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Impact of seawater carbonate variables on post-larval bivalve calcification

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Several studies have demonstrated that shellfish calcification rate has been impacted by ocean acidification. However, the carbonate system variables responsible for regulating calcification rate are controversial. To distinguish the key variables, we manipulated a seawater carbonate system by regulating seawater pH and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC). Calcification rates of juvenile blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) and Zhikong scallop (Chlamys farreri) were measured in different carbonate systems. Our results demonstrated that neither [HCOˉ3], DIC, or pH ([H+]) were determining factors for the shellfish calcification rate of blue mussel or Zhikong scallop. However, a significant correlation was detected between calcification rate and DIC/[H+] and [CO32ˉ] in both species.

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We thank Mr. James Yang Xie from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) for editing our manuscript.

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  1. Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Jiaqi Li  (李加琦), Yuze Mao  (毛玉泽), Zengjie Jiang  (蒋增杰), Jihong Zhang  (张继红) & Jianguang Fang  (方建光)

  2. Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Jiaqi Li  (李加琦) & Yuze Mao  (毛玉泽)

  3. Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Zengjie Jiang  (蒋增杰), Jihong Zhang  (张继红) & Jianguang Fang  (方建光)

  4. National Engineering and Research Center of Marine Shellfish, Weihai, 264316, China

    Dapeng Bian  (卞大鹏)

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Supported by the Special Scientific Research Funds for Central Nonprofit Institutes, CAFS (No. 2014A01YY01), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41606194), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)-Shandong Joint Fund for Marine Science Research Centers (No. U1406403), the Earmarked Fund for Modern Agro-Industry Technology Research System (No. CARS-48), the National Marine Public Welfare Research Project (Nos. 201305043, 201205031), the National Key Technology Research and Development Program of China (No. 2011BAD13B02), and the Scientific and Technological Innovation Project of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (No. 2015ASKJ02)

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Li, J., Mao, Y., Jiang, Z. et al. Impact of seawater carbonate variables on post-larval bivalve calcification. J. Ocean. Limnol. 36, 405–413 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-017-6277-0

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