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The effect of ocean acidification and predation-associated cues on juvenile speckled sanddab from laboratory experiment studies from 2015-10-12 to 2016-01-22 (NCEI Accession 0175257)

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This dataset contains data for a study of the effect of ocean acidification (OA) on the behavioral responses of a coastal flatfish. In laboratory experiments, we first characterized speckled sanddab (Citharichthys stigmaeus) behavioral responses to potential predation cues (predator odor, damaged skin cues from injured conspecifics, and sight of a predator) under ambient CO2 levels (~400 uatm). Sanddab reduced conspicuousness and foraging at the sight of a predator, but increased activity and conspicuousness when exposed to damaged skin cues. We then examined the effects of elevated CO2 levels (~900 uatm and ~1500 uatm) on posture, activity, and foraging of sanddab, and the behavioral responses to damaged skin cues. Sanddab behavior appeared generally resilient to the effects of elevated CO2 levels, but there were non-significant trends of fish from the medium CO2 treatment exhibiting lower posture and activity scores, and reduced feeding activity. The resiliency of speckled sanddab to OA conditions may be related to their distribution in a coastal upwelling region with seasonally elevated CO2 levels. Alternatively, prolonged acclimation to elevated CO2 may have mitigated the effects observed in other fishes following shorter-term exposures. Additional studies of ecologically relevant behaviors across diverse species assemblages are necessary to evaluate the impact of ocean acidification on marine food webs.
  • Cite as: Andrade, Jessica F.; Hurst, Thomas P.; Miller, Jessica A. (2018). The effect of ocean acidification and predation-associated cues on juvenile speckled sanddab from laboratory experiment studies from 2015-10-12 to 2016-01-22 (NCEI Accession 0175257). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/8k2g-v257. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2015-10-12 to 2016-01-22
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -122.76
East: -122.76
South: 48.135
North: 48.135
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General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Jessica F. Andrade, Thomas P. Hurst, Jessica A. Miller (2018) Behavioral responses of a coastal flatfish to predation-associated cues and elevated CO2. Journal of Sea Research, Volume 140, Pages 11-21, ISSN 1385-1101, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2018.06.013
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2022). Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/ocean-carbon-acidification-data-system
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2018-08-20
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
The direct and indirect effects of ocean acidification (OA) on marine ecosystems are a growing concern. Studies with marine fishes suggest that elevated CO2 may affect behavior by interfering with an important brain neurotransmitter. OA effects on fish behavior are comparatively understudied in temperate and boreal species.
Purpose To determine the potential effects of CO2 on juvenile speckled sanddab foraging and anti-predation behavior.
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  • Cite as: Andrade, Jessica F.; Hurst, Thomas P.; Miller, Jessica A. (2018). The effect of ocean acidification and predation-associated cues on juvenile speckled sanddab from laboratory experiment studies from 2015-10-12 to 2016-01-22 (NCEI Accession 0175257). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/8k2g-v257. Accessed [date].
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Acknowledgments
  • Funding Information: NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (Effects of OA on Alaskan groundfishes: identifying patterns and mechanisms of sensitivity and resiliency in physiological and behavioral performance (Hurst AFSC), 17927)
  • Funding Information: NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (Effects of Ocean Acidification on Early Life Stages of Alaska Fishery Resources, OAPFY13.03.AFSC.004)
  • Funding Information: NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (Ocean acidification effects on ecology of juvenile northern rock sole, TAB Grant 15-07)
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords OCADS Study Type
  • Laboratory experiment
Provider Variable Abbreviations
  • ArSat
  • DIC
  • FLattempt
  • FLmin
  • H2Odq
  • PS
  • TA
  • TL_1
  • TL_2
  • cueP
  • cueX
  • fed
  • feedP
  • feedX
  • pCO2calc
  • pHcalc
  • postP
  • postX
  • preP
  • preX
  • salinity
  • stageDQ
  • temp
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Ocean Acidification Search Keywords
  • Ocean Acidification Program (OAP)
  • Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
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  • Cite as: Andrade, Jessica F.; Hurst, Thomas P.; Miller, Jessica A. (2018). The effect of ocean acidification and predation-associated cues on juvenile speckled sanddab from laboratory experiment studies from 2015-10-12 to 2016-01-22 (NCEI Accession 0175257). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/8k2g-v257. Accessed [date].
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  • 2018-08-20T19:00:07Z - NCEI Accession 0175257 v1.1 was published.
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  • Parameter or Variable: Dissolved Inorganic Carbon; Abbreviation: DIC; Unit: micromol/kg; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Manipulation condition; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Siphoning tube; Analyzing instrument: AIRICA (Automated InfraRed Inorganic Carbon Analyzer); Preservation method: saturated HgCl2; Preservative correction: no correction; Uncertainty: less than 0.05%; Quality flag convention: "h2oDQ" reflects reliabiltity of data: 1=good; 2=questionable/outlier/estimated; 3=known error; Researcher name: Natalie Monacci; Researcher institution: Ocean Acidification Research Center at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
  • Parameter or Variable: Total alkalinity; Abbreviation: TA; Unit: micromol/kg; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Manipulation condition; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Siphoning tube; Analyzing instrument: VINDTA 3C (Versatile Instrument for the Determination of dissolved inorganic carbon and Total Alkalinity); CRM manufacturer: Andrew Dickson's lab at Scripps Institute of Oceanography; Preservation method: saturated HgCl2; Preservative correction: no correction; Uncertainty: less than 0.05%; Quality flag convention: "h2oDQ" reflects reliabiltity of data: 1=good; 2=questionable/outlier/estimated; 3=known error; Researcher name: Natalie Monacci; Researcher institution: Ocean Acidification Research Center at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
  • Parameter or Variable: pH; Abbreviation: pHcalc; pH scale: Seawater; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Manipulation condition; Measured or calculated: Calculated; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: calculated from DIC, TA, temperature, and salinity; Quality flag convention: "h2oDQ" reflects reliabiltity of data: 1=good; 2=questionable/outlier/estimated; 3=known error; Method reference: Lewis and Wallace 1995. Basic programs for the CO2 system in seawater. Brookhaven National Laboratory. BNL-61827; Researcher name: Natalie Monacci; Researcher institution: Ocean Acidification Research Center at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
  • Parameter or Variable: pCO2 (fCO2) autonomous; Abbreviation: pCO2calc; Unit: uatm; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Manipulation condition; Measured or calculated: Calculated; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: calculated from DIC, TA, temperature, and salinity; Quality flag convention: "h2oDQ" reflects reliabiltity of data: 1=good; 2=questionable/outlier/estimated; 3=known error; Method reference: Lewis and Wallace 1995. Basic programs for the CO2 system in seawater. Brookhaven National Laboratory. BNL-61827; Researcher name: Natalie Monacci; Researcher institution: Ocean Acidification Research Center at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
  • Parameter or Variable: Water temperature; Abbreviation: temp; Unit: degrees centigrade; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Manipulation condition; Measured or calculated: Measured; Analyzing instrument: various; Researcher name: Thomas P. Hurst, Chris Magel; Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center; Oregon State University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Water salinity; Abbreviation: salinity; Unit: parts per thousand; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Manipulation condition; Measured or calculated: Measured; Analyzing instrument: Yellow Springs International meter - Model YSI 85; Researcher name: Thomas P. Hurst, Chris Magel; Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center; Oregon State University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Aragonite saturation state; Abbreviation: ArSat; Unit: omega; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Manipulation condition; Measured or calculated: calculated; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: calculated using CO2sys program; Quality flag convention: "h2oDQ" reflects reliabiltity of data: 1=good; 2=questionable/outlier/estimated; 3=known error; Researcher name: Natalie Monacci; Researcher institution: Ocean Acidification Research Center at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
  • Parameter or Variable: Data quality flag for CO2 system measures; Abbreviation: H2Odq; Unit: coded: 1=good; 2=questionable/outlier/estimated; 3=known error; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; Researcher name: Thomas P. Hurst; Researcher institution: NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center.
  • Parameter or Variable: Total length of one fish in test pair; Abbreviation: TL_1; Unit: mm; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Response variable; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Fish length measuring board; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Juveniles were measured at the end of each experimental trial; Biological subject: speckled sanddab; Species ID: Citharichthys stigmaeus; Researcher name: Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: Oregon State University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Total length of the other fish in test pair; Abbreviation: TL_2; Unit: mm; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Response variable; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Fish length measuring board; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Juveniles were measured at the end of each experimental trial; Biological subject: speckled sanddab; Species ID: Citharichthys stigmaeus; Researcher name: Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: Oregon State University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Posture during the pre-cue period of either a "cue presentation" (Behavioral Characterization experiment) or a "stage" (Ocean Acidification experiment); Abbreviation: preP; Unit: none; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Response variable; Measured or calculated: Calculated; Calculation method and parameters: average of 30-s posture scores within the pre-cue period of the "cue presentation" or "stage" of a trial; Method reference: Andrade et al. in press, "Behavioral responses of a coastal flatfish to predation-associated cues and elevated CO2." Journal of Sea Research; Biological subject: speckled sanddab; Species ID: Citharichthys stigmaeus; Researcher name: Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: Oregon State University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Posture during the cue period of either a "cue presentation" (Behavioral Characterization experiment) or a "stage" (Ocean Acidification experiment); Abbreviation: cueP; Unit: none; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Response variable; Measured or calculated: Calculated; Calculation method and parameters: average of 30-s posture scores within the cue period of the "cue presentation" or "stage" of a trial; Method reference: Andrade et al. in press, "Behavioral responses of a coastal flatfish to predation-associated cues and elevated CO2." Journal of Sea Research; Biological subject: speckled sanddab; Species ID: Citharichthys stigmaeus; Researcher name: Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: Oregon State University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Posture during the feeding period of either a "cue presentation" (Behavioral Characterization experiment) or a "stage" (Ocean Acidification experiment); Abbreviation: feedP; Unit: none; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Response variable; Measured or calculated: Calculated; Calculation method and parameters: average of 30-s posture scores within the feeding period of the "cue presentation" or "stage" of a trial; Method reference: Andrade et al. in press, "Behavioral responses of a coastal flatfish to predation-associated cues and elevated CO2." Journal of Sea Research; Biological subject: speckled sanddab; Species ID: Citharichthys stigmaeus; Researcher name: Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: Oregon State University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Posture during the post-feeding period of either a "cue presentation" (Behavioral Characterization experiment) or a "stage" (Ocean Acidification experiment); Abbreviation: postP; Unit: none; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Response variable; Measured or calculated: Calculated; Calculation method and parameters: average of 30-s posture scores within the post-feeding period of the "cue presentation" or "stage" of a trial; Method reference: Andrade et al. in press, "Behavioral responses of a coastal flatfish to predation-associated cues and elevated CO2." Journal of Sea Research; Biological subject: speckled sanddab; Species ID: Citharichthys stigmaeus; Researcher name: Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: Oregon State University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Activity during the pre-cue period of either a "cue presentation" (Behavioral Characterization experiment) or a "stage" (Ocean Acidification experiment); Abbreviation: preX; Unit: none; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Response variable; Measured or calculated: Calculated; Calculation method and parameters: average of 30-s activity scores within the pre-cue period of the "cue presentation" or "stage" of a trial; Method reference: Andrade et al. in press, "Behavioral responses of a coastal flatfish to predation-associated cues and elevated CO2." Journal of Sea Research; Biological subject: speckled sanddab; Species ID: Citharichthys stigmaeus; Researcher name: Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: Oregon State University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Activity during the cue period of either a "cue presentation" (Behavioral Characterization experiment) or a "stage" (Ocean Acidification experiment); Abbreviation: cueX; Unit: none; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Response variable; Measured or calculated: Calculated; Calculation method and parameters: average of 30-s activity scores within the cue period of the "cue presentation" or "stage" of a trial; Method reference: Andrade et al. in press, "Behavioral responses of a coastal flatfish to predation-associated cues and elevated CO2." Journal of Sea Research; Biological subject: speckled sanddab; Species ID: Citharichthys stigmaeus; Researcher name: Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: Oregon State University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Activity during the feeding period of either a "cue presentation" (Behavioral Characterization experiment) or a "stage" (Ocean Acidification experiment); Abbreviation: feedX; Unit: none; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Response variable; Measured or calculated: Calculated; Calculation method and parameters: average of 30-s activity scores within the feeding period of the "cue presentation" or "stage" of a trial; Method reference: Andrade et al. in press, "Behavioral responses of a coastal flatfish to predation-associated cues and elevated CO2." Journal of Sea Research; Biological subject: speckled sanddab; Species ID: Citharichthys stigmaeus; Researcher name: Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: Oregon State University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Activity during the post-feeding period of either a "cue presentation" (Behavioral Characterization experiment) or a "stage" (Ocean Acidification experiment); Abbreviation: postX; Unit: none; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Response variable; Measured or calculated: Calculated; Calculation method and parameters: average of 30-s activity scores within the post-feeding period of the "cue presentation" or "stage" of a trial; Method reference: Andrade et al. in press, "Behavioral responses of a coastal flatfish to predation-associated cues and elevated CO2." Journal of Sea Research; Biological subject: speckled sanddab; Species ID: Citharichthys stigmaeus; Researcher name: Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: Oregon State University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Total pellet strikes (within the feeding period) of a "cue presentation" (Behavioral Characterization experiment) or a "stage" (Ocean Acidification experiment); Abbreviation: PS; Unit: none; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Response variable; Measured or calculated: Calculated; Calculation method and parameters: sum of pellet strikes by both fish (within the feeding period) of the "cue presentation" or "stage" of a trial; Method reference: Andrade et al. in press, "Behavioral responses of a coastal flatfish to predation-associated cues and elevated CO2." Journal of Sea Research; Biological subject: speckled sanddab; Species ID: Citharichthys stigmaeus; Researcher name: Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: Oregon State University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Feeding latency of either a "cue presentation" (Behavioral Characterization experiment) or a "stage" (Ocean Acidification experiment); Abbreviation: FLmin; Unit: none; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Response variable; Measured or calculated: Calculated; Calculation method and parameters: minute of the feeding period within which a fish first struck at a pellet (within the feeding period) of the "cue presentation" or "stage" (score of 1-5; 6 if fish did not attempt to feed) of a trial; Method reference: Andrade et al. in press, "Behavioral responses of a coastal flatfish to predation-associated cues and elevated CO2." Journal of Sea Research; Biological subject: speckled sanddab; Species ID: Citharichthys stigmaeus; Researcher name: Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: Oregon State University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Presence/absence of an attempt at feeding (within the feeding period) by a fish within a "cue presentation" (Behavioral Characterization experiment) or a "stage" (Ocean Acidification experiment); Abbreviation: fed; Unit: none; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Response variable; Measured or calculated: Calculated; Quality flag convention: coded: 1 = at least one pellet strike (i.e. forage attempt), 0 = no pellet strikes (i.e. no attempt at foraging); Method reference: Andrade et al. in press, "Behavioral responses of a coastal flatfish to predation-associated cues and elevated CO2." Journal of Sea Research; Biological subject: speckled sanddab; Species ID: Citharichthys stigmaeus; Researcher name: Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: Oregon State University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Feeding attempt of a pair of fish in the Ocean Acidification experiment; Abbreviation: FLattempt; Unit: none; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: Response variable; Measured or calculated: Calculated; Calculation method and parameters: number of "baseline" stage (SW cue presentations before the "damaged skin cue" stage) testing/retesting of a pair of fish before first attempting to forage in the Ocean Acidification experiment (score of 1-6; 7 if fish did not attempt to feed); Method reference: Andrade et al. in press, "Behavioral responses of a coastal flatfish to predation-associated cues and elevated CO2." Journal of Sea Research; Biological subject: speckled sanddab; Species ID: Citharichthys stigmaeus; Researcher name: Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: Oregon State University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Data quality flag for stage behavioral response variables in the Ocean Acidification experiment; Abbreviation: stageDQ; Observation type: Laboratory experiment; Quality flag convention: coded: 1=good; 2=questionable/outlier/estimated; 3=known error and unusable; Method reference: Andrade et al. in press, "Behavioral responses of a coastal flatfish to predation-associated cues and elevated CO2." Journal of Sea Research; Biological subject: speckled sanddab; Species ID: Citharichthys stigmaeus; Researcher name: Jessica F. Andrade; Researcher institution: Oregon State University .
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  • Non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) analyzer
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