Articles | Volume 17, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1975-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-1975-2020
Research article
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14 Apr 2020
Research article |  | 14 Apr 2020

Determining how biotic and abiotic variables affect the shell condition and parameters of Heliconoides inflatus pteropods from a sediment trap in the Cariaco Basin

Rosie L. Oakes and Jocelyn A. Sessa

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (23 Jan 2020) by Jean-Pierre Gattuso
AR by Rosie Oakes on behalf of the Authors (23 Jan 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (26 Jan 2020) by Jean-Pierre Gattuso
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (10 Feb 2020)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (10 Feb 2020) by Jean-Pierre Gattuso
AR by Rosie Oakes on behalf of the Authors (12 Feb 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (13 Feb 2020) by Jean-Pierre Gattuso

Post-review adjustments

AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval
AA by Rosie Oakes on behalf of the Authors (31 Mar 2020)   Author's adjustment  
EA: Adjustments approved (31 Mar 2020) by Jean-Pierre Gattuso
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Short summary
Pteropods are a group of tiny swimming snails whose fragile shells put them at risk from ocean acidification. We investigated the factors influencing the thickness of pteropods shells in the Cariaco Basin, off Venezuela, which is unaffected by ocean acidification. We found that pteropods formed thicker shells when nutrient concentrations, an indicator of food availability, were highest, indicating that food may be an important factor in mitigating the effects of ocean acidification on pteropods.
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