The effects of elevated temperature and ocean acidification on the metabolic pathways of notothenioid fish.

ABSTRACT: The adaptations used by notothenioid fish to combat extreme cold may have left these fish poorly poised to deal with a changing environment. As such, the expected environmental perturbations brought on by global climate change have the potential to significantly affect the energetic demands and subsequent cellular processes necessary for survival. Despite recent lines of evidence demonstrating that notothenioid fish retain the ability to acclimate to elevated temperatures, the underlying mechanisms responsible for temperature acclimation in these fish remain largely unknown. Furthermore, little information exists on the capacity of Antarctic fish to respond to changes in multiple environmental variables. We have examined the effects of increased temperature and pCO₂ on th

SUBMITTER: Enzor LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5570038 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature