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Li Q, Gao L, Liu L, Wang L, Hu L, Wang L, Song L. Marine thermal fluctuation induced gluconeogenesis by the transcriptional regulation of CgCREBL2 in Pacific oysters. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2024; 207:116906. [PMID: 39217871 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116906] [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: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 08/27/2024] [Accepted: 08/27/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Marine thermal fluctuation profoundly influences energy metabolism, physiology, and survival of marine life. In the present study, short-term and long-term high-temperature stresses were found to affect gluconeogenesis by inhibiting PEPCK activity in the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas), which is a globally distributed species that encounters significant marine thermal fluctuations in intertidal zones worldwide. CgCREBL2, a key molecule in the regulation of gluconeogenesis, plays a critical role in the transcriptional regulation of PEPCK in gluconeogenesis against high-temperature stress. CgCREBL2 was able to increase the transcription of CgPEPCK by either binding the promoter of CgPEPCK gene or activating CgPGC-1α and CgHNF-4α after short-term (6 h) high-temperature stress, while only by binding CgPEPCK after long-term (60 h) high-temperature stress. These findings will further our understanding of the effect of marine thermal fluctuation on energy metabolism on marine organisms.
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- Qingsong Li
- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China.
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Process, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266235, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology and Disease Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Liaoning Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Immunology, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Dalian Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; Laboratory of Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Process, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266235, China.
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Williams TJ, Reed AJ, Peck LS, Godbold JA, Solan M. Ocean warming and acidification adjust inter- and intra-specific variability in the functional trait expression of polar invertebrates. Sci Rep 2024; 14:14985. [PMID: 38951669 PMCID: PMC11217501 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65808-5] [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: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024] Open
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Climate change is known to affect the distribution and composition of species, but concomitant alterations to functionally important aspects of behaviour and species-environment relations are poorly constrained. Here, we examine the ecosystem ramifications of changes in sediment-dwelling invertebrate bioturbation behaviour-a key process mediating nutrient cycling-associated with near-future environmental conditions (+ 1.5 °C, 550 ppm [pCO2]) for species from polar regions experiencing rapid rates of climate change. We find that responses to warming and acidification vary between species and lead to a reduction in intra-specific variability in behavioural trait expression that adjusts the magnitude and direction of nutrient concentrations. Our analyses also indicate that species behaviour is not predetermined, but can be dependent on local variations in environmental history that set population capacities for phenotypic plasticity. We provide evidence that certain, but subtle, aspects of inter- and intra-specific variation in behavioural trait expression, rather than the presence or proportional representation of species per se, is an important and under-appreciated determinant of benthic biogeochemical responses to climate change. Such changes in species behaviour may act as an early warning for impending ecological transitions associated with progressive climate forcing.
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- Thomas J Williams
- School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK.
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- School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
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- British Antarctic Survey, NERC, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
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- School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
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- School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
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Luo X, Zhang X, Xu Y, Masanja F, Yang K, Liu Y, Zhao L. Behavioral responses of intertidal clams to compound extreme weather and climate events. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2024; 200:116112. [PMID: 38320442 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116112] [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: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Rapidly increasing concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere not only results in global warming, but also drives increasing seawater acidification. Infaunal bivalves play critical roles in benthic-pelagic coupling, but little is known about their behavioral responses to compound climate events. Here, we tested how heatwaves and acidification affected the behavior of Manila clams (Ruditapes philippinarum). Under acidified conditions, the clams remained capable of burrowing into sediments. Yet, when heatwaves attacked, significant decreases in burrowing ability occurred. Following two consecutive events of heatwaves, the clams exhibited rapid behavioral acclimation. The present study showed that the behavior of R. philippinarum is more sensitive to heatwaves than acidification. Given that the behavior can act as an early and sensitive indicator of the fitness of intertidal bivalves, whether, and to what extent, behavioral acclimation can persist under scenarios of intensifying heatwaves in the context of ocean acidification deserve further investigations.
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- Xin Luo
- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Nanning, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Pearl Research Institute, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China; Guangdong Science and Technology Innovation Center of Marine Invertebrate, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Healthy Culture, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.
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Lehuen A, Orvain F. A cockle-induced bioturbation model and its impact on sediment erodibility: A meta-analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:168936. [PMID: 38043823 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168936] [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: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Modelling the dynamics of an estuary and the evolution of its morphology requires a process-based description not only of the physical processes, but also of the influence of benthic fauna on sediment characteristics at ecosystem scale. A meta-analysis was tested as an approach for modelling the effect of bioturbation exerted by the cockle Cerastoderma edule on sediment erodibility. Six different erosion flume datasets were collected to ensure a broad range of experimental conditions including bed shear stress, population characteristics, and sediment composition. First, a model was built to describe the biogenic fluff layer created by C. edule activity in relation to (i) bioturbation activity using the population metabolic rate [mW·m-2] as a proxy for faunal metabolic energy, and (ii) the silt content [%] of the sediment. Second, different erosion models were compared by testing parameterization steps incorporating both erosion of the fluff layer and/or mass erosion of the sediment bed. Structural differences in the flumes and in the preparation of samples in the six different datasets makes it difficult to propose a single model that satisfactorily simulates all the data and encompasses both types of subsequent erosion, that of the fluff layer and that of the underlying consolidated bed. However, a generic model is proposed for the surficial fluff layer erosion covering a moderate range of bed shear stress (<1 Pa). This study shows that including several datasets covering a wide range of environmental conditions is a key to the robustness of this model, and that new insights can be gained by integrating the complexity of sediment features. We expect that this two-part model can be used in broad contexts in terms of cockle populations, estuarine habitats, and climatic conditions and can combined with various hydro-morpho-sedimentary models that include these biological effects.
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- Amélie Lehuen
- Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA) Université de Caen Normandie UNICAEN, Sorbonne Université, MNHN, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UA, CNRS 8067, IRD, Esplanade de la paix, F-14032 Caen, France.
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- Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA) Université de Caen Normandie UNICAEN, Sorbonne Université, MNHN, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UA, CNRS 8067, IRD, Esplanade de la paix, F-14032 Caen, France
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García-Souto D, Martínez-Mariño V, Morán P, Olabarria C, Vázquez E. Hiding from heat: The transcriptomic response of two clam species is modulated by behaviour and habitat. J Therm Biol 2024; 119:103776. [PMID: 38163416 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103776] [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: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Rising occurrence of extreme warming events are profoundly impacting ecosystems, altering their functioning and services with significant socio-economic consequences. Particularly susceptible to heatwaves are intertidal shellfish beds, located in estuarine areas already stressed by factors such as rainfall events, red tides, eutrophication, and pollution. In Galicia, Northwestern Spain, these beds support vital shellfisheries, featuring the native clam Ruditapes decussatus and the non-indigenous R. philippinarum. Over recent decades, these populations have experienced notable abundance shifts due to various anthropogenic impacts, including climate change. In this habitat, patches of the seagrass Zostera noltei that coexist with bare sand can act as thermal refuges for benthic organisms such as clams. To assess the impact of heatwaves on these ecosystems, a mesocosm experiment was conducted. Juveniles of both clam species in two habitat types-bare sand and sand with Z. noltei-were exposed to simulated atmospheric heatwaves during diurnal low tide for four consecutive days. Subsequent transcriptomic analysis revealed that high temperatures had a more pronounced impact on the transcriptome of R. philippinarum compared to R. decussatus. The habitat type played a crucial role in mitigating heat stress in R. philippinarum, with the presence of Z. noltei notably ameliorating the transcriptomic response. These findings have direct applications in shellfishery management, emphasizing the importance of preserving undisturbed patches of Z. noltei as thermal refuges, contributing to the mitigation of heatwave effects on shellfish populations.
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- Daniel García-Souto
- Genomas y Enfermedad, Centro Singular de Investigación en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Departamento de Zoología, Genética y Antropología Física, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigación Mariña (CIM) and Departamento de Bioquímica, Xenética e Inmunoloxía, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Vigo, 36310, Vigo, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigación Mariña (CIM) and Departamento de Bioquímica, Xenética e Inmunoloxía, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Vigo, 36310, Vigo, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigación Mariña (CIM) and Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Facultade de Ciencias do Mar, Universidade de Vigo, 36310, Vigo, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigación Mariña (CIM) and Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Facultade de Ciencias do Mar, Universidade de Vigo, 36310, Vigo, Spain.
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Capelle JJ, Hartog E, Wilkes T, Bouma TJ. Seasonal variation in the balance and strength of cooperative and competitive behavior in patches of blue mussels. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0293142. [PMID: 37856481 PMCID: PMC10586602 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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Aggregation into groups may affect performance of individuals through the balance and strength of facilitative versus competitive interactions. We studied in situ how seasonal variation in abiotic environment affects this balance for blue mussels, a semi-sessile species. We hypothesize that seasonal variation in stresses and resources affects the strength of the interaction. We expected that, in benign conditions (here: high food availability, medium temperatures, low hydrodynamic stress), performance is dominated by growth and is better at low densities, while at adverse conditions (here: low food availability, low or high temperatures, high hydrodynamic stress), performance is dominated by survival and higher at high densities. Mussels were kept in shallow subtidal exclosures at 10 different densities for a one-month period. This exact procedure was repeated seven times at the same location within a one-year period. We measured development in mussel patch shape, performance, and environmental parameters. Environmental conditions for mussels were most benign in summer and most adverse in winter. Patches developed into less complex shapes at lower densities, but also after stronger hydrodynamic disturbances. Towards summer, mussels became more active, aggregation behavior increased, and interactions became more pronounced. Towards winter, mussels became less active: aggregation behavior and growth rates declined and at the lowest temperatures survival started to decrease with mussel density. Survival and growth (by proxy of mussel condition) were both density-dependent; however, contrary to our expectations we found positive interactions between density and survival at the most benign conditions in summer and negative interactions at the most adverse conditions in winter. In between the two seasons, the strength of the interactions increased towards summer and decreased towards winter following a bell-shaped pattern. This pattern might be explained by the environmental mediated aggregation behavior of the mussels. The obvious seasonal pattern in balance and strength of density-dependent interactions demonstrates that strength and direction of intra-specific interactions are both strongly affected by environmental context.
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- Jacob J. Capelle
- Wageningen University & Research -Wageningen Marine Research, Yerseke, The Netherlands
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- HZ University of Applied Sciences, Vlissingen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen University & Research -Wageningen Marine Research, Yerseke, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Yerseke, The Netherlands
- Faculty of Geosciences, Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Bertolini C, Glaser D, Canu M, Pastres R. Coupling habitat-specific temperature scenarios with tolerance landscape to predict the impacts of climate change on farmed bivalves. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 188:106038. [PMID: 37267665 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Due to climate change, heatwaves are likely to become more frequent, prolonged and characterized by higher peak values, compared with climatological averages. However, the thermal tolerance of organisms depends on the actual exposure, which can be modulated by environmental context and microhabitat characteristics. This study investigated the frequency of occurrence of mass mortality events in the next decades for two species of farmed bivalves, the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the clam Ruditapes philippinarum, in a shallow coastal lagoon, characterised by marked diurnal oscillations of water temperature. The effect of heatwaves was estimated by means of tolerance landscape models, which predict the occurrence of 50% mortality based on the exposure intensity and duration. Scenarios of water temperature up to the year 2100 were modelled by combining two mechanistic components, namely: 1) monthly mean water temperatures, simulated using a hydrodynamic model including the heat budget; 2) daily oscillations, estimated from the harmonic analysis of a twenty year-long site-specific time series of water temperature. Scenarios of mean daily sediment temperature were estimated by means of a cross-correlation model, using as input the water temperature one: the model parameters were estimated based on a comprehensive set of site-specific water and sediment temperature observations. The results indicate that for both species the risk of mass mortality rapidly increases starting from the 2060s. Furthermore, the daily patterns of water temperature seemed to be relevant, as overnight it falls below the predicted mortality thresholds for a few hours. These findings suggest that further studies should address: 1) the improvement of tolerance landscape models, in order to take into account the integrated effect of repeated non-lethal stress events on mortality rate; 2) the prediction of environmental temperature in specific habitat, by means of both process-based and data driven models.
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- C Bertolini
- DAIS, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, 30170, Venezia, Italy.
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- DAIS, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, 30170, Venezia, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), 34010, Trieste, Italy
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- DAIS, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, 30170, Venezia, Italy
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Román M, Gilbert F, Viejo RM, Román S, Troncoso JS, Vázquez E, Olabarria C. Are clam-seagrass interactions affected by heatwaves during emersion? MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 186:105906. [PMID: 36773414 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.105906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The increased frequency of heatwaves expected in the context of global warming will affect socio-ecological systems such as shellfish beds at intertidal seagrass meadows. A mesocosm experiment was performed to assess the effects of a simulated atmospheric heatwave during low tide on the bioturbation indicators and growth of the commercial juvenile native Ruditapes decussatus and the introduced clam R. philippinarum, and on their interactions with the seagrass Zostera noltei. Under the heatwave, heat dissipation at 5 cm depth was significantly greater in the sediments below Z. noltei than below bare sand, the photosynthetic efficiency (Fv/Fm) of Z. noltei decreased and the clams tended to grow less. Furthermore, after the heatwave clams below bare sand tended to burrow deeper than those below Z. noltei, indicating that seagrass provided a refuge for clams. Ruditapes philippinarum grew less, and did not burrow as deeply as R. decussatus, which may imply greater vulnerability to desiccation and heat at low tide. The particle displacement coefficient (PDC) of R. philippinarum indicated lower bioturbation values in Z. noltei than in bare sand and was a suitable bioturbation indicator for juvenile Ruditapes spp. clams. In Z. noltei coexisting with R. philippinarum, the Fv/Fm values were higher than without clams after a recovery period, which may be linked to the assimilation of phosphate excreted by the clams and suggests a facilitative interaction. No such interaction was observed with R. deccusatus, probably because of its deeper burrowing depth. The findings suggest reciprocal facilitative interactions between R. philippinarum and Z. noltei and the potential contribution of Z. noltei to the sustainability of clams under global warming scenarios, which may support management actions aimed at enhancing the coexistence between shellfishing activities and seagrass conservation.
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- Marta Román
- Centro de Investigación Mariña, Universidade de Vigo, EcoCost, Facultade de Ciencias do Mar, Edificio CC Experimentais, Campus de Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310, Vigo, Spain.
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- Laboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse INP, Université Toulouse 3 - Paul Sabatier (UPS), Toulouse, France.
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- Área de Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, ES-28933, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigación Mariña, Universidade de Vigo, EcoCost, Facultade de Ciencias do Mar, Edificio CC Experimentais, Campus de Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310, Vigo, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigación Mariña, Universidade de Vigo, EcoCost, Facultade de Ciencias do Mar, Edificio CC Experimentais, Campus de Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310, Vigo, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigación Mariña, Universidade de Vigo, EcoCost, Facultade de Ciencias do Mar, Edificio CC Experimentais, Campus de Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310, Vigo, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigación Mariña, Universidade de Vigo, EcoCost, Facultade de Ciencias do Mar, Edificio CC Experimentais, Campus de Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310, Vigo, Spain.
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He G, Xiong X, Peng Y, Yang C, Xu Y, Liu X, Liang J, Masanja F, Yang K, Xu X, Zheng Z, Deng Y, Leung JYS, Zhao L. Transcriptomic responses reveal impaired physiological performance of the pearl oyster following repeated exposure to marine heatwaves. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 854:158726. [PMID: 36108834 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Marine heatwaves are predicted to become more intense and frequent in the future, possibly threatening the survival of marine organisms and devastating their communities. While recent evidence reveals the adaptability of marine organisms to heatwaves, substantially overlooked is whether they can also adjust to repeated heatwave exposure, which can occur in nature. By analysing transcriptome, we examined the fitness and recoverability of the pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) after two consecutive heatwaves (24 °C to 32 °C for 3 days; recovery at 24 °C for 4 days). In the first heatwave, 331 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were found, such as AGE-RAGE, MAPK, JAK-STAT, FoxO and mTOR. Despite the recovery after the first heatwave, 2511 DEGs related to energy metabolism, body defence, cell proliferation and biomineralization were found, where 1655 of them were downregulated, suggesting a strong negative response to the second heatwave. Our findings imply that some marine organisms can indeed tolerate heatwaves by boosting energy metabolism to support molecular defence, cell proliferation and biomineralization, but this capacity can be overwhelmed by repeated exposure to heatwaves. Since recurrence of heatwaves within a short period of time is predicted to be more prevalent in the future, the functioning of marine ecosystems would be disrupted if marine organisms fail to accommodate repeated extreme thermal stress.
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- Guixiang He
- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Zhuhai Central Station of Marine Environmental Monitoring, Ministry of Natural Resources, Zhuhai 519015, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Southern Seas Ecology Laboratories, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China.
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Foekema EM, Keur M, van der Vlies L, van der Weide B, Bittner O, Murk AJ. Subtle ecosystem effects of microplastic exposure in marine mesocosms including fish. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 315:120429. [PMID: 36244502 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120429] [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: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
For two months, communities in 5.8 m3 outdoor marine mesocosms were exposed to 700 μm sphere-shaped polystyrene (PS) beads in dosages between 0.08 and 80 g/m2. Barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides) densities were reduced at dosages of 0.8 g/m2 onwards without following a standard dose response curve. Lugworms and fish (Solea solea) ingested PS-beads without accumulating them. Lugworms (Arenicola marina) ingested the beads nonselective with the sediment without negative effects. The fish seemed to ingest the plastics only occasionally and at the final sampling day even in the highest dosed mesocosms (>30 beads/cm2) only 20% contained plastic. The condition index of the fish was slightly reduced in mesocosms with dosages of 0.8 g/m2 onwards. No difference in condition was found between fish with and without ingested plastic across mesocosms, illustrating the difficulty to relate plastic ingestion with condition from field data. The fish also ingested mollusks with shells exceeding the size of the PS-beads. Bivalves rejected the PS-beads as pseudofeces, without obvious impact on their condition. Mussel's (Mytilus edulis) pseudofeces present an effective matrix to monitor microplastic presence in the water column. Species richness and diversity of the pelagic and benthic community were not affected although, a trend was found that the lower microplastic dosages had a positive effect on the total abundance of benthic invertebrates. In general, the observed effects at even the highest exposure concentrations were that subtle that they will be obscured by natural variation in the field. This underlines the importance of experiments under semi-field conditions for meaningful assessment of the ecological impact of microplastics. This study was performed with the real life, non-toxic, sphere-shaped polystyrene beads as were lost during an actual spill near the Dutch Wadden sea in January 2019. We recommend future mesocosm studies with other types of microplastics, including microfibers, weathered microplastics from sea, and smaller sized particles down to nanoplastics.
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Affiliation(s)
- Edwin M Foekema
- Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 57, 1780 AB Den Helder, the Netherlands; Marine Animal Ecology Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 57, 1780 AB Den Helder, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 57, 1780 AB Den Helder, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 57, 1780 AB Den Helder, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 57, 1780 AB Den Helder, the Netherlands
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- Marine Animal Ecology Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands
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He G, Peng Y, Liu X, Liu Y, Liang J, Xu X, Yang K, Masanja F, Xu Y, Deng Y, Zhao L. Post-responses of intertidal bivalves to recurrent heatwaves. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 184:114223. [PMID: 36240632 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Heatwaves are becoming hotter, longer and more frequent, threatening the survival of intertidal bivalves and devastating their ecosystems. Yet, substantially overlooked are heatwave-induced post-responses, which are important to assess cascading consequences. Here, we investigated responses of intertidal bivalves, Ruditapes philippinarum, to recurrent heatwaves. Physiological and gene expression analyses demonstrated that the mantle tissue of R. philippinarum did not sensitively respond to heatwaves, but revealed post-responses under recovery scenarios. Of 20 genes related to essential physiology and fitness, 18 were down-regulated during the 1st recovery period, but following repeated exposure, 13 genes were up-regulated, in line with significantly increased activities of energy-metabolizing enzymes, and antioxidant and nonspecific enzymes. The down-regulation of genes involved in biomineralization, nevertheless, was observed under recovery scenarios, implying the trade-off between essential physiological and fitness-related functions. These findings pave the way for understanding the physiological plasticity of marine bivalves in response to intensifying heatwaves.
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- Guixiang He
- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Zhuhai Central Station of Marine Environmental Monitoring, Ministry of Natural Resources, Zhuhai 519015, China.
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China.
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