Laboratory experiments quantify the impact of elevated carbon dioxide on the aragonitic pteropod Limacina helicina and its specialist predator Clione antarctica in the Ross Sea. The dataset results from a 2010 collaborative project between California State University San Marcos and the University of Rhode Island, involving undergraduate and graduate student research.
Use Cases
- Analyze survival rates or calcification metrics of Limacina helicina under different pCO2 treatment levels.
- Model predator-prey interaction strength between Clione antarctica and Limacina helicina across acidification scenarios.
- Correlate physiological response variables, such as metabolic rates or shell dissolution, with measured carbonate chemistry parameters.
Strengths
- Focuses on a unique, co-evolved predator-prey system in a critical polar region.
- Research design involves controlled laboratory experimentation to isolate pCO2 effects.
Limitations
- Dataset size and specific row count are unknown.
- Data is from 2010 and may not reflect current oceanic carbon dioxide conditions.
- Geographic scope is limited to species from the Ross Sea.
Provenance
- Source
- AMD_USAPDC via NASA EarthData.
- Collection Method
- Laboratory experimentation on collected specimens.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Ross Sea, Antarctica.