Summary
This study aims to determine the impact of ocean acidification on Southern Ocean pteropods via a detailed understanding of the structural properties of their shells. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to investigate the structure of shells that had been cleaned and dried compared with the structure of shells that were imaged directly from the preserving ethanol. Although the microstructure of the shell remains largely intact after the chemical cleaning and drying process, the removal of interstitial organic matter appears to have a dramatic effect on the mechanical integrity of the structure.
Authors:Teniswood C. Roberts D. Senden T. Howard W. Bradby J.
Published in: 2012
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
Program area: Southern Ocean Ecosystems
Teniswood C., Roberts D., Senden T., Howard W., Bradby J.
(2012)
Structural properties of Southern Ocean pteropods using scanning electron microscopy,
Conference Proceedings - joint 10th Asia-Pacific Microscopy Conference (APMC 10), 2012 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2012) and 22nd Australian Conference on Microscopy and Microanalysis (ACMM 22), Perth, Western Australia, 5-9 Feb 2012
162.1 - 162.2;
http://www.microscopy.org.au/ACMM-22/;
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