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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3267-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3267-2018
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01 Jun 2018
Research article |  | 01 Jun 2018

Effects of hypoxia and non-lethal shell damage on shell mechanical and geochemical properties of a calcifying polychaete

Jonathan Y. S. Leung and Napo K. M. Cheung

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Some calcifiers can sustain normal shell growth under hypoxia, which may involve trade-offs against shell quality. This hypothesis was tested by measuring the shell growth and shell properties of a calcifying polychaete. Despite the adverse effect on metabolism, we found that hypoxia had limited impact on shell growth probably due to the changes in shell properties as trade-offs. This suggests that such plastic response could be fundamental for calcifiers to maintain calcification under hypoxia.
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