Osmotic and ionic regulation was studied in the North
American crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana), stepwise acclimated
to increasing salinities. Stepwise acclimation involved transferring
crayfish at 48 hour intervals from freshwater to 100% seawater
in 20% increments. In experiments where 70% seawater was
used, animals were moved directly from 40 to...
Oceanic carbon cycling plays a major role in determining global atmospheric CO₂. A better understanding of dissolved organic matter and its constituents in the water column and how it affects marine carbon cycling is sought after. This study successfully measured osmolytes, low molecular zwitterionic compounds derived from amino acids, in...