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Ingrid L Cripps¹, Philip L Munday, Mark I McCormick

¹School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. ingrid.cripps@gmail.com

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Ocean acidification from elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) alters predator behavior. This affects predator-prey interactions, with potential impacts on reef fish populations and marine ecosystems.

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Area of Science:

Marine Biology
Climate Change Science
Chemical Oceanography

Background:

Elevated ocean CO2 levels and reduced pH (ocean acidification) impact marine life.
Larval fish are vulnerable to predation, a risk potentially altered by changing predator behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the effects of elevated CO2 and reduced pH on the olfactory preferences, activity, and feeding behavior of the brown dottyback (Pseudochromis fuscus).
To understand how ocean acidification may alter predator-prey dynamics in coral reef ecosystems.

Main Methods:

Exposing brown dottyback predators to current-day CO2 levels and two elevated CO2 levels (∼600 µatm and ∼950 µatm).
Assessing olfactory preferences for injured prey, activity levels, and feeding behavior under different CO2 conditions.

Main Results:

Predators exposed to elevated CO2 showed a shift from preferring the smell of injured prey to avoiding it.
Activity levels increased in high CO2 treatments, while feeding activity decreased in mid-level CO2 treatments.
Elevated activity in high CO2 may partially compensate for reduced olfactory cues through enhanced visual detection.

Conclusions:

Ocean acidification affects both predators and prey in reef fish interactions.
While predator behavior changes may slightly reduce larval fish predation risk, they are unlikely to fully compensate for increased prey mortality due to ocean acidification.
The study highlights the complex impacts of climate change on marine predator-prey dynamics.