Dataset: Lab study on the effect of temperature and pCO2 on mussel byssal attachment (thread number) with mussels collected in May 2012 from Argyle Creek, San Juan Island, WA (48.52˚ N, 123.01˚ W)

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedDOI: 10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.773623.1Version 1 (2019-07-24)Dataset Type:experimental

Principal Investigator: Emily Carrington (University of Washington)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Program: Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability NSF-Wide Investment (SEES): Ocean Acidification (formerly CRI-OA) (SEES-OA)

Project: Effects of Ocean Acidification on Coastal Organisms: An Ecomaterials Perspective (OA - Ecomaterials Perspective)

Abstract

These data were used in a structural analysis study to evaluate how pCO2 and an additional stressor, elevated temperature, influences byssal thread quality and production. Mussels (M. trossulus) were collected in May 2012 from Argyle Creek, San Juan Island, WA (48.52˚ N, 123.01˚ W) and held in a mesh box submerged under the dock at Friday Harbor Laboratories (FHL), San Juan Island, WA for up to 14 d. Mussels were placed in controlled temperature and pCO2 treatments in the Ocean Acidification Exp...

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These data were used in a structural analysis study to evaluate how pCO2 and an additional stressor, elevated temperature, influences byssal thread quality and production. Mussels (M. trossulus) were collected in May 2012 from Argyle Creek, San Juan Island, WA (48.52˚ N, 123.01˚ W) and held in a mesh box submerged under the dock at Friday Harbor Laboratories (FHL), San Juan Island, WA for up to 14 d. Mussels were placed in controlled temperature and pCO2 treatments in the Ocean Acidification Experimental Laboratory (OAEL), then newly produced threads were counted and pulled to failure to determine byssus strength.

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Results
Newcomb, L. A., George, M. N., O’Donnell, M. J., & Carrington, E. (2019). Only as strong as the weakest link: structural analysis of the combined effects of elevated temperature and pCO2 on mussel attachment. Conservation Physiology, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coz068
Results
Newcomb, L.A. (2015). Elevated temperature and ocean acidification alter mechanics of mussel attachment (doctoral dissertation), University of Washington, Washington, USA
Methods
Bell, E.C., Gosline, J.M. (1996). Mechanical design of mussel byssus: material yield enhances attachment strength. Journal of Experimental Biology 199(Pt4): 1005–1017.
Methods
Brazee, S. L., & Carrington, E. (2006). Interspecific Comparison of the Mechanical Properties of Mussel Byssus. The Biological Bulletin, 211(3), 263–274. doi:10.2307/4134548
Methods
Brazee, S.L. (2004). An interspecific comparison of biomechanical properties and morphometrics of mussel byssal threads. MS thesis, University of Rhode Island. 52 p.

Carrington, E. (2019) Lab study on the effect of temperature and pCO2 on mussel byssal attachment (thread number) with mussels collected in May 2012 from Argyle Creek, San Juan Island, WA (48.52˚ N, 123.01˚ W). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2019-07-24 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.773623.1 [access date]

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