Response of the Antarctic fish Notothenia rossii

to Ocean Warming and Acidification

Fish & hypercapnia/-carbia?

The Antarctic Peninsula - a hot spot of ocean warming & acidification?

Experiment

Routine metabolic rate (RMR)

extracellular pH

Intracellular pH in liver & white muscle

Mitochondrial capacities, proton leak

Citrate Synthase activity in liver & heart

Cytochrome C Oxidase activity in liver & heart

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)

Conclusions

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