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Bolinesi F, Rossetti E, Mangoni O. Phytoplankton dynamics in a shellfish farming lagoon in a deltaic system threatened by ongoing climate change. Sci Rep 2024; 14:19424. [PMID: 39169175 PMCID: PMC11339385 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-70492-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024] Open
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Global climate change has generated an increasing number of environmental problems, especially in Mediterranean coastal areas, such as the Po Delta (PD), where shellfish production has undergone an overall decline because of strong environmental changes. The present study is centred on assessing the fundamental ecological aspects in one of the most crucial European shellfish production lagoons, Sacca degli Scardovari (SC), addressing phytoplankton community parameters directly affecting shellfish production, namely, chemotaxonomic composition, size fractions, and total biomass, in relation to the physicochemical properties of the water column and mussel filtering activity. Our findings suggest that the phytoplankton community structure, its role within the lagoon food web and its production cycles depend on two distinct allogenic inputs, which shape the community differently and exert substantial control on shellfish production. At the same time, the suspended mussel biomass strongly controls the phytoplankton size composition, as their growth is largely supported by nanophytoplankton. As the Po River collects the drainage waters of the Italian side of the entire Alpine Arch, the phytoplankton dynamics reported here represent a useful baseline for further addressing issues of climatic changes affecting lagoon ecology. We believe that our study presents an innovative tool for the planning and management of interventions aimed at enhancing national mussel production without neglecting aspects of environmental protection or the integrity of the coastal system, with significant scientific implications.
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- Francesco Bolinesi
- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso di Monte Sant'Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126, Napoli, Italy
- CoNISMa, Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196, Roma, Italy
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- Consorzio Cooperative Pescatori del Polesine O.P. S.C.Ar.L., 45018, Scardovari, Rovigo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso di Monte Sant'Angelo, Via Cinthia 21, 80126, Napoli, Italy.
- CoNISMa, Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196, Roma, Italy.
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Modabbernia G, Meshgi B, Kinsley AC. Climatic variations and Fasciola: a review of impacts across the parasite life cycle. Parasitol Res 2024; 123:300. [PMID: 39145846 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-024-08319-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 08/07/2024] [Indexed: 08/16/2024]
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Fasciolosis, caused by the liver fluke Fasciola spp., is a significant parasitic disease of livestock and humans worldwide. Fasciola transmission and life cycle are highly dependent on climatic conditions, especially temperature and humidity. This dependency has gained significance in the context of ongoing climate change. This literature review examined evidence on the effects of temperature variability on the developmental stages of Fasciola spp. and the snail intermediate hosts. We reviewed free larval stages of Fasciola spp. development, as well as snail intermediate hosts, while investigating the climate-related factors influencing each stage. We found that Fasciola spp. egg hatching and development were inhibited below 10 °C and optimal between 20 and 30 °C, miracidia hatching time decreased with higher temperatures and cercarial shedding by snail hosts accelerated around 27 °C. Further, metacercarial viability declined at higher temperatures but was prolonged by higher humidity. Snail intermediate host growth rates peaked at 25 °C, and their susceptibility to Fasciola infection depends on temperature, underscoring its importance in transmission dynamics. Overall, the Fasciola life cycle and snail host development exhibit stage-specific temperature thresholds, indicating a complex relationship between temperature fluctuations and parasite transmission potential. This research highlights the key role of temperature and humidity on Fasciola spp. and snail development, shedding light on the potential consequences of climate change on their survival, development, and disease transmission. Data limitations, primarily from the scarcity of high-resolution climate-related experiments, should drive future research to enhance predictive models and deepen our understanding of the impact of climate change on this parasitic disease.
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- Galia Modabbernia
- Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1988 Fitch Ave., St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA.
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1988 Fitch Ave., St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA
- Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC), University of Minnesota, 1988 Fitch Ave., St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA
- Institute On the Environment, University of Minnesota, 1988 Fitch Ave., St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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Santoianni LA, Innangi M, Varricchione M, Carboni M, La Bella G, Haider S, Stanisci A. Ecological features facilitating spread of alien plants along Mediterranean mountain roads. Biol Invasions 2024; 26:3879-3899. [PMID: 39324107 PMCID: PMC11420372 DOI: 10.1007/s10530-024-03418-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 09/27/2024]
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Invasive alien species represent a major threat to global biodiversity and the sustenance of ecosystems. Globally, mountain ecosystems have shown a degree of resistance to invasive species due to their distinctive ecological features. However, in recent times, the construction of linear infrastructure, such as roads, might weaken this resistance, especially in the Mediterranean basin region. Roads, by acting as efficient corridors, facilitate the dispersal of alien species along elevation gradients in mountains. Here, we investigated how the ecological features and road-associated disturbance in native plant communities affected both the occurrence and cover of alien plant species in Central Apennines (Italy). We implemented the MIREN road survey in three mountain transects conducting vegetation sampling in plots located both adjacent to and distant from the roads at intervals of ~ 100 m in elevation. We then used community-weighted means of Ecological Indicator Values for Europe together with Disturbance Indicator Values applied to plant species of native communities as predictors of alien species occurrence and cover in a machine-learning classification and regression framework. Our analyses showed that alien species' occurrence was greater in proximity to the road where high soil disturbance occurred and in warm- and light-adapted native communities. On the other hand, alien species cover was more strongly related to moderate grazing pressure and the occurrence of nitrophilic plant communities. These findings provide a baseline for the current status of alien plant species in this Mediterranean mountain region, offering an ecological perspective to address the challenges associated with their management under global change. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10530-024-03418-y.
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- EnviXLab, Department of Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise, Termoli and Pesche, Italy
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- EnviXLab, Department of Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise, Termoli and Pesche, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), 90133 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Science, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Germany
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- EnviXLab, Department of Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise, Termoli and Pesche, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), 90133 Palermo, Italy
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Cicio A, Aloi N, Sut S, Longo V, Terracina F, Dall’Acqua S, Zizzo MG, Bruno M, Ilardi V, Colombo P, Luparello C, Serio R. Chemical Characterization, Free Radical Scavenging, and Cellular Antioxidant Properties of the Egadi Island Endemic Brassica macrocarpa Guss Leaf Extract. Biomolecules 2024; 14:636. [PMID: 38927041 PMCID: PMC11201591 DOI: 10.3390/biom14060636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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The genus Brassica is an important source of food in the Mediterranean diet with documented nutritional and medicinal properties. However, few studies have investigated the phytochemical composition and the biological activity of wild Sicilian taxa. Thus, we aimed to study the chemical profile and the antioxidant potential, in vitro and in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells, of a methanolic extract of leaves of wild Brassica macrocarpa Guss (B. macrocarpa) (Egadi Islands; Sicily-Italy). B. macrocarpa methanolic extract showed a large amount of glucosinolates and different phenolic compounds. It exhibited antioxidant activity in the DPPH assay and in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells, being able to reduce NO and ROS levels and NOS2 mRNA expression. Our study demonstrated that Sicilian B. macrocarpa methanolic extract, in LPS-stimulated macrophages, efficiently counteracts oxidative stress and displays radical scavenging activity. Future studies are required to identify the contribution of the single phytocomponents, to characterize the action mechanism, and to reveal possible applications in human health.
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- Adele Cicio
- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy (F.T.); (M.B.); (C.L.); (R.S.)
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council of Italy (IRIB-CNR), Via Ugo la Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy; (N.A.); (V.L.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy; (S.S.); (S.D.)
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council of Italy (IRIB-CNR), Via Ugo la Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy; (N.A.); (V.L.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy (F.T.); (M.B.); (C.L.); (R.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy; (S.S.); (S.D.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy (F.T.); (M.B.); (C.L.); (R.S.)
- ATeN (Advanced Technologies Network) Center, Viale delle Scienze, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
- NBFC—National Biodiversity Future Center, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy (F.T.); (M.B.); (C.L.); (R.S.)
- NBFC—National Biodiversity Future Center, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy (F.T.); (M.B.); (C.L.); (R.S.)
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council of Italy (IRIB-CNR), Via Ugo la Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy; (N.A.); (V.L.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy (F.T.); (M.B.); (C.L.); (R.S.)
- NBFC—National Biodiversity Future Center, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy (F.T.); (M.B.); (C.L.); (R.S.)
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Finocchiaro M, Médail F, Saatkamp A, Diadema K, Pavon D, Brousset L, Meineri E. Microrefugia and microclimate: Unraveling decoupling potential and resistance to heatwaves. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 924:171696. [PMID: 38485012 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Microrefugia, defined as small areas maintaining populations of species outside their range margins during environmental extremes, are increasingly recognized for their role in conserving species in the face of climate change. Understanding their microclimatic dynamics becomes crucial with global warming leading to severe temperature and precipitation changes. This study investigates the phenomenon of short-term climatic decoupling within microrefugia and its implications for plant persistence in the Mediterranean region of southeastern France. We focus on microrefugia's ability to climatically disconnect from macroclimatic trends, examining temperature and Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD) dynamics in microrefugia, adjacent control plots, and weather stations. Our study encompasses both "normal" conditions and heatwave episodes to explore the role of microrefugia as thermal and moisture insulators during extreme events. Landscape attributes such as relative elevation, solar radiation, distance to streams, and vegetation height are investigated for their contribution to short-term decoupling. Our results demonstrate that microrefugia exhibit notable decoupling from macroclimatic trends. This effect is maintained during heatwaves, underscoring microrefugia's vital role in responding to climatic extremes. Importantly, microrefugia maintain lower VPD levels than their surroundings outside and during heatwaves, potentially mitigating water stress for plants. This study advances our understanding of microclimate dynamics within microrefugia and underscores their ecological importance for plant persistence in a changing climate. As heatwaves become more frequent and severe, our findings provide insights into the role of microrefugia in buffering but also decoupling against extreme climatic events and, more generally, against climate warming. This knowledge emphasizes the need to detect and protect existing microrefugia, as they can be integrated into conservation strategies and climate change adaptation plans.
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- Marie Finocchiaro
- Aix Marseille Université, Université Avignon, CNRS, IRD, UMR IMBE, Marseille, France.
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- Aix Marseille Université, Université Avignon, CNRS, IRD, UMR IMBE, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, Université Avignon, CNRS, IRD, UMR IMBE, Marseille, France
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- Conservatoire botanique national méditerranéen, 34 avenue Gambetta, F-83400 Hyères, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, Université Avignon, CNRS, IRD, UMR IMBE, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, Université Avignon, CNRS, IRD, UMR IMBE, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, Université Avignon, CNRS, IRD, UMR IMBE, Marseille, France
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Mancino C, Hochscheid S, Maiorano L. Increase of nesting habitat suitability for green turtles in a warming Mediterranean Sea. Sci Rep 2023; 13:19906. [PMID: 38062052 PMCID: PMC10703824 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-46958-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Climate change is reshaping global ecosystems at an unprecedented rate, with major impacts on biodiversity. Therefore, understanding how organisms can withstand change is key to identify priority conservation objectives. Marine ectotherms are being extremely impacted because their biology and phenology are directly related to temperature. Among these species, sea turtles are particularly problematic because they roam over both marine and terrestrial habitats throughout their life cycles. Focusing on green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Mediterranean Sea, we investigated the future potential changes of nesting grounds through time, assuming that marine turtles would shift their nesting locations. We modeled the current distribution of nesting grounds including both terrestrial and marine variables, and we projected the potential nesting distribution across the Mediterranean basin under alternative future greenhouse gas emission scenario (2000-2100). Our models show an increase in nesting probability in the western Mediterranean Sea, irrespective of the climate scenario we consider. Contrary to what is found in most global change studies, the worse the climate change scenario, the more suitable areas for green turtles will potentially increase. The most important predictors were anthropogenic variables, which negatively affect nesting probability, and sea surface temperature, positively linked to nesting probability, up to a maximum of 24-25 °C. The importance of the western Mediterranean beaches as potential nesting areas for sea turtles in the near future clearly call for a proactive conservation and management effort, focusing on monitoring actions (to document the potential range expansion) and threat detection.
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- Chiara Mancino
- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies ''Charles Darwin'', Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Dell'Università 32, 00185, Rome, Italy.
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- Marine Turtle Research Group, Department of Marine Animal Conservation and Public Engagement, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies ''Charles Darwin'', Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Dell'Università 32, 00185, Rome, Italy
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Rahmani R, Debouba M, Aydi SS, Aydi S, Bouajila J. Comparative Analysis of Organic Extracts Bioactivity from Two Limonium. Mill Species Growing Wild in Tunisian Salty Marshes. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202301177. [PMID: 37926684 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202301177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Limonium. Mill is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Plumbaginaceae family. The present study aimed to compare two Limonium species (L. pruinosum Kuntze and L. tunetanum (Barratte & Bonnet) Maire) in terms of their chemical composition and bioactivity. Chemical profiling showed that the methanolic (MeOH) extracts of both species were the most enriched with total phenolic (TP) and total flavonoid (TF) contents. The TFC were higher in L. tunetanum compared to L. pruinosum. HPLC-DAD analysis showed that distinctly the gallic acid and L-tyrosine 7-amido-4-methylcoumarin were the main compounds for L. pruinosum and L. tunetanum, respectively. For both Limonium. Mil species, the MeOH extracts displayed the highest antioxidant with IC50 of 7.7 and 8.4 μg/mL for L. pruinosum and L. tunetanum, respectively. The highest anti-15-lipoxygnase activity was recorded in the ethyl acetate (IC50 =14.2 μg/mL) and Methanol (IC50 =15.6 μg/mL) extracts for L. pruinosum. However, for L. tunetanum the best activity was recorded for dichloromethane extract (IC50 =10.4 μg/mL). L. pruinosum extracts displayed the highest cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 and HCT-116 cell lines compared to L. tunetanum ones. The obtained bioactivity discrepancy between Limonium. Mill species was discussed in relation to the organic extract chemical richness.
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- Rami Rahmani
- Laboratoire de recherche Biodiversité, Molécules et Applications LR22ES02, Institut supérieur de biologie appliquée, Université de Gabés, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de recherche Biodiversité, Molécules et Applications LR22ES02, Institut supérieur de biologie appliquée, Université de Gabés, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of biodiversity and valorisation of bioresources in arid zones. Faculty of Sciences at the University of Gabes, Zrig, 6072, Gabes, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of biodiversity and valorisation of bioresources in arid zones. Faculty of Sciences at the University of Gabes, Zrig, 6072, Gabes, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Université de Paul Sabatier, CNRS, INPT, UPS, France
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Corregidor-Castro A, Morinay J, McKinlay SE, Ramellini S, Assandri G, Bazzi G, Glavaschi A, De Capua EL, Grapputo A, Romano A, Morganti M, Cecere JG, Pilastro A, Rubolini D. Experimental nest cooling reveals dramatic effects of heatwaves on reproduction in a Mediterranean bird of prey. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2023; 29:5552-5567. [PMID: 37469036 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Future climatic scenarios forecast increases in average temperatures as well as in the frequency, duration, and intensity of extreme events, such as heatwaves. Whereas behavioral adjustments can buffer direct physiological and fitness costs of exposure to excessive temperature in wild animals, these may prove more difficult during specific life stages when vagility is reduced (e.g., early developmental stages). By means of a nest cooling experiment, we tested the effects of extreme temperatures on different stages of reproduction in a cavity-nesting Mediterranean bird of prey, the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni), facing a recent increase in the frequency of heatwaves during its breeding season. Nest temperature in a group of nest boxes placed on roof terraces was reduced by shading them from direct sunlight in 2 consecutive years (2021 and 2022). We then compared hatching failure, mortality, and nestling morphology between shaded and non-shaded (control) nest boxes. Nest temperature in control nest boxes was on average 3.9°C higher than in shaded ones during heatwaves, that is, spells of extreme air temperature (>37°C for ≥2 consecutive days) which hit the study area during the nestling-rearing phase in both years. Hatching failure markedly increased with increasing nest temperature, rising above 50% when maximum nest temperatures exceeded 44°C. Nestlings from control nest boxes showed higher mortality during heatwaves (55% vs. 10% in shaded nest boxes) and those that survived further showed impaired morphological growth (body mass and skeletal size). Hence, heatwaves occurring during the breeding period can have both strong lethal and sublethal impacts on different components of avian reproduction, from egg hatching to nestling growth. More broadly, these findings suggest that the projected future increases of summer temperatures and heatwave frequency in the Mediterranean basin and elsewhere in temperate areas may threaten the local persistence of even relatively warm-adapted species.
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- Alejandro Corregidor-Castro
- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque (CNR-IRSA), Brugherio, Italy
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- Area Avifauna Migratrice, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Bologna, Italy
- Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, Institutt for Biologi, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Politiche Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Politiche Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Area Avifauna Migratrice, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Bologna, Italy
- Department of Life Sciences and System Biology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Area Avifauna Migratrice, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Centre, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Politiche Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque (CNR-IRSA), Brugherio, Italy
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- Area Avifauna Migratrice, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Centre, Palermo, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque (CNR-IRSA), Brugherio, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Politiche Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Mazaris AD, Dimitriadis C, Papazekou M, Schofield G, Doxa A, Chatzimentor A, Turkozan O, Katsanevakis S, Lioliou A, Abalo-Morla S, Aksissou M, Arcangeli A, Attard V, El Hili HA, Atzori F, Belda EJ, Ben Nakhla L, Berbash AA, Bjorndal KA, Broderick AC, Camiñas JA, Candan O, Cardona L, Cetkovic I, Dakik N, de Lucia GA, Dimitrakopoulos PG, Diryaq S, Favilli C, Fortuna CM, Fuller WJ, Gallon S, Hamza A, Jribi I, Ben Ismail M, Kamarianakis Y, Kaska Y, Korro K, Koutsoubas D, Lauriano G, Lazar B, March D, Marco A, Minotou C, Monsinjon JR, Naguib NM, Palialexis A, Piroli V, Sami K, Sönmez B, Sourbès L, Sözbilen D, Vandeperre F, Vignes P, Xanthakis M, Köpsel V, Peck MA. Priorities for Mediterranean marine turtle conservation and management in the face of climate change. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 339:117805. [PMID: 37043912 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
As climate-related impacts threaten marine biodiversity globally, it is important to adjust conservation efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change. Translating scientific knowledge into practical management, however, is often complicated due to resource, economic and policy constraints, generating a knowledge-action gap. To develop potential solutions for marine turtle conservation, we explored the perceptions of key actors across 18 countries in the Mediterranean. These actors evaluated their perceived relative importance of 19 adaptation and mitigation measures that could safeguard marine turtles from climate change. Of importance, despite differences in expertise, experience and focal country, the perceptions of researchers and management practitioners largely converged with respect to prioritizing adaptation and mitigation measures. Climate change was considered to have the greatest impacts on offspring sex ratios and suitable nesting sites. The most viable adaptation/mitigation measures were considered to be reducing other pressures that act in parallel to climate change. Ecological effectiveness represented a key determinant for implementing proposed measures, followed by practical applicability, financial cost, and societal cost. This convergence in opinions across actors likely reflects long-standing initiatives in the Mediterranean region towards supporting knowledge exchange in marine turtle conservation. Our results provide important guidance on how to prioritize measures that incorporate climate change in decision-making processes related to the current and future management and protection of marine turtles at the ocean-basin scale, and could be used to guide decisions in other regions globally. Importantly, this study demonstrates a successful example of how interactive processes can be used to fill the knowledge-action gap between research and management.
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- Antonios D Mazaris
- Department of Ecology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- Management Unit of Zakynthos and Ainos National Parks and Protected Areas of the Ionian Islands, Zakynthos, Greece
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- Department of Ecology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Ecology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece; Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Ecology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Aydın, Turkiye
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- Managing Authority of European Territorial Cooperation Programmes (INTERREG), Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Institut d' Investigació per a La Gestió de Zones Costaneres (IGIC), Universitat Politècnica de València, València, Spain; Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo (COV-IEO), CSIC, Vigo, Spain
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- Laboratoire Ecologie, Systématique, Conservation de La Biodiversité (LESCB), Faculté des Sciences de Tétouan, Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Tetouan, Morocco
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- Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research - ISPRA, Rome, Italy
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- Marine Protected Area Capo Carbonara, Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy
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- Institut d' Investigació per a La Gestió de Zones Costaneres (IGIC), Universitat Politècnica de València, València, Spain
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- Specially Protected Areas Regional Activity Centre (UNEP/MAP-SPA/RAC), Tunisia
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- Protected Area and Biodiversity Section, Nature Conservation Department, Ministry of Environment, Libya
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- Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Asociación Herpetológica Española (AHE), Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkiye
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Science, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- University of Montenegro - Institute of Marine Biology, Kotor, Montenegro
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- Management Unit of Tyre Coast Nature Reserve, Tyre, Lebanon
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- IAS-CNR, Institute of Anthropic Impact and Sustainability in Marine Environment, National Research Council Oristano Section, Torregrande, Italy
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- Ministry of Environment - Sirte Branch, Sirte, Libya
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, Université de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Iberostar Group - Sustainability Department - Wave of Change, Hammamet, Tunisia; Notre Grand Bleu Association, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Pamukkale University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Denizli, Turkiye; Sea Turtle Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center (DEKAMER), Muğla, Turkiye
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- Wildlife and Health Research Center, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean, Mytilene, Greece
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- Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research - ISPRA, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biodiversity, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia; Marine Science Program, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Pula, Croatia
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, UK; Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, C/Américo Vespucio, S/n, Sevilla, Spain
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- Biodiversity Department, Nature Conservation Sector, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), Egypt
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- University of Shkodra "Luigj Gurakuqi", Shkoder, Albania
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- Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de La Mer Tunisie, Tunisia
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- Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Suşehri Timur Karabal Vocational School, Suşehri, Sivas, Turkiye
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- Management Unit of Zakynthos and Ainos National Parks and Protected Areas of the Ionian Islands, Zakynthos, Greece
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- Pamukkale University, Acipayam Vocational School, Veterinary Department, Denizli, Turkiye
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- Institute of Marine Sciences - Okeanos, University of the Azores, Horta, Portugal
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- Faculty of Education, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
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- Management Unit of Zakynthos and Ainos National Parks and Protected Areas of the Ionian Islands, Zakynthos, Greece
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- Institut für Marine Ökosystem- und Fischereiwissenschaften (IMF), Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Coastal Systems, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Den Burg, (Texel), Netherlands
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Albassatneh MC, Dubuisson JY, Escudero M, Fady B, Ponger L, Muller S. Effect of environmental and spatial factors on the phylogenetic and functional diversity of the Mediterranean tree communities of Europe. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2023; 25:631-645. [PMID: 37016196 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
Abstract
The tree flora of the Mediterranean Basin contains an outstanding taxonomic richness and a high proportion of endemic taxa. Contrary to other regions of the Mediterranean biome, a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of the relationship between phylogenetic diversity, trait diversity and environmental factors in a spatial ecological context is lacking. We inferred the first calibrated phylogeny of 203 native tree species occurring in the European Mediterranean Basin based on 12 DNA regions. Using a set of four functional traits, we computed phylogenetic diversity for all 10,042 grid cells of 10 × 10 km spatial resolution to completely cover Mediterranean Europe. Then, we tested the spatial influence of environmental factors on tree diversity. Our results suggest that the nature of the relationship between traits and phylogeny varies among the different studied traits and according to the evolutionary distance considered. Phylogenetic diversity and functional diversity of European Mediterranean trees correlated strongly with species richness. High values of these diversity indices were located in the north of the study area, at high altitude, and minimum temperature of the coldest month. In contrast, the two phylogenetic indices that were not correlated with species richness (Mean Phylogenetic Distance, Phylogenetic Species Variability) were located in the south of the study area and were positively correlated with high altitude, soil organic carbon stock and sand soil texture. Our study provides support for the use of phylogenies in conservation biology to assess ecosystem functioning, and provides insights for the implementation of sustainable forest ecosystem management.
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- M C Albassatneh
- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
- Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences iEES, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- INRAE, Ecology of Mediterranean Forests, URFM, Avignon, France
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- Structure et Instabilité des Génomes, "Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle" (MNHN), CNRS, Paris, France
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- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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Trusiak M, Plitta-Michalak BP, Michalak M. Choosing the Right Path for the Successful Storage of Seeds. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:72. [PMID: 36616200 PMCID: PMC9823941 DOI: 10.3390/plants12010072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Seeds are the most commonly used source of storage material to preserve the genetic diversity of plants. However, prior to the deposition of seeds in gene banks, several questions need to be addressed. Here, we illustrate the scheme that can be used to ensure that the most optimal conditions are identified to enable the long-term storage of seeds. The main questions that need to be answered pertain to the production of viable seeds by plants, the availability of proper protocols for dormancy alleviation and germination, seed tolerance to desiccation and cold storage at -20 °C. Finally, it is very important to fully understand the capability or lack thereof for seeds or their explants to tolerate cryogenic conditions. The proper storage regimes for orthodox, intermediate and recalcitrant seeds are discussed.
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- Magdalena Trusiak
- Department of Plant Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, M. Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-721 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, M. Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-721 Olsztyn, Poland
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Hypo-Osmoregulatory Roles of Vasotocinergic and Isotocinergic Systems in the Intestines of Two European Sea Bass Lineages. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232113636. [PMID: 36362422 PMCID: PMC9655083 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232113636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) are a major aquaculture species that live in habitats with fluctuating salinities that are sometimes higher than in seawater (SW). Atlantic and West-Mediterranean genetic lineages were compared regarding intestinal neuropeptide receptor expression in SW (36%) and following a two-week transfer to hypersalinity (HW, 55%). Phylogenetic analysis revealed seven neuropeptide receptors belonging to the arginine vasotocine (AVTR) family and two isotocin receptors (ITR). Among AVTR paralogs, the highest mRNA levels were recorded for v1a2, with a two- to fourfold upregulation in the European sea bass intestinal sections after transfer of fish to HW. Principal component analysis in posterior intestines showed that v1a2 expression grouped together with the expression and activity of main ion transporters and channels involved in solute-coupled water uptake, indicating a possible role of this receptor in triggering water absorption. v1a1 expression, however, was decreased or did not change after transfer to hypersaline water. Among ITR paralogs, itr1 was the most expressed paralog in the intestine and opposite expression patterns were observed following salinity transfer, comparing intestinal sections. Overall, different expression profiles were observed between genetic lineages for several analyzed genes which could contribute to different osmotic stress-related responses in D. labrax lineages.
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