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. 2014 Sep 12;15(1):789. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-789

Table 1.

Summary of the seawater physiochemical conditions during experiments with Hyas araneus

Parameter Control Treatment (I) Treatment (II) Treatment (III) Treatment (IV) Treatment (V)
Temperature (°C) 5.3 ± 0.2 4.2 ± 0.2 4.5 ± 0.2 9.9 ± 0.2 9.7 ± 0.3 9.8 ± 0.2
Salinity (‰) 32.1 ± 0.7 32.2 ± 0.7 32.2 ± 0.6 33.6 ± 0.4 33.5 ± 0.4 33.6 ± 0.3
pH (NBS scale) 8.15 ± 0.03 7.81 ± 0.04 7.55 ± 0.06 8.22 ± 0.04 7.85 ± 0.04 7.54 ± 0.05
DIC (mmol kg−1) 2,366 ± 42 2,436 ± 14 2,520 ± 39 2,295 ± 28 2,395 ± 14 2,488 ± 22
PCO2 (μatm) 441 ± 35 991 ± 96 1,878 ± 246 366 ± 30 942 ± 59 2,015 ± 147
Total alkalinity (mmol kg−1) 2,479 ± 13 2,479 ± 14 2,491 ± 14 2,484 ± 10 2,469 ± 13 2,473 ± 15

Temperature, Salinity, pH and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) were measured and partial pressure of CO2 (PCO2) and total alkalinity were calculated using CO2SYS [41]. Data are mean ± SD with N = 24 (5°C), N = 16–20 (10°C).