Publications by authors named "Adam D Zambie"
Sci Total Environ
April 2024
Article Synopsis
- Ocean warming poses a significant threat to marine ectotherms, and the "plastic floors, concrete ceilings" hypothesis suggests that fish can reduce their standard metabolic rate (SMR) in warmer temperatures to improve their aerobic scope (AS).
- The study on red drum fish showed that while fish acclimated to 28°C had higher SMR and maximum metabolic rate (MMR) initially, SMR decreased significantly over 12 weeks, leading to no improvement in AS due to a drop in MMR.
- Additionally, hypoxia vulnerability measures indicated that warming reduces the critical oxygen threshold (P) in acclimated fish, which could help them adapt to high-demand environments, thereby expanding the range of habitats
