Ocean Acidification Impedes Foraging Behavior in the Mud Snail <i>Ilyanassa obsoleta</i>
Ocean acidification may diminish the response of many marine organisms to chemical cues that can be used to sense nearby food and predators, potentially altering community dynamics. We used a Y-maze choice experiment to investigate the impact of ocean acidification on the ability of mud snails (<...
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| description | Ocean acidification may diminish the response of many marine organisms to chemical cues that can be used to sense nearby food and predators, potentially altering community dynamics. We used a Y-maze choice experiment to investigate the impact of ocean acidification on the ability of mud snails (<i>Ilyanassa obsoleta</i>) to sense food cues in seawater. Mud snails have a well-adapted chemosensory system and play an important role in estuarine ecosystem functioning. Our results showed substantially diminished foraging success for the mud snail under acidified conditions, as snails typically moved towards the food cue in controls (pH 8.1) and away from it in acidified treatments (pH 7.6). These results, coupled with previous work, clearly demonstrate the magnitude at which ocean acidification may impair foraging efficiency, potentially resulting in severe alterations in future ecosystem dynamics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-964abadb1c044734af449057c4693e482023-11-17T11:58:11ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122023-03-0111362310.3390/jmse11030623Ocean Acidification Impedes Foraging Behavior in the Mud Snail <i>Ilyanassa obsoleta</i>Maria Manz0Joshua Lord1Melissa Morales2School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USADepartment of Biological Sciences, Moravian University, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USAGraduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USAOcean acidification may diminish the response of many marine organisms to chemical cues that can be used to sense nearby food and predators, potentially altering community dynamics. We used a Y-maze choice experiment to investigate the impact of ocean acidification on the ability of mud snails (<i>Ilyanassa obsoleta</i>) to sense food cues in seawater. Mud snails have a well-adapted chemosensory system and play an important role in estuarine ecosystem functioning. Our results showed substantially diminished foraging success for the mud snail under acidified conditions, as snails typically moved towards the food cue in controls (pH 8.1) and away from it in acidified treatments (pH 7.6). These results, coupled with previous work, clearly demonstrate the magnitude at which ocean acidification may impair foraging efficiency, potentially resulting in severe alterations in future ecosystem dynamics.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11/3/623snailcue sensingestuaryforaging efficiency |
| spellingShingle | Maria Manz Joshua Lord Melissa Morales Ocean Acidification Impedes Foraging Behavior in the Mud Snail <i>Ilyanassa obsoleta</i> Journal of Marine Science and Engineering snail cue sensing estuary foraging efficiency |
| title | Ocean Acidification Impedes Foraging Behavior in the Mud Snail <i>Ilyanassa obsoleta</i> |
| title_full | Ocean Acidification Impedes Foraging Behavior in the Mud Snail <i>Ilyanassa obsoleta</i> |
| title_fullStr | Ocean Acidification Impedes Foraging Behavior in the Mud Snail <i>Ilyanassa obsoleta</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ocean Acidification Impedes Foraging Behavior in the Mud Snail <i>Ilyanassa obsoleta</i> |
| title_short | Ocean Acidification Impedes Foraging Behavior in the Mud Snail <i>Ilyanassa obsoleta</i> |
| title_sort | ocean acidification impedes foraging behavior in the mud snail i ilyanassa obsoleta i |
| topic | snail cue sensing estuary foraging efficiency |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11/3/623 |
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