Predicted 2100 climate scenarios affects growth and skeletal development of tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) larvae.

ABSTRACT: Climate changes driven by greenhouse gas emissions have been occurring in an accelerated degree, affecting environmental dynamics and living beings. Among all affected biomes, the Amazon is particularly subjected to adverse impacts, such as temperature rises and water acidification. This study aimed to evaluate the impacts of predicted climate change on initial growth and development of an important Amazonian food fish, the tambaqui. We analyzed growth performance, and monitored the initial osteogenic process and the emergence of skeletal anomalies, when larvae were exposed to three climate change scenarios: mild (B1, increase of 1.8°C, 200 ppm of CO₂); moderate (A1B, 2.8°C, 400 ppm of CO₂); and drastic (A2, 3.4°C, 850 ppm of CO₂), in addition to a control

SUBMITTER: Lopes IG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6206194 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature