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Journal of Experimental Biology 97,241-252 (1982)
Published by Company of Biologists 1982

Acid Tolerance and Effects of Sublethal Acid Exposure on Iono-Regulation and Acid-Base Status in Two Crayfish Procambarus Clarki and Orconectes Rusticus

D. O. MORGAN 1 and B. R. McMAHON 2

1 Department of Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
2 Department of Biology, University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada T2N 1N4

Acid-toxicity tests were performed using two crayfish species, Procambarus clarki Girard and Orconectes rusticus Girard to determine the median lethal pH (LC50) after 4 days exposure to acid. Four-day LC50 values of pH 2.5–2.8 were observed, indicating that these animals are more acid-tolerant than most fish species. Haemolymph acid-base variables and major ion concentrations were measured during 4 days exposure of P. clarki to sublethal acid H2SO4, pH 3.8) levels. A major haemolymph acidosis was observed. While minimal changes were seen in haemolymph [Cl-], [K+], and [Mg2+], haemolymph [Na+] decreased. Haemolymph [Ca2+] increased significantly during acid exposure, suggesting that dissolution of exoskeletal carbonate buffers was being employed as a compensatory mechanism for the acidosis; this process would be expected to contribute to exoskeletal rigidity problems in the long term.

Submitted on May 14, 1981


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