Projected ocean acidification and seasonal temperature alter the behaviour and growth of a range extending tropical fish
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2023
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Mitchell, A.
Hayes, C.
Booth, D.J.
Nagelkerken, I.
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Coral Reefs, 2023; 42(4):919-929
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Angus Mitchell, Chloe Hayes, David J. Booth, Ivan Nagelkerken
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Climate-driven invasions of ecosystems by range-extending animals are often mediated by behavioural modifications that increase their chances of establishment in foreign biological communities. This creates novel ecological interactions that can affect the behaviour of native species in recipient ecosystems. However, this question has seldom been addressed in marine systems, in particular with the additive effect of ocean acidification and the mediating effects of seasonal climate variability. Here, we performed a laboratory experiment to evaluate how novel species interactions, ocean acidification, and projected future summer versus winter temperatures could affect the behaviour and growth of a range-extending tropical and co-shoaling temperate fish. Compared to current-day summer temperatures, tropical fish became 4% more active, 90% more aggressive, and increased their growth rates (standard length: +42%) during future summers in their novel poleward ranges, but reduced their aggression by 64%, boldness by 52%, feeding by 45% and growth rates (wet weight: −70%, standard length: −26%) during future winters compared to current-day summer temperatures. Additionally, tropical fish became 3% more active under ocean acidification compared to no ocean acidification. Conversely, temperate fish behaviour was unaffected by climate treatments but their growth rates were > 200% faster under future winter versus current and future summer temperatures. We conclude that projected future winter conditions in temperate ecosystems may reduce the performance of range-extending fishes in temperate fish communities and slow down tropicalisation of higher latitudes.
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Published 13 June 2023.
Corrected by: Correction to: Projected ocean acidification and seasonal temperature alter the behaviour and growth of a range extending tropical fish, in Coral Reefs, Volume 43, page 67, (2024), The original article has been corrected: The ‘Materials and Methods’ section was incomplete.
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