Environmental heat stress in Greenland blue mussels (Mytilus edulis)

ABSTRACT: Background biology: Global warming has accelerated in recent decades, with the Arctic warming 2–3 times faster than the global average. As a result boreal species are expanding into the Arctic, at a pace reflecting environmental warming. Nevertheless, the poleward expansion of boreal marine species is restricted by their ability to tolerate low water temperatures, and in the case of intertidal species, sub-zero air temperatures during winter. In Greenland, however, the number of days with extreme sub-zero air temperatures has decreased by more than 50% since the 1950’s, suggesting that the low air temperature constraint is weakening. Although boreal intertidal species could potentially benefit from this warmer climate to establish populations in the Arctic, recent work has shown that loca

INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina HiSeq 2500

ORGANISM(S): Mytilus edulis

SUBMITTER: Melody Clark 

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-9786 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress