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Article: Thermal sensitivity of the crab Neosarmatium africanum in tropical and temperate mangroves on the east coast of Africa

TitleThermal sensitivity of the crab Neosarmatium africanum in tropical and temperate mangroves on the east coast of Africa
Authors
KeywordsDecapods
Haemolymph
Oxygen consumption
Physiology
Populations
Issue Date2017
PublisherSpringer Verlag Dordrecht. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0018-8158
Citation
Hydrobiologia, 2017, v. 803 n. 1, p. 251-263 How to Cite?
AbstractMangrove forests are amongst the tropical marine ecosystems most severely affected by rapid environmental change, and the activities of key associated macrobenthic species contribute to their ecological resilience. Along the east coast of Africa, the amphibious sesarmid crab Neosarmatium africanum (=meinerti) plays a pivotal role in mangrove ecosystem functioning through carbon cycling and sediment bioturbation. In the face of rapid climate change, identifying the sensitivity and vulnerability to global warming of this species is of increasing importance. Based on a latitudinal comparison, we measured the thermal sensitivity of a tropical and a temperate population of N. africanum, testing specimens at the centre and southern limit of its distribution, respectively. We measured metabolic oxygen consumption and haemolymph dissolved oxygen content during air and water breathing within a temperature range that matched the natural environ- mental conditions. The results indicate different thermal sensitivities in the physiological responses of N. africanum from tropical and temperate populations, especially during air breathing. The differences observed in the thermal physiology between the two populations suggest that the effect of global warming on this important mangrove species may be different under different climate regimes.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/243570
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.2
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.774
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dc.contributor.authorFusi, M-
dc.contributor.authorBabbini, S-
dc.contributor.authorGiomi, F-
dc.contributor.authorFratini, S-
dc.contributor.authorDahdouh-Guebas, F-
dc.contributor.authorDaffonchio, D-
dc.contributor.authorMcQuaid, C D-
dc.contributor.authorPorri, F-
dc.contributor.authorCannicci, S-
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-25T02:56:37Z-
dc.date.available2017-08-25T02:56:37Z-
dc.date.issued2017-
dc.identifier.citationHydrobiologia, 2017, v. 803 n. 1, p. 251-263-
dc.identifier.issn0018-8158-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/243570-
dc.description.abstractMangrove forests are amongst the tropical marine ecosystems most severely affected by rapid environmental change, and the activities of key associated macrobenthic species contribute to their ecological resilience. Along the east coast of Africa, the amphibious sesarmid crab Neosarmatium africanum (=meinerti) plays a pivotal role in mangrove ecosystem functioning through carbon cycling and sediment bioturbation. In the face of rapid climate change, identifying the sensitivity and vulnerability to global warming of this species is of increasing importance. Based on a latitudinal comparison, we measured the thermal sensitivity of a tropical and a temperate population of N. africanum, testing specimens at the centre and southern limit of its distribution, respectively. We measured metabolic oxygen consumption and haemolymph dissolved oxygen content during air and water breathing within a temperature range that matched the natural environ- mental conditions. The results indicate different thermal sensitivities in the physiological responses of N. africanum from tropical and temperate populations, especially during air breathing. The differences observed in the thermal physiology between the two populations suggest that the effect of global warming on this important mangrove species may be different under different climate regimes.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherSpringer Verlag Dordrecht. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0018-8158-
dc.relation.ispartofHydrobiologia-
dc.rightsThe final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/[insert DOI]-
dc.subjectDecapods-
dc.subjectHaemolymph-
dc.subjectOxygen consumption-
dc.subjectPhysiology-
dc.subjectPopulations-
dc.titleThermal sensitivity of the crab Neosarmatium africanum in tropical and temperate mangroves on the east coast of Africa-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailCannicci, S: cannicci@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityCannicci, S=rp02079-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10750-017-3151-1-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85014669161-
dc.identifier.hkuros274642-
dc.identifier.volume803-
dc.identifier.issue1-
dc.identifier.spage251-
dc.identifier.epage263-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000412971700017-
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands-
dc.identifier.issnl0018-8158-

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