Rapid, but limited, zooplankton adaptation to simultaneous warming and acidification

Hans G. Dam (), James A. deMayo (), Gihong Park, Lydia Norton, Xuejia He, Michael B. Finiguerra, Hannes Baumann, Reid S. Brennan and Melissa H. Pespeni
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Hans G. Dam: University of Connecticut
James A. deMayo: University of Connecticut
Gihong Park: University of Connecticut
Lydia Norton: University of Connecticut
Xuejia He: Jinan University
Michael B. Finiguerra: University of Connecticut
Hannes Baumann: University of Connecticut
Reid S. Brennan: University of Vermont
Melissa H. Pespeni: University of Vermont

Nature Climate Change, 2021, vol. 11, issue 9, 780-786

Abstract: Abstract Predicting the response of marine animals to climate change is hampered by a lack of multigenerational studies on evolutionary adaptation, particularly to combined ocean warming and acidification (OWA). We provide evidence for rapid adaptation to OWA in the foundational copepod species, Acartia tonsa, by assessing changes in population fitness on the basis of a comprehensive suite of life-history traits, using an orthogonal experimental design of nominal temperature (18 °C, 22 °C) and $$p_{\mathrm{{CO}}_2}$$ p CO 2 (400, 2,000 µatm) for 25 generations (~1 year). Egg production and hatching success initially decreased under OWA, resulting in a 56% reduction in fitness. However, both traits recovered by the third generation, and average fitness was reduced thereafter by only 9%. Antagonistic interactions between warming and acidification in later generations decreased survival, thereby limiting full fitness recovery. Our results suggest that such interactions constrain evolutionary rescue and add complexity to predictions of the responses of animal populations to climate change.

Date: 2021
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