Effect of increased pCO₂ in seawater on survival rate of different developmental stages of the harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus japonicus

Figures & data

Figure 1. Values of pCO₂ monitored in each treatment during the experimental period of 14 days.

Table 1. pCO₂, pH, salinity, and temperature measured in each treatment during the experiment.

	pCO2 (ppm)		pH	Salinity (psu)	Temperature (°C)
	Nominal	Actual
Treatment 1 (Control)	400	401.2 ± 7.9	8.05 ± 0.01	30.0 ± 0.1	20.0 ± 0.1
Treatment 2	1000	999.3 ± 12.7	7.79 ± 0.01
Treatment 3	1550	1553.7 ± 15.0	7.61 ± 0.02

Figure 2. Experimental chamber set.

Figure 3. Changes in the survival rates of adult (a) and nauplius (b) of the culture-derived T. japonicus exposed to seawater with different pCO₂ for 14 days.

Figure 4. Changes in the survival rates of adult (a) and nauplius (b) of the collected T. japonicas exposed to seawater with different pCO₂ during 14 days.