Ecological Studies in the Antarctic Sea Ice Zone 2002
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-59419-9_32
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Distribution patterns of decapod crustaceans in polar areas: a result of magnesium regulation?

Abstract: Nearly all decapod crustaceans found in Antarctic waters south of the Antarctic Convergence are caridean shrimps (Natantia) while the group of Reptantia is largely absent in this area. Progress in the development of a physiological hypothesis is reported, which explains this distribution pattern based on differences in the regulation of magnesium levels in the haemolymph (

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“…For example, enhanced sensitivity to the anaesthetizing effect of magnesium reflects such a phylogenetic constraint in the special case of marine reptant decapod crustaceans (anurans and brachyurans). High magnesium levels in the haemolymph of this group likely limit its capability to adapt to extremely cold temperatures below 0 • C by the mechanisms outlined above and, thereby, excludes them from the respective temperature regimes in polar areas (Frederich et al, 2001). In contrast, marine ectothermic teleosts exist at all temperatures of the ocean.…”
Section: Ecological Perspectivesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, enhanced sensitivity to the anaesthetizing effect of magnesium reflects such a phylogenetic constraint in the special case of marine reptant decapod crustaceans (anurans and brachyurans). High magnesium levels in the haemolymph of this group likely limit its capability to adapt to extremely cold temperatures below 0 • C by the mechanisms outlined above and, thereby, excludes them from the respective temperature regimes in polar areas (Frederich et al, 2001). In contrast, marine ectothermic teleosts exist at all temperatures of the ocean.…”
Section: Ecological Perspectivesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Im Falle der Decapoda wurde nachgewiesen, dass hohe Magnesiumkonzentrationen in der Hämolymphe, die die hohen Magnesiumgehalte des Meerwassers übernimmt, insbesondere in Kombination mit niedrigen Temperaturen narkotisierend wirken können [8]. Dies schränkt auch lebenswichtige Prozesse wie Häutung, Wachstum, Fortpflanzung, Nahrungsaufnahme oder Brutpflege ein oder macht sie sogar unmöglich.…”
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“…Garnelen kön-nen diesem kombinierten Effekt in polaren Gewässern entgegenwirken, indem sie die Magnesiumkonzentration der Hämolymphe aktiv herabregulieren. Die meisten anderen Decapoden, beispielsweise ᮣ brachyure und ᮣ anomure Krabben, verfügen jedoch nicht über einen effizienten Regulationsmechanismus, was ihre Abwesenheit in polaren Gewässern erklären könnte [8].…”
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