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. 2011 Oct 31;6(10):e26941. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026941

Table 1. Mean temperature, pH, carbonate chemistry, alkalinity, and salinity (±1 SD) during the three-level carbon dioxide and two-level temperature experiments with Mercenaria mercenaria, and Argopecten irradians larvae.

Parameter Pre-industrial CO 2 Ambient, present day CO2 Elevated CO2
Mercenaria mercenaria
Temperature (°C) 24±0.7 24±0.7 24±0.7
pH 8.210±0.032 8.081±0.042 7.8±0.012
pCO2 (ppm)* 220.4±24.235 375.3±36.45 771.6±29.113
Ωcalcite * 2.86±0.50 2.68±0.51 1.51±0.15
Ωaragonite * 1.84±0.37 1.72±0.36 0.98±0.13
Total DIC (µmol L1) 1115.3±95.67 1374.1±62.89 1439.4±31.38
CO3 2− (µmol L−1)* 112.7±21.24 105.5±26.23 59.7±9.806
Alkalinity (TA) (µmol kg1)* 1296.8±121.3 1527.3±86.56 1509.3±27.69
Salinity 28.0±1.0 28.0±1.0 28.0±1.0
Argopecten irradians
Temperature (°C) 24±0.7 24±0.7 24±0.7
pH 8.200±0.026 8.080±0.059 7.810±0.016
pCO2 (ppm)* 238.4±25.012 373.9±41.540 756.2±19.986
Ωcalcite * 2.95±0.16 2.66±0.57 1.55±0.12
Ωaragonite * 1.9±0.42 1.72±0.45 1.00±0.24
Total DIC (umol L−1) 1176±56.27 1368.7±36.99 1517±35.45
CO3 2− (µmol L1)* 133.7±22.32 105.1±28.52 61.3±12.321
Alkalinity (TA) (µmol kg1)* 1359.6±35.98 1521.4±55.06 1517.1±46.66
Salinity 28.0±1.0 28.0±1.0 28.0±1.0
Mercenaria mercenaria
Temperature (°C) 28±0.7 28±0.7 28±0.7
pH 8.200±0.040 8.090±0.046 7.8±0.012
pCO2 (ppm)* 247.4±16.241 379.0±43.12 794.6±29.113
Ωcalcite * 3.43±0.53 3.17±0.56 1.75±0.15
Ωaragonite * 2.24±0.99 2.07±0.45 1.14±0.13
Total DIC (µmol L1) 1196±76.24 1389.2±53.45 1439.6±31.38
CO3 2− (µmol L−1)* 133.7±20.34 123.4±36.42 68.1±9.806
Alkalinity (TA) (µmol kg1)* 1404.3±123.61 1568.2±66.49 1522.8±27.69
Salinity 28.0±1.0 28.0±1.0 28.0±1.0
Argopecten irradians
Temperature (°C) 28±0.7 28±0.7 28±0.7
pH 8.210±0.029 8.08±0.054 7.810±0.026
pCO2 (ppm)* 239.8±13.078 386.7±44.23 772.7±29.951
Ωcalcite * 3.48±0.17 3.09±0.57 1.78±0.16
Ωaragonite * 2.27±0.78 2.01±0.42 1.16±0.14
Total DIC (umol L−1) 1189.1±53.57 1557.1±32.88 1433.6±30.21
CO3 2− (µmol L1)* 135.7±43.2 120.3±28.46 69.3±12.321
Alkalinity (TA)(µmol kg1)* 1400.8±65.25 1557.1±70.21 1519.4±36.45
Salinity 28.0±1.0 28.0±1.0 28.0±1.0

*Parameters calculated using CO2SYS.