Table 2 Water physiochemical parameters of acclimatory pH 6.50 (2.7 kPa \({\text{P}}_{{{\text{CO}}_{2} }}\)) and pH 5.50 (24.6 kPa \({\text{P}}_{{{\text{CO}}_{2} }}\)) tanks over the 14-day acclimatory periods as well as water samples obtained during animal collection at the vent site (N = 8).
Environment | pH | Temperature (°C) | Total alkalinity (µmol kg−1 l−1) | CT (µmol l−1) | \({\text{P}}_{{{\text{CO}}_{2} }}\) (kPa) | [HCO3−] (µmol l−1) | TAMM (µmol l−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 6.489 ± 0.004 | 30.15 ± 0.07 | 2361 ± 42 | 3020 ± 48 | 2.765 ± 0.056 | 2331 ± 40 | N/a |
High \({\text{P}}_{{{\text{CO}}_{2} }}\) | 5.549 ± 0.006 | 30.62 ± 0.05 | 2373 ± 25 | 8379 ± 53 | 24.581 ± 0.187 | 2374 ± 25 | N/a |
Vent site | 6.40 ± 0.02 | N/a | 2475 ± 45 | 3365 ± 59 | 3.624 ± 0.135 | 2462 ± 44 | ≤ 5 |
