Impact of exposure to elevated pCO 2 on the physiology and Behaviour of an important ecosystem engineer, the burrowing shrimp Upogebia deltaura

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-86

  Donohue, Penelope J C ^a   Calosi, Piero ^a   Bates, Adam H ^a   Laverock, Bonnie ^b   Rastrick, Samuel ^a   Mark, Felix C ^c   Strobel, Anneli ^c   Widdicombe, Steve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon capture and storage; CCS; Co 2; Ecosystem engineer; Haemolymph regulation; Homeostasis; Ocean acidification; Oygen consumption; Sequestration; Upogebia deltaura; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); UPOGEBIA DELTAURA;

EID: 84860279833     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00408     Document Type: Article

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