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Thermal Tolerance of the Shallow-Water Ostracod Cyprideis from a Lagoon in Bahrain, Western Arabian Gulf.
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Arabian Journal for Science & Engineering (Springer Science & Business Media B.V. ) . Jan2024, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p121-128. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the thermal tolerance of the living ostracod Cyprideis sp. from a lagoon known as Murray's Pool on the east coast of Bahrain, in the western Arabian Gulf. Our experimental trials, run in duplicate using a semi-controlled thermal incubator, demonstrate the resilience of the ostracod community to elevated temperatures. We observed that ostracod specimens begin to enter an inactive condition or become comatose at about 39.4 °C, and with increase in temperatures, half of the specimens died or did not recover at 51.8 °C. At 53.5 °C, total mortality is observed with no indication of recovery. These observations have implications for climate change predictions in the western Gulf region, as water temperatures in the lagoon reach 42 °C in summer, while the substrate temperatures on mud flats exposed during low tide exceed the lethal limit of the ostracods during the summer months. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2193567X
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Arabian Journal for Science & Engineering (Springer Science & Business Media B.V. )
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174799038
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-08570-6