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  <dc:contributor>Caleb T. Hasler</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Tyler Wagner</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>C. D. Suski</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Stephen R. Midway</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2017</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Carbon dioxide (CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;) in fresh-water environments is poorly understood, yet in marine environments CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt; can affect fish behaviour, including predator–prey relationships. To examine changes in predator success in elevated CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;, we experimented with predatory &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Micropterus salmoides&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Pimephales promelas&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; prey. We used a two-factor fully crossed experimental design; one factor was 4-day (acclimation) CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt; concentration and the second factor CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt; concentration during 20-min predation experiments. Both factors had three treatment levels, including ambient partial pressure of CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;; 0–1000 μatm), low &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt; (4000–5000 μatm) and high &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt; (8000–10&amp;nbsp;000 μatm). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Micropterus salmoides&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; was exposed to both factors, whereas &lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;P. promelas&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; was not exposed to the acclimation factor. In total, 83 of the 96&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;P. promelas&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt; were consumed (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;n&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;96 trials) and we saw no discernible effect of CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt; on predator success or time to predation. Failed strikes and time between failed strikes were too infrequent to model. Compared with marine systems, our findings are unique in that we not only saw no changes in prey capture success with increasing CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt;, but we also used CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt; treatments that were substantially higher than those in past experiments. Our work demonstrated a pronounced resiliency of freshwater predators to elevated CO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;span&gt; exposure, and a starting point for future work in this area.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1071/MF16156</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>CSIRO Publishing</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Predation of freshwater fish in environments with elevated carbon dioxide</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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