(Table 1) Ion concentrations in the haemolymph of Apherusa glacialis after incubation at different medium salinities

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Amphipods living at the underside of Arctic sea ice are exposed to varying salinities due to freezing and melting, and have to cope with the resulting osmotic stress. Extracellular osmotic and ionic regulation at different salinities, thermal hysteresis, and supercooling points (SCPs) were studied in the under-ice amphipod Apherusa glacialis. The species is euryhaline, capable to regulate hyperosmotically at salinities S(R) = 30 g/kg. Hyperosmotic regulation is an adaptation to thrive in low-salinity meltwater below the ice. Conforming to the ambient salinity during freezing reduces the risk of internal ice formation. Thermal hysteresis was not observed in the haemolymph of A. glacialis. The SCP of the species was -7.8 ± 1.9°C. Several ions were specifically downregulated ([Mg2+], [SO4]2-), or upregulated ([K+], [Ca2+]) in comparison to the medium. Strong downregulation of [Mg2+], is probably necessary to avoid an anaesthetic effect at low temperatures.

Sample numbers are n = 2 to 4

Supplement to: Kiko, Rainer; Werner, Iris; Wittmann, Astrid (2008): Osmotic and ionic regulation in response to salinity variations and cold resistance in the Arctic under-ice amphipod Apherusa glacialis. Polar Biology, 32(3), 393-398

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.858995
Related Identifier IsSupplementTo https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-008-0531-z
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Creator Kiko, Rainer ORCID logo; Werner, Iris; Wittmann, Astrid ORCID logo
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2009
Funding Reference German Research Foundation https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001659 Crossref Funder ID 5472008 https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/5472008 Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Resource Type Supplementary Dataset; Dataset
Format text/tab-separated-values
Size 110 data points
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (-170.741W, 87.830S, -169.732E, 87.833N); Arctic Ocean
Temporal Coverage Begin 2007-09-02T11:12:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2007-09-02T23:45:00Z