on early-life stage of bivalve shellfish from a laboratory experiment study (NCEI Accession 0172041). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5z036gp. Accessed [date].
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  • 2018-04-06T18:38:19Z - NCEI Accession 0172041 v1.1 was published.
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  • Parameter or Variable: Dissolved Inorganic Carbon; Abbreviation: tDIC; Unit: umol/kg; Observation type: laboratory experiments; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: manipulation condition; Measured or calculated: measured; CRM manufacturer: Andrew Dickson's lab at Scripps Institute of Oceanography; Preservation method: HgCl2 (1 %); Preservative volume: 100 ul; Uncertainty: plus or minus 5%.
  • Parameter or Variable: Total alkalinity; Abbreviation: TA; Unit: umol/kg; Observation type: laboratory experiments; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: manipulation condition; Measured or calculated: calculated; Uncertainty: plus or minus 5%.
  • Parameter or Variable: pH; Abbreviation: pH; pH scale: total; Observation type: laboratory experiments; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: manipulation condition; Measured or calculated: measured; At what temperature was pH reported: 20 - 24 degrees, depending on experiment type; Uncertainty: plus or minus 0.01.
  • Parameter or Variable: pCO2 (fCO2) autonomous; Abbreviation: pCO2; Unit: uatm; Measured or calculated: calculated; Uncertainty: plus or minus 5 %.
  • Parameter or Variable: percentage of larval shellfish surviving to the end of experimentation; Abbreviation: Survival; Unit: percent; Measured or calculated: directly measured; Duration: 18 - 21 days; Uncertainty: none; Biological subject: Bay scallop; Species ID: Argopecten irradians.
  • Parameter or Variable: percentage of larval shellfish surviving to the end of experimentation; Abbreviation: Survival; Unit: percent; Duration: 18 - 21 days; Uncertainty: none; Biological subject: Hard Clam; Species ID: Mercenaria mercenaria.
  • Parameter or Variable: percentage of larval shellfish surviving to the end of experimentation; Abbreviation: Survival; Unit: percent; Duration: 18 - 21 days; Uncertainty: none; Biological subject: eastern oyster; Species ID: Crassostrea virginica.
  • Parameter or Variable: final length of surviving shellfish; Abbreviation: growth_length; Unit: um; Measured or calculated: directly measured; Duration: 18 - 21 days; Uncertainty: none; Biological subject: Bay scallop; Species ID: Argopecten irradians.
  • Parameter or Variable: final length of surviving shellfish; Abbreviation: growth_length; Unit: um; Measured or calculated: directly measured; Duration: 18 - 21 days; Uncertainty: none; Biological subject: Hard Clam; Species ID: Mercenaria mercenaria; Researcher name: final length of surviving shellfish.
  • Parameter or Variable: um; Unit: um; Observation type: directly measured; Measured or calculated: directly measured; Duration: 18 - 21 days; Uncertainty: none; Biological subject: eastern oyster; Species ID: Crassostrea virginica.
  • Parameter or Variable: final weight of surviving shellfish; Abbreviation: growth_weight; Unit: grams; Measured or calculated: directly measured; Duration: 18 - 21 days; Uncertainty: none; Biological subject: Bay scallop; Species ID: Argopecten irradians.
  • Parameter or Variable: final weight of surviving shellfish; Abbreviation: growth_weight; Unit: g; Measured or calculated: directly measured; Duration: 18 - 21 days; Uncertainty: none; Biological subject: Hard Clam; Species ID: Mercenaria mercenaria.
  • Parameter or Variable: final weight of surviving shellfish; Abbreviation: growth_weight; Unit: g; Measured or calculated: directly measured; Duration: 18 - 21 days; Uncertainty: none; Biological subject: eastern oyster; Species ID: Crassostrea virginica.
  • Parameter or Variable: Saturation state of aragonite; Abbreviation: aragonite_saturation; Unit: saturation index; Uncertainty: plus or minus 0.01.
  • Parameter or Variable: saturation of calcite; Abbreviation: calcite_saturation; Unit: saturation index; Uncertainty: plus or minus 0.01.
  • Parameter or Variable: concentration of carbonate in experimental vessels; Abbreviation: carbonate; Unit: umol/L.
  • Parameter or Variable: Salinity; Abbreviation: Sal; Unit: practical salinity units; Uncertainty: na.
  • Parameter or Variable: Temperature in experimental vessles; Abbreviation: Temp; Unit: degrees celcius; Quality flag convention: plus or minus 0.01 .
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