Laboratory Data on Polychaete Burrowing Under Temperature, Salinity, and Food Stress

Laboratory experiments tested the effects of three abiotic stressors on the burrowing activity of the polychaete Capitella sp. 1. The study used temperature levels of 15, 21, and 32°C, salinity levels of 16, 22, 28, and 34, and three food availability treatments. Data was contributed by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated on 2026-04-10.

Use Cases

• Modeling the impact of temperature stress on infaunal behavior based on the described 15, 21, and 32°C treatments
• Analyzing the relationship between food availability and burrow depth based on the low, moderate, and high food treatments
• Investigating solute exchange at the sediment-water interface based on the described pH and O2 fluorosensor measurements
• Studying the effects of salinity variation on burrowing area based on the 16 to 34 salinity gradient

Strengths

• Explicitly tests three controlled environmental variables: temperature, salinity, and food availability
• Includes direct measurements of sediment chemistry using pH and O2 fluorosensors
• Results are linked to broader ecological impacts of climate change, pollution, and eutrophication as discussed

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Laboratory experiments

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 18:35:31.677298; freshness should be verified

Geography

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