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Zhang L, Zhang YY, Ma LX, Dong YW. Evaluation of species thermal sensitivity with individual-based physiological performance. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 192:106212. [PMID: 37812948 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106212] [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: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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Ignoring intraspecific variations can prevent us from accurately assessing species' thermal sensitivity to global warming. Individual-based physiological performance provides a feasible solution to depict species' thermal sensitivity using a bottom-up approach. We measured the cardiac performance of intertidal bivalves (1159 individuals from multiple populations of six bivalves), determined the upper thermal limit of each individual, calculated the proportions of individuals suffering sublethal/lethal heat stress, and mapped sensitive regions to high temperatures. Results showed that high inter-individual variations of physiological performance existed in levels of populations and species, and species' thermal sensitivity was positively related to the intraspecific variations of heat tolerance. This bottom-up approach scaled up from individual, population to species emphasizes the importance of individual-based physiology performance in assessing thermal sensitivity across different hierarchical levels and enables better evaluating and forecasting of species responses to global warming.
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- Liang Zhang
- Ministry Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266001, China
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- Ministry Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266001, China
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- Ministry Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266001, China
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- Ministry Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266001, China.
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Wang YX, Lin SR, Xu LZ, Ye YY, Qi PZ, Wang WF, Buttino I, Li HF, Guo BY. Comparative transcriptomic analysis revealed changes in multiple signaling pathways involved in protein degradation in the digestive gland of Mytilus coruscus during high-temperatures. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. PART D, GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2023; 46:101060. [PMID: 36731219 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2023.101060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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As a result of global warming, the Mytilus coruscus living attached in the intertidal zone experience extreme and fluctuating changes in temperature, and extreme temperature changes are causing mass mortality of intertidal species. This study explores the transcriptional response of M. coruscus at different temperatures (18 °C, 26 °C, and 33 °C) and different times (0, 12, and 24 h) of action by analyzing the potential temperature of the intertidal zone. In response to high temperatures, several signaling pathways in M. coruscus, ribosome, endocytosis, endoplasmic reticulum stress, protein degradation, and lysosomes, interact to counter the adverse effects of high temperatures on protein homeostasis. Increased expression of key genes, including heat shock proteins (Hsp70, Hsp20, and Hsp110), Lysosome-associated membrane glycoprotein (LAMP), endoplasmic reticulum chaperone (BiP), and baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 7 (BIRC7), may further mitigate the effects of heat stress and delay mortality in M. coruscus. These results reveal changes in multiple signaling pathways involved in protein degradation during high-temperature stress, which will contribute to our overall understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the response of M. coruscus to high-temperature stress.
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- Yu-Xia Wang
- National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, 316022 Zhoushan, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, 316022 Zhoushan, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, 316022 Zhoushan, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, 316022 Zhoushan, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, 316022 Zhoushan, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, 316022 Zhoushan, China
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- Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research ISPRA, Via del Cedro n.38, 57122 Livorno, Italy
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- National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, 316022 Zhoushan, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Marine Aquaculture, Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, 316022 Zhoushan, China.
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Wang C, Tang C, Fu B, Lü Y, Xiao S, Zhang J. Determining critical thresholds of ecological restoration based on ecosystem service index: A case study in the Pingjiang catchment in southern China. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 303:114220. [PMID: 34864589 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Considering that the degradation of ecological systems is an urgent environmental challenge, promoting multiple ecosystem services (ES) through ecological restoration has recently become more critical. However, the complicated interactions among multiple ES are not fully considered in ecological restoration planning and management, which prevents simultaneous improvements to environmental and human welfare. In this study, the spatio-temporal variations of multiple ES and their interactions were investigated in the Pingjiang catchment, which used to suffer severe soil erosion and has been the target of the ecological restoration projects. The results showed that five individual ES were heterogeneously distributed, and each individual ES and their overall benefits have increased with the implementation of ecological restoration (except for water yield). However, significantly negative correlations existed in over half of ten ES pairs, and the trade-offs among the five individual ES also increased. Through redundancy analysis, the forest proportion (FP) was identified as the major socio-ecological factor that determines multiple ES patterns; therefore, determining the appropriate FP for restoration areas is important for regulating the supply of ES. The constraint effects of FP on each ES and their overall benefits and trade-offs were examined, and inconsistent thresholds were detected for some relationships. Thus, a comprehensive index (ES index) that incorporates the overall trade-offs was proposed to reflect the complicated interactions among multiple ES and the preferences of different stakeholder groups. The constraint effect of FP on the ES index was explored, and the threshold values detected in the hump-shaped curve of the constraint lines provided references for determining the appropriate FP. This study established an integrated land use management framework by proposing a comprehensive ES index and determining its critical thresholds through the constraint line method. The results provide insights for the better planning and targeting of ecological restoration and land use management projects worldwide.
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- Cong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, China.
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- Jiangxi Academy of Water Science and Engineering, No. 1038, Beijingdong Road, Nanchang, 330029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Jiangxi Academy of Water Science and Engineering, No. 1038, Beijingdong Road, Nanchang, 330029, China
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- Jiangxi Academy of Water Science and Engineering, No. 1038, Beijingdong Road, Nanchang, 330029, China
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Koagouw W, Hazell RJ, Ciocan C. Induction of apoptosis in the gonads of Mytilus edulis by metformin and increased temperature, via regulation of HSP70, CASP8, BCL2 and FAS. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 173:113011. [PMID: 34649205 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113011] [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: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Pharmaceutically active compounds have been considered contaminants of emerging concern, in response to evidence that these substances may adversely affect aquatic organisms. Here we expose mussels for 7 days to metformin, the most commonly prescribed anti-diabetes treatment, at a concentration of 40 μg/L and a high temperature of 20 °C. The apoptosis-related genes HSP70, CASP8, BCL2 and FAS showed variation in expression in gonadal tissue. The results suggest that complex interactions between these genes are modulating the onset of apoptotic changes such as atresia and follicle degeneration. The temperature induced apoptosis may be initiated by overexpression of CASP8. Conversely, metformin may induce apoptosis by suppressing the anti-apoptotic gene BCL2, thus promoting the process. Interestingly, apoptosis and follicle degeneration are likely FAS-mediated, following the synergistic effect of metformin and temperature. The potential of metformin to act as a non-traditional EDC, due to its impact on the reproductive system in mussels is discussed.
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- Wulan Koagouw
- School of Applied Sciences, University of Brighton, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 4AT, United Kingdom; Centre for Aquatic Environments, University of Brighton, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 4AT, United Kingdom; National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. M. H. Thamrin No. 8 Jakarta, Indonesia.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, United Kingdom.
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- School of Applied Sciences, University of Brighton, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 4AT, United Kingdom; Centre for Aquatic Environments, University of Brighton, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 4AT, United Kingdom.
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Sokołowski A, Świeżak J, Hallmann A, Olsen AJ, Ziółkowska M, Øverjordet IB, Nordtug T, Altin D, Krause DF, Salaberria I, Smolarz K. Cellular level response of the bivalve Limecola balthica to seawater acidification due to potential CO 2 leakage from a sub-seabed storage site in the southern Baltic Sea: TiTank experiment at representative hydrostatic pressure. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 794:148593. [PMID: 34323752 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Understanding of biological responses of marine fauna to seawater acidification due to potential CO2 leakage from sub-seabed storage sites has improved recently, providing support to CCS environmental risk assessment. Physiological responses of benthic organisms to ambient hypercapnia have been previously investigated but rarely at the cellular level, particularly in areas of less common geochemical and ecological conditions such as brackish water and/or reduced oxygen levels. In this study, CO2-related responses of oxygen-dependent, antioxidant and detoxification systems as well as markers of neurotoxicity and acid-base balance in the Baltic clam Limecola balthica from the Baltic Sea were quantified in 50-day experiments. Experimental conditions included CO2 addition producing pH levels of 7.7, 7.0 and 6.3, respectively and hydrostatic pressure 900 kPa, simulating realistic seawater acidities following a CO2 seepage accident at the potential CO2-storage site in the Baltic. Reduced pH interfered with most biomarkers studied, and modifications to lactate dehydrogenase and malate dehydrogenase indicate that aerobiosis was a dominant energy production pathway. Hypercapnic stress was most evident in bivalves exposed to moderately acidic seawater environment (pH 7.0), showing a decrease of glutathione peroxidase activity, activation of catalase and suppression of glutathione S-transferase activity likely in response to enhanced free radical production. The clams subjected to pH 7.0 also demonstrated acetylcholinesterase activation that might be linked to prolonged impact of contaminants released from sediment. The most acidified conditions (pH 6.3) stimulated glutathione and malondialdehyde concentration in the bivalve tissue suggesting potential cell damage. Temporal variations of most biomarkers imply that after a 10-to-15-day initial phase of an acute disturbance, the metabolic and antioxidant defence systems recovered their capacities.
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- Adam Sokołowski
- University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, Institute of Oceanography, Al. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland
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- University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, Institute of Oceanography, Al. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
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- Medical University of Gdańsk, Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Dębinki 1, 80-211 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, Institute of Oceanography, Al. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland
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- SINTEF Ocean AS, Brattorkaia 17C, NO-7465 Trondheim, Norway
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- Altins Biotrix, Finn Bergs veg 3, 7022 Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, Institute of Oceanography, Al. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland
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Spatial and temporal scales of exposure and sensitivity drive mortality risk patterns across life stages. Ecosphere 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Cheli A, Mancuso A, Azzarone M, Fermani S, Kaandorp J, Marin F, Montroni D, Polishchuk I, Prada F, Stagioni M, Valdré G, Pokroy B, Falini G, Goffredo S, Scarponi D. Climate variation during the Holocene influenced the skeletal properties of Chamelea gallina shells in the North Adriatic Sea (Italy). PLoS One 2021; 16:e0247590. [PMID: 33661962 PMCID: PMC7932108 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Understanding how marine taxa will respond to near-future climate changes is one of the main challenges for management of coastal ecosystem services. Ecological studies that investigate relationships between the environment and shell properties of commercially important marine species are commonly restricted to latitudinal gradients or small-scale laboratory experiments. This paper aimed to explore the variations in shell features and growth of the edible bivalve Chamelea gallina from the Holocene sedimentary succession to present-day thanatocoenosis of the Po Plain-Adriatic Sea system (Italy). Comparing the Holocene sub-fossil record to modern thanatocoenoses allowed obtaining an insight of shell variations dynamics on a millennial temporal scale. Five shoreface-related assemblages rich in C. gallina were considered: two from the Middle Holocene, when regional sea surface temperatures were higher than today, representing a possible analogue for the near-future global warming, one from the Late Holocene and two from the present-day. We investigated shell biometry and skeletal properties in relation to the valve length of C. gallina. Juveniles were found to be more porous than adults in all horizons. This suggested that C. gallina promoted an accelerated shell accretion with a higher porosity and lower density at the expense of mechanically fragile shells. A positive correlation between sea surface temperature and both micro-density and bulk density were found, with modern specimens being less dense, likely due to lower aragonite saturation state at lower temperature, which could ultimately increase the energetic costs of shell formation. Since no variation was observed in shell CaCO3 polymorphism (100% aragonite) or in compositional parameters among the analyzed horizons, the observed dynamics in skeletal parameters are likely not driven by a diagenetic recrystallization of the shell mineral phase. This study contributes to understand the response of C. gallina to climate-driven environmental shifts and offers insights for assessing anthropogenic impacts on this economic relevant species.
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- Alessandro Cheli
- Marine Science Group, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Fano Marine Center, The Inter-Institute Center for Research on Marine Biodiversity, Resources and Biotechnologies, Fano, Italy
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- Marine Science Group, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Fano Marine Center, The Inter-Institute Center for Research on Marine Biodiversity, Resources and Biotechnologies, Fano, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry ‘Giacomo Ciamician’, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Computational Science Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- UMR CNRS 6282 Biogéosciences, Université de Bourgogne—Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Department of Chemistry ‘Giacomo Ciamician’, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Materials Sciences and Engineering and the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa, Israel
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- Marine Science Group, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Fano Marine Center, The Inter-Institute Center for Research on Marine Biodiversity, Resources and Biotechnologies, Fano, Italy
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- Marine Biology and Fisheries Laboratory of Fano, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Fano Marine Center, The Inter-Institute Center for Research on Marine Biodiversity, Resources and Biotechnologies, Fano, Italy
- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Materials Sciences and Engineering and the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa, Israel
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- Fano Marine Center, The Inter-Institute Center for Research on Marine Biodiversity, Resources and Biotechnologies, Fano, Italy
- Department of Chemistry ‘Giacomo Ciamician’, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- * E-mail: (GF); (SG); (DS)
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- Marine Science Group, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Fano Marine Center, The Inter-Institute Center for Research on Marine Biodiversity, Resources and Biotechnologies, Fano, Italy
- * E-mail: (GF); (SG); (DS)
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- Fano Marine Center, The Inter-Institute Center for Research on Marine Biodiversity, Resources and Biotechnologies, Fano, Italy
- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- * E-mail: (GF); (SG); (DS)
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Ghaffari H, Wang W, Li A, Zhang G, Li L. Thermotolerance Divergence Revealed by the Physiological and Molecular Responses in Two Oyster Subspecies of Crassostrea gigas in China. Front Physiol 2019; 10:1137. [PMID: 31551813 PMCID: PMC6746976 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Investigating the physiological mechanisms of closely related species that exhibit distinct geographic distributions and thermal niches is essential for understanding their thermal tolerance capacities and local adaptations in view of climate warming. The variations in upper thermal limits (LT50) under acute heat shock and cardiac activity, standard metabolic rate (SMR), anaerobic metabolite production and molecular responses (expression of molecular chaperones and glycolysis metabolism genes) under increasing temperatures in two oyster subspecies were studied. The populations of two oyster subspecies, Crassostrea gigas gigas and C. gigas angulata, exhibit different latitudinal distributions along the northern and southern coastlines of China, respectively, which experience different environmental conditions. The LT50 was significantly higher, by ∼1°C, in the southern than in the northern oysters. In both subspecies, temperature increases had powerful effects on heart rate, SMR and gene expression. The southern oysters had the highest Arrhenius breakpoint temperatures for heart rate (31.4 ± 0.17°C) and SMR (33.09°C), whereas the heart rate (28.86 ± 0.3°C) and SMR (29.22°C) of the northern oysters were lower. The same patterns were observed for the Q 10 coefficients. More thermal sensitivity was observed in the northern oysters than in their southern counterparts, as the heat-shock proteins (HSPs) in the northern oysters were expressed first and had a higher induction at a lower temperature than those of southern oysters. Furthermore, different expression patterns of energetic metabolism genes (HK, PK, and PEPCK) were observed. In the northern oysters, increasing anaerobic glycolysis genes (PEPCK) and end products (succinate) were found at 36-43°C, indicating a transition from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism and a lower aerobic scope compared with the southern oysters. These two subspecies experience different environmental conditions, and their physiological performances suggested species-specific thermal tolerance windows in which the southern oysters, with mild physiological flexibility, had a higher potential capability to withstand heat stress. Overall, our results indicate that comparing and unifying physiological and molecular mechanisms can provide a framework for understanding the likely effects of global warming on marine ectotherms in intertidal regions.
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- Hamze Ghaffari
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- National and Local Joint Engineering Key Laboratory of Ecological Mariculture, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
- Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- National and Local Joint Engineering Key Laboratory of Ecological Mariculture, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- National and Local Joint Engineering Key Laboratory of Ecological Mariculture, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
- Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- National and Local Joint Engineering Key Laboratory of Ecological Mariculture, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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Świeżak J, Borrero-Santiago AR, Sokołowski A, Olsen AJ. Impact of environmental hypercapnia on fertilization success rate and the early embryonic development of the clam Limecola balthica (Bivalvia, Tellinidae) from the southern Baltic Sea - A potential CO 2 leakage case study. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2018; 136:201-211. [PMID: 30509800 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.09.007] [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: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Carbon capture and storage technology was developed as a tool to mitigate the increased emissions of carbon dioxide by capture, transportation, injection and storage of CO2 into subterranean reservoirs. There is, however, a risk of future CO2 leakage from sub-seabed storage sites to the sea-floor sediments and overlying water, causing a pH decrease. The aim of this study was to assess effects of CO2-induced seawater acidification on fertilization success and early embryonic development of the sediment-burrowing bivalve Limecola balthica L. from the Baltic Sea. Laboratory experiments using a CO2 enrichment system involved three different pH variants (pH 7.7 as control, pH 7.0 and pH 6.3, both representing environmental hypercapnia). The results showed significant fertilization success reduction under pH 7.0 and 6.3 and development delays at 4 and 9 h post gamete encounter. Several morphological aberrations (cell breakage, cytoplasm leakages, blastomere deformations) in the early embryos at different cleavage stages were observed.
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- Justyna Świeżak
- Department of Marine Ecosystems Functioning, Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk, Al. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
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- Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 5, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Marine Ecosystems Functioning, Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk, Al. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Brattørkaia 17B, 7010 Trondheim, Norway
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Sokołowski A, Brulińska D. The effects of low seawater pH on energy storage and heat shock protein 70 expression in a bivalve Limecola balthica. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2018; 140:289-298. [PMID: 30251647 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.06.018] [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: 03/23/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Though biological consequences of CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) implementation into the marine environment have received substantial research attention, the impact of potential CO2 leakage on benthic infauna in the Baltic Sea remained poorly recognized. This study quantified medium-term (56-day laboratory exposure) effects of CO2-induced seawater acidification (pH 7.7, 7.0 and 6.3) on energetic reserves and heat-shock protein HSP70 expression of adult bivalve Limecola balthica from the southern Baltic. While no clear impact was evident in the most acidic treatment (pH 6.3), moderate seawater hypercapnia (pH 7.0) induced elevated catabolism of high caloric reserves (carbohydrates including glycogen and lipids) in order to provide energy to cover enhanced metabolic requirements for acid-base regulation. Biochemical response did not involve, however, breakdown of proteins, suggesting that they were not utilized as metabolic substrates. As indicated also by subtle variations in the chaperone protein HSP70, the clams demonstrated high CO2 tolerance, presumably through development of efficient defensive/compensatory mechanisms during their larval and/or ontogenic life stages.
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- Adam Sokołowski
- University of Gdańsk, Institute of Oceanography, Al. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378, Gdynia, Poland.
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- University of Gdańsk, Institute of Oceanography, Al. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378, Gdynia, Poland
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Sokołowski A, Brulińska D, Mirny Z, Burska D, Pryputniewicz-Flis D. Differing responses of the estuarine bivalve Limecola balthica to lowered water pH caused by potential CO 2 leaks from a sub-seabed storage site in the Baltic Sea: An experimental study. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2018; 127:761-773. [PMID: 28987450 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.09.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Revised: 09/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Sub-Seabed CCS is regarded as a key technology for the reduction of CO2 emissions, but little is known about the mechanisms through which leakages from storage sites impact benthic species. In this study, the biological responses of the infaunal bivalve Limecola balthica to CO2-induced seawater acidification (pH7.7, 7.0, and 6.3) were quantified in 56-day mesocosm experiments. Increased water acidity caused changes in behavioral and physiological traits, but even the most acidic conditions did not prove to be fatal. In response to hypercapnia, the bivalves approached the sediment surface and increased respiration rates. Lower seawater pH reduced shell weight and growth, while it simultaneously increased soft tissue weight; this places L. balthica in a somewhat unique position among marine invertebrates.
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- Adam Sokołowski
- University of Gdańsk, Institute of Oceanography, Al. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland.
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- University of Gdańsk, Institute of Oceanography, Al. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland
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- National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, ul. Kołłątaja 1, 81-332 Gdynia, Poland
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- University of Gdańsk, Institute of Oceanography, Al. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland
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Leong W, Sun PY, Edmands S. Latitudinal Clines in Temperature and Salinity Tolerance in Tidepool Copepods. J Hered 2017; 109:71-77. [DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esx061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Marigómez I, Múgica M, Izagirre U, Sokolova IM. Chronic environmental stress enhances tolerance to seasonal gradual warming in marine mussels. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0174359. [PMID: 28333994 PMCID: PMC5363927 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In global climate change scenarios, seawater warming acts in concert with multiple stress sources, which may enhance the susceptibility of marine biota to thermal stress. Here, the responsiveness to seasonal gradual warming was investigated in temperate mussels from a chronically stressed population in comparison with a healthy one. Stressed and healthy mussels were subjected to gradual temperature elevation for 8 days (1°C per day; fall: 16–24°C, winter: 12–20°C, summer: 20–28°C) and kept at elevated temperature for 3 weeks. Healthy mussels experienced thermal stress and entered the time-limited survival period in the fall, became acclimated in winter and exhibited sublethal damage in summer. In stressed mussels, thermal stress and subsequent health deterioration were elicited in the fall but no transition into the critical period of time-limited survival was observed. Stressed mussels did not become acclimated to 20°C in winter, when they experienced low-to-moderate thermal stress, and did not experience sublethal damage at 28°C in summer, showing instead signs of metabolic rate depression. Overall, although the thermal threshold was lowered in chronically stressed mussels, they exhibited enhanced tolerance to seasonal gradual warming, especially in summer. These results challenge current assumptions on the susceptibility of marine biota to the interactive effects of seawater warming and pollution.
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- Ionan Marigómez
- CBET Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), Areatza, Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), Areatza, Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), Areatza, Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- Marine Biology, Institute for Biosciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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Thyrring J, Bundgaard A, Sejr MK. Seasonal acclimation and latitudinal adaptation are of the same magnitude in Mytilus edulis and Mytilus trossulus mitochondrial respiration. Polar Biol 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00300-016-2064-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Shell properties of commercial clam Chamelea gallina are influenced by temperature and solar radiation along a wide latitudinal gradient. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36420. [PMID: 27805037 PMCID: PMC5090357 DOI: 10.1038/srep36420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Phenotype can express different morphologies in response to biotic or abiotic environmental influences. Mollusks are particularly sensitive to different environmental parameters, showing macroscale shell morphology variations in response to environmental parameters. Few studies concern shell variations at the different scale levels along environmental gradients. Here, we investigate shell features at the macro, micro and nanoscale, in populations of the commercially important clam Chamelea gallina along a latitudinal gradient (~400 km) of temperature and solar radiation in the Adriatic Sea (Italian cost). Six populations of clams with shells of the same length were analyzed. Shells from the warmest and the most irradiated population were thinner, with more oval shape, more porous and lighter, showing lower load fracture. However, no variation was observed in shell CaCO3 polymorphism (100% aragonite) or in compositional and textural shell parameters, indicating no effect of the environmental parameters on the basic processes of biomineralization. Because of the importance of this species as commercial resource in the Adriatic Sea, the experimentally quantified and significant variations of mass and fracture load in C. gallina shells along the latitudinal gradient may have economic implications for fisheries producing different economical yield for fishermen and consumers along the Adriatic coastline.
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Helmuth B, Choi F, Matzelle A, Torossian JL, Morello SL, Mislan KAS, Yamane L, Strickland D, Szathmary PL, Gilman SE, Tockstein A, Hilbish TJ, Burrows MT, Power AM, Gosling E, Mieszkowska N, Harley CDG, Nishizaki M, Carrington E, Menge B, Petes L, Foley MM, Johnson A, Poole M, Noble MM, Richmond EL, Robart M, Robinson J, Sapp J, Sones J, Broitman BR, Denny MW, Mach KJ, Miller LP, O'Donnell M, Ross P, Hofmann GE, Zippay M, Blanchette C, Macfarlan JA, Carpizo-Ituarte E, Ruttenberg B, Peña Mejía CE, McQuaid CD, Lathlean J, Monaco CJ, Nicastro KR, Zardi G. Long-term, high frequency in situ measurements of intertidal mussel bed temperatures using biomimetic sensors. Sci Data 2016; 3:160087. [PMID: 27727238 PMCID: PMC5058338 DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2016.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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At a proximal level, the physiological impacts of global climate change on ectothermic organisms are manifest as changes in body temperatures. Especially for plants and animals exposed to direct solar radiation, body temperatures can be substantially different from air temperatures. We deployed biomimetic sensors that approximate the thermal characteristics of intertidal mussels at 71 sites worldwide, from 1998-present. Loggers recorded temperatures at 10–30 min intervals nearly continuously at multiple intertidal elevations. Comparisons against direct measurements of mussel tissue temperature indicated errors of ~2.0–2.5 °C, during daily fluctuations that often exceeded 15°–20 °C. Geographic patterns in thermal stress based on biomimetic logger measurements were generally far more complex than anticipated based only on ‘habitat-level’ measurements of air or sea surface temperature. This unique data set provides an opportunity to link physiological measurements with spatially- and temporally-explicit field observations of body temperature.
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- Brian Helmuth
- Northeastern University, Marine Science Center, 430 Nahant Rd., Nahant, Massachusetts 01908, USA
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- Northeastern University, Marine Science Center, 430 Nahant Rd., Nahant, Massachusetts 01908, USA
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- Northeastern University, Marine Science Center, 430 Nahant Rd., Nahant, Massachusetts 01908, USA
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- Northeastern University, Marine Science Center, 430 Nahant Rd., Nahant, Massachusetts 01908, USA
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- University of Washington, School of Oceanography, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- University of California, Davis, Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- University of South Carolina, Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- University of South Carolina, Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- W.M. Keck Science Department of Claremont McKenna, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, California 91711, USA
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- University of South Carolina, Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- University of South Carolina, Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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- Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, Argyll PA37 1QA, Scotland
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- Anne Marie Power, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 TK33, Ireland
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- School of Life Sciences, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway H91 T8NW, Ireland
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- Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Plymouth, Devon PL1 2PB, UK
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- University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology and Biodiversity Research Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T1Z4
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- University of Washington, Department of Biology, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- University of Washington, Department of Biology, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Oregon State University, Department of Integrative Biology, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
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- Oregon State University, Department of Integrative Biology, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
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- Oregon State University, Department of Integrative Biology, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
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- Oregon State University, Department of Integrative Biology, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
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- Oregon State University, Department of Integrative Biology, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
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- Oregon State University, Department of Integrative Biology, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
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- Oregon State University, Department of Integrative Biology, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
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- Oregon State University, Department of Integrative Biology, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
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- Oregon State University, Department of Integrative Biology, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
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- Oregon State University, Department of Integrative Biology, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
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- University of California, Davis, Bodega Marine Reserve, Bodega Bay, California 94923, USA
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- Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, California 93950, USA
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- Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, California 93950, USA
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- Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, California 93950, USA
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- Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, California 93950, USA
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- University of Waikato, Environmental Research Institute, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
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- University of California Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- University of California Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- University of California Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- University of California Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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- Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, Ensenada, Baja California 22860, Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, Ensenada, Baja California 22860, Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, Ensenada, Baja California 22860, Mexico
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- Rhodes University, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Rhodes University, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Rhodes University, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Rhodes University, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Rhodes University, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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Paital B, Panda SK, Hati AK, Mohanty B, Mohapatra MK, Kanungo S, Chainy GBN. Longevity of animals under reactive oxygen species stress and disease susceptibility due to global warming. World J Biol Chem 2016; 7:110-127. [PMID: 26981200 PMCID: PMC4768115 DOI: 10.4331/wjbc.v7.i1.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Revised: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The world is projected to experience an approximate doubling of atmospheric CO2 concentration in the next decades. Rise in atmospheric CO2 level as one of the most important reasons is expected to contribute to raise the mean global temperature 1.4 °C-5.8 °C by that time. A survey from 128 countries speculates that global warming is primarily due to increase in atmospheric CO2 level that is produced mainly by anthropogenic activities. Exposure of animals to high environmental temperatures is mostly accompanied by unwanted acceleration of certain biochemical pathways in their cells. One of such examples is augmentation in generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and subsequent increase in oxidation of lipids, proteins and nucleic acids by ROS. Increase in oxidation of biomolecules leads to a state called as oxidative stress (OS). Finally, the increase in OS condition induces abnormality in physiology of animals under elevated temperature. Exposure of animals to rise in habitat temperature is found to boost the metabolism of animals and a very strong and positive correlation exists between metabolism and levels of ROS and OS. Continuous induction of OS is negatively correlated with survivability and longevity and positively correlated with ageing in animals. Thus, it can be predicted that continuous exposure of animals to acute or gradual rise in habitat temperature due to global warming may induce OS, reduced survivability and longevity in animals in general and poikilotherms in particular. A positive correlation between metabolism and temperature in general and altered O2 consumption at elevated temperature in particular could also increase the risk of experiencing OS in homeotherms. Effects of global warming on longevity of animals through increased risk of protein misfolding and disease susceptibility due to OS as the cause or effects or both also cannot be ignored. Therefore, understanding the physiological impacts of global warming in relation to longevity of animals will become very crucial challenge to biologists of the present millennium.
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Cottrell RS, Black KD, Hutchison ZL, Last KS. The Influence of Organic Material and Temperature on the Burial Tolerance of the Blue Mussel, Mytilus edulis: Considerations for the Management of Marine Aggregate Dredging. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147534. [PMID: 26809153 PMCID: PMC4726446 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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RATIONALE AND EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Aggregate dredging is a growing source of anthropogenic disturbance in coastal UK waters and has the potential to impact marine systems through the smothering of benthic fauna with organically loaded screening discards. This study investigates the tolerance of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis to such episodic smothering events using a multi-factorial design, including organic matter concentration, temperature, sediment fraction size and duration of burial as important predictor variables. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Mussel mortality was significantly higher in organically loaded burials when compared to control sediments after just 2 days. Particularly, M. edulis specimens under burial in fine sediment with high (1%) concentrations of organic matter experienced a significantly higher mortality rate (p<0.01) than those under coarse control aggregates. Additionally, mussels exposed to the summer maximum temperature treatment (20°C) exhibited significantly increased mortality (p<0.01) compared to those in the ambient treatment group (15°C). Total Oxygen Uptake rates of experimental aggregates were greatest (112.7 mmol m-2 day-1) with 1% organic loadings in coarse sediment at 20°C. Elevated oxygen flux rates in porous coarse sediments are likely to be a function of increased vertical migration of anaerobically liberated sulphides to the sediment-water interface. However, survival of M. edulis under bacterial mats of Beggiatoa spp. indicates the species' resilience to sulphides and so we propose that the presence of reactive organic matter within the burial medium may facilitate bacterial growth and increase mortality through pathogenic infection. This may be exacerbated under the stable interstitial conditions in fine sediment and increased bacterial metabolism under high temperatures. Furthermore, increased temperature may impose metabolic demands upon the mussel that cannot be met during burial-induced anaerobiosis. SUMMARY Lack of consideration for the role of organic matter and temperature during sedimentation events may lead to an overestimation of the tolerance of benthic species to smothering from dredged material.
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- Richard S. Cottrell
- Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, Argyll, Scotland, PA37 1QA
- School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, Scotland
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- Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, Argyll, Scotland, PA37 1QA
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- Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, Argyll, Scotland, PA37 1QA
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- Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, Argyll, Scotland, PA37 1QA
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Jakubowska M, Normant-Saremba M. The Effect of CO2-Induced Seawater Acidification on the Behaviour and Metabolic Rate of the Baltic ClamMacoma balthica. ANN ZOOL FENN 2015. [DOI: 10.5735/086.052.0509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Wang Y, Li L, Hu M, Lu W. Physiological energetics of the thick shell mussel Mytilus coruscus exposed to seawater acidification and thermal stress. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 514:261-272. [PMID: 25666286 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.01.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2014] [Revised: 01/11/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Anthropogenic CO₂ emissions have caused seawater temperature elevation and ocean acidification. In view of both phenomena are occurring simultaneously, their combined effects on marine species must be experimentally evaluated. The purpose of this study was to estimate the combined effects of seawater acidification and temperature increase on the energy budget of the thick shell mussel Mytilus coruscus. Juvenile mussels were exposed to six combined treatments with three pH levels (8.1, 7.7 and 7.3)×two temperatures (25 °C and 30 °C) for 14 d. We found that clearance rates (CRs), food absorption efficiencies (AEs), respiration rates (RRs), ammonium excretion rates (ER), scope for growth (SFG) and O:N ratios were significantly reduced by elevated temperature sometimes during the whole experiments. Low pH showed significant negative effects on RR and ER, and significantly increased O:N ratios, but showed almost no effects on CR, AE and SFG of M. coruscus. Nevertheless, their interactive effects were observed in RR, ER and O:N ratios. PCA revealed positive relationships among most physiological indicators, especially between SFG and CR under normal temperatures compared to high temperatures. PCA also showed that the high RR was closely correlated to an increasing ER with increasing pH levels. These results suggest that physiological energetics of juvenile M. coruscus are able to acclimate to CO2 acidification with a little physiological effect, but not increased temperatures. Therefore, the negative effects of a temperature increase could potentially impact the ecophysiological responses of M. coruscus and have significant ecological consequences, mainly in those habitats where this species is dominant in terms of abundance and biomass.
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- Youji Wang
- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 Huchenghuan Road, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201306, China; Shanghai University Knowledge Service Platform, Shanghai Ocean University Aquatic Animal Breeding Center (ZF1206), Shanghai 201306, China.
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- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 Huchenghuan Road, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 Huchenghuan Road, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201306, China; Shanghai University Knowledge Service Platform, Shanghai Ocean University Aquatic Animal Breeding Center (ZF1206), Shanghai 201306, China.
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- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 Huchenghuan Road, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201306, China; Shanghai University Knowledge Service Platform, Shanghai Ocean University Aquatic Animal Breeding Center (ZF1206), Shanghai 201306, China.
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Múgica M, Sokolova IM, Izagirre U, Marigómez I. Season-dependent effects of elevated temperature on stress biomarkers, energy metabolism and gamete development in mussels. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2015; 103:1-10. [PMID: 25460056 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Revised: 10/22/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In coastal areas, sessile species can be severely affected by thermal stress associated to climate change. Presently, the effect of elevated temperature on metabolic, cellular and tissue-level responses of mussels was determined to assess whether the responses vary seasonally with seawater temperature and reproductive stage. Mussels were collected in fall, winter and summer, and (a) maintained at 16, 12, and 20 °C respectively or (b) subject to gradual temperature elevation for 8 days (+1 °C per day; from 16 to 24 °C in fall, from 12 to 20 °C in winter and from 20 to 28 °C in summer) and further maintained at 24 °C (fall), 20 °C (winter) and 28 °C (summer) for the following 6 days. Temperature elevation induced membrane destabilization, lysosomal enlargement, and reduced the aerobic scope in fall and summer whereas in winter no significant changes were found. Changes at tissue-level were only evident at 28 °C. Gamete development was impaired irrespective of season. Since the threshold of negative effects of warming was close to ambient temperatures in summer (24 °C or above) studied mussel populations would be vulnerable to the global climate change.
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- M Múgica
- CBET Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country, Areatza, 48620 Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
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- CBET Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country, Areatza, 48620 Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country, Areatza, 48620 Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain.
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The effect of seasonal temperature variation on behaviour and metabolism in the freshwater mussel (Unio tumidus). J Therm Biol 2014; 43:13-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Revised: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Izagirre U, Errasti A, Bilbao E, Múgica M, Marigómez I. Combined effects of thermal stress and Cd on lysosomal biomarkers and transcription of genes encoding lysosomal enzymes and HSP70 in mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2014; 149:145-156. [PMID: 24656323 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Revised: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In estuaries and coastal areas, intertidal organisms may be subject to thermal stress resulting from global warming, together with pollution. In the present study, the combined effects of thermal stress and exposure to Cd were investigated in the endo-lysosomal system of digestive cells in mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis. Mussels were maintained for 24h at 18°C and 26°C seawater temperature in absence and presence of 50 μg Cd/L seawater. Cadmium accumulation in digestive gland tissue, lysosomal structural changes and membrane stability were determined. Semi-quantitative PCR was applied to reveal the changes elicited by the different experimental conditions in hexosaminidase (hex), β-glucuronidase (gusb), cathepsin L (ctsl) and heat shock protein 70 (hsp70) gene transcription levels. Thermal stress provoked lysosomal enlargement whilst Cd-exposure led to fusion of lysosomes. Both thermal stress and Cd-exposure caused lysosomal membrane destabilisation. hex, gusb and ctsl genes but not hsp70 gene were transcriptionally up-regulated as a result of thermal stress. In contrast, all the studied genes were transcriptionally down-regulated in response to Cd-exposure. Cd bioaccumulation was comparable at 18°C and 26°C seawater temperatures but interactions between thermal stress and Cd-exposure were remarkable both in lysosomal biomarkers and in gene transcription. hex, gusb and ctsl genes, reacted to elevated temperature in absence of Cd but not in Cd-exposed mussels. Therefore, thermal stress resulting from global warming might influence the use and interpretation of lysosomal biomarkers in marine pollution monitoring programmes and, vice versa, the presence of pollutants may condition the capacity of mussels to respond against thermal stress in a climate change scenario.
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- Urtzi Izagirre
- CBET Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PIE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Areatza, 48620 Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PIE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Areatza, 48620 Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PIE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Areatza, 48620 Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PIE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Areatza, 48620 Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain
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- CBET Research Group, Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology (PIE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Areatza, 48620 Plentzia-Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain.
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Fly EK, Hilbish TJ. Physiological energetics and biogeographic range limits of three congeneric mussel species. Oecologia 2012; 172:35-46. [PMID: 23064978 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2486-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2012] [Accepted: 09/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Closely related species with different physiological tolerances and distributions make ideal systems for documenting range shifts in response to a changing climate. Mytilus edulis, M. trossulus, and M. galloprovincialis are sibling species of marine mussels with distinct biogeographical ranges that are correlated with sea surface temperatures. We determined the scope for growth of these three species at a range of temperatures to determine if energetics could predict their distributions. Scope for growth (SFG) represents energy available for growth and/or reproduction above that necessary for maintenance requirements. The SFG of M. galloprovincialis, the species known to inhabit the warmest habitats, was shifted towards warmer temperatures compared to the other two species, remaining positive until nearly 30 °C. M. edulis, a cold-temperate species, maintained a positive SFG up to 23 °C. M. trossulus, a boreal species, generally was not able to maintain a positive SFG above 17 °C. The warm end of each species' range correlated strongly with the point at which that species' SFG became negative in summer and fall. Energetics at cold temperatures did not predict the cold end of the species' ranges, as there was no clear SFG advantage to explain the dominance of M. trossulus in cold habitats. As sea surface temperatures continue to warm with climate change, the energetics of these three species provide a basis for developing mechanistic models predicting future distribution and productivity changes in mussel populations.
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- Elizabeth K Fly
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
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Rastrick SPS, Whiteley NM. Congeneric Amphipods Show Differing Abilities to Maintain Metabolic Rates with Latitude. Physiol Biochem Zool 2011; 84:154-65. [DOI: 10.1086/658857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Lesser MP, Bailey MA, Merselis DG, Morrison JR. Physiological response of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis to differences in food and temperature in the Gulf of Maine. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2010; 156:541-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2010.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2010] [Revised: 04/19/2010] [Accepted: 04/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Anestis A, Pörtner HO, Karagiannis D, Angelidis P, Staikou A, Michaelidis B. Response of Mytilus galloprovincialis (L.) to increasing seawater temperature and to marteliosis: Metabolic and physiological parameters. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2010; 156:57-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2009] [Revised: 12/22/2009] [Accepted: 12/23/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zippay ML, Hofmann GE. Physiological tolerances across latitudes: thermal sensitivity of larval marine snails ( Nucella spp.). MARINE BIOLOGY 2009; 157:707-714. [PMID: 24391243 PMCID: PMC3873024 DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1354-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2009] [Accepted: 11/18/2009] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A critical step in understanding how temperature will affect biodiversity in coastal ecosystems is to gain insight into how the tolerances, and ultimately survival, of early life history stages will influence the distribution and abundance of adults. We assessed the thermal tolerance of encapsulated veliger-stage larvae of a common dogwhelk, Nucella ostrina, that occur in the rocky intertidal zone on the west coast of North America. Results showed that veligers collected from northern latitudes in Washington State were less tolerant of heat stress than those from central sites in California. For all sites, we found there to be a subtle difference between the temperatures at which veligers first began to die compared to when veligers reached 100% mortality. On a biogeographic scale, the LT50 temperatures, a measure of larval sensitivity, for N. ostrina veligers displayed a strong latitudinal trend. These findings provide a conservative measurement of the upper thermal limits of encapsulated veligers while illustrating how these early life history stages could be physiologically compromised under future climate warming scenarios.
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- Mackenzie L. Zippay
- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9620 USA
- Present Address: Medical University of South Carolina, Hollings Marine Laboratory, 331 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412 USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9620 USA
- Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9620 USA
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Jansen JM, Hummel H, Bonga SW. The respiratory capacity of marine mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) in relation to the high temperature threshold. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2009; 153:399-402. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2008] [Revised: 03/22/2009] [Accepted: 03/23/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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