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Montúfar-Romero M, Valenzuela-Muñoz V, Valenzuela-Miranda D, Gallardo-Escárate C. Hypoxia in the Blue Mussel Mytilus chilensis Induces a Transcriptome Shift Associated with Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Metabolism, and Immune Response. Genes (Basel) 2024; 15:658. [PMID: 38927594 PMCID: PMC11203016 DOI: 10.3390/genes15060658] [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: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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The increase in hypoxia events, a result of climate change in coastal and fjord ecosystems, impacts the health and survival of mussels. These organisms deploy physiological and molecular responses as an adaptive mechanism to maintain cellular homeostasis under environmental stress. However, the specific effects of hypoxia on mussels of socioeconomic interest, such as Mytilus chilensis, are unknown. Using RNA-seq, we investigated the transcriptomic profiles of the gills, digestive gland, and adductor muscle of M. chilensis under hypoxia (10 days at 2 mg L-1) and reoxygenation (10 days at 6 mg L-1). There were 15,056 differentially expressed transcripts identified in gills, 11,864 in the digestive gland, and 9862 in the adductor muscle. The response varied among tissues, showing chromosomal changes in Chr1, Chr9, and Chr10 during hypoxia. Hypoxia regulated signaling genes in the Toll-like, mTOR, citrate cycle, and apoptosis pathways in gills, indicating metabolic and immunological alterations. These changes suggest that hypoxia induced a metabolic shift in mussels, reducing reliance on aerobic respiration and increasing reliance on anaerobic metabolism. Furthermore, hypoxia appeared to suppress the immune response, potentially increasing disease susceptibility, with negative implications for the mussel culture industry and natural bed populations. This study provides pivotal insights into metabolic and immunological adaptations to hypoxia in M. chilensis, offering candidate genes for adaptive traits.
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- Milton Montúfar-Romero
- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Universidad de Concepción, P.O. Box 160-C, Concepción 4030000, Chile; (M.M.-R.); (V.V.-M.); (D.V.-M.)
- Biotecnology Center, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile
- Instituto Público de Investigación de Acuicultura y Pesca (IPIAP), Guayaquil 090314, Ecuador
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Universidad de Concepción, P.O. Box 160-C, Concepción 4030000, Chile; (M.M.-R.); (V.V.-M.); (D.V.-M.)
- Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Ciencias de la Naturaleza, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción 4030000, Chile
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Universidad de Concepción, P.O. Box 160-C, Concepción 4030000, Chile; (M.M.-R.); (V.V.-M.); (D.V.-M.)
- Biotecnology Center, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), Universidad de Concepción, P.O. Box 160-C, Concepción 4030000, Chile; (M.M.-R.); (V.V.-M.); (D.V.-M.)
- Biotecnology Center, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile
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Ansari MI, Calleja MLI, Silva L, Viegas M, Ngugi DK, Huete-Stauffer TM, Morán XAG. High-Frequency Variability of Bacterioplankton in Response to Environmental Drivers in Red Sea Coastal Waters. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:780530. [PMID: 35432231 PMCID: PMC9009512 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.780530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Autotrophic and heterotrophic bacterioplankton are essential to the biogeochemistry of tropical ecosystems. However, the processes that govern their dynamics are not well known. We provide here a high-frequency assessment of bacterial community dynamics and concurrent environmental factors in Red Sea coastal waters. Weekly sampling of surface samples during a full annual cycle at an enclosed station revealed high variability in ecological conditions, which reflected in changes of major bacterioplankton communities. Temperature varied between 23 and 34°C during the sampling period. Autotrophic (Synechococcus, 1.7–16.2 × 104 cells mL−1) and heterotrophic bacteria (1.6–4.3 × 105 cells mL−1) showed two maxima in abundance in spring and summer, while minima were found in winter and autumn. Heterotrophic cells with high nucleic acid content (HNA) peaked in July, but their contribution to the total cell counts (35–60%) did not show a clear seasonal pattern. Actively respiring cells (CTC+) contributed between 4 and 51% of the total number of heterotrophic bacteria, while live cells (with intact membrane) consistently accounted for over 90%. Sequenced 16S rRNA amplicons revealed a predominance of Proteobacteria in summer and autumn (>40%) and a smaller contribution in winter (21–24%), with members of the Alphaproteobacteria class dominating throughout the year. The contribution of the Flavobacteriaceae family was highest in winter (21%), while the Rhodobacteraceae contribution was lowest (6%). Temperature, chlorophyll-a, and dissolved organic carbon concentration were the environmental variables with the greatest effects on bacterial abundance and diversity patterns.
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- Mohd Ikram Ansari
- Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow, India
- *Correspondence: Mohd Ikram Ansari, ; Xosé Anxelu G. Morán,
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- Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Climate Geochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC), Mainz, Germany
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- Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
- Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón/Xixón (IEO, CSIC), Gijón/Xixón, Spain
- *Correspondence: Mohd Ikram Ansari, ; Xosé Anxelu G. Morán,
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Micaroni V, Strano F, McAllen R, Woods L, Turner J, Harman L, Bell JJ. Adaptive strategies of sponges to deoxygenated oceans. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2022; 28:1972-1989. [PMID: 34854178 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ocean deoxygenation is one of the major consequences of climate change. In coastal waters, this process can be exacerbated by eutrophication, which is contributing to an alarming increase in the so-called 'dead zones' globally. Despite its severity, the effect of reduced dissolved oxygen has only been studied for a very limited number of organisms, compared to other climate change impacts such as ocean acidification and warming. Here, we experimentally assessed the response of sponges to moderate and severe simulated hypoxic events. We ran three laboratory experiments on four species from two different temperate oceans (NE Atlantic and SW Pacific). Sponges were exposed to a total of five hypoxic treatments, with increasing severity (3.3, 1.6, 0.5, 0.4 and 0.13 mg O2 L-1 , over 7-12-days). We found that sponges are generally very tolerant of hypoxia. All the sponges survived in the experimental conditions, except Polymastia crocea, which showed significant mortality at the lowest oxygen concentration (0.13 mg O2 L-1 , lethal median time: 286 h). In all species except Suberites carnosus, hypoxic conditions do not significantly affect respiration rate down to 0.4 mg O2 L-1 , showing that sponges can uptake oxygen at very low concentrations in the surrounding environment. Importantly, sponges displayed species-specific phenotypic modifications in response to the hypoxic treatments, including physiological, morphological and behavioural changes. This phenotypic plasticity likely represents an adaptive strategy to live in reduced or low oxygen water. Our results also show that a single sponge species (i.e., Suberites australiensis) can display different strategies at different oxygen concentrations. Compared to other sessile organisms, sponges generally showed higher tolerance to hypoxia, suggesting that sponges could be favoured and survive in future deoxygenated oceans.
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- Valerio Micaroni
- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Anglesey, UK
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- School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Juniper F, Jameson BD, Juniper SK, Smith CR, Bell LS. Can whale-fall studies inform human forensics? Sci Justice 2021; 61:459-466. [PMID: 34482926 DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2021.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Experimental knowledge of human body decomposition in the deep ocean is very limited, partly due to the logistical challenges of deep-sea research. The literature on ecological responses to the arrival of naturally sunk and implanted whale carcasses on the seafloor represents a potential source of information relevant to questions of human body survival and recovery in the deep ocean. Whale falls trigger the formation of complex, localized, and dense biological communities that have become a point of interest for marine biologists for the past 2-3 decades. Researchers have documented whale falls by whale type, size, geographic location, water depth and water chemistry, and there have been some comparative analyses of decomposition rates and faunal presence on carcasses. We undertook a review and meta-analysis of the whale-fall literature to identify and statistically model trends relevant to human forensics. Results from studies using deep-sea cameras baited with pig carcasses and simulated carrion provided further validation of noted trends. The stages of whale carcass decomposition most relevant to human forensics are those characterised by mobile scavengers that strip the soft tissues from carcasses, and to a lesser degree, other biota that degrade skeletal material. Our statistical models used the number of faunal taxa attracted to the whale carcasses as a measure of the ecological response and the potential rate of decomposition. Negative binomial models identified significant influences of carcass age and dissolved oxygen concentration on the ecological response (taxon numbers). The strongest environmental effects were identified in data from experimental studies that implanted whale carcasses across a broad range of dissolved-oxygen conditions. We propose directions for further experimental research to refine models of environmental controls on decomposition in the deep sea. Our results also highlight the potential use of publicly available global databases on environmental conditions in the deep ocean for informing body scavenging activity and thus body survival. Applying a forensic lens to whale-fall studies provides a window into an otherwise unseen world from the standpoint of human forensic taphonomy.
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- Fiona Juniper
- Centre for Forensic Research, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr., Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada.
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- School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 1700, Station CSC Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2Y2, Canada.
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- School of Earth and Ocean Sciences & Department of Biology Department, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 1700, Station CSC, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2Y2, Canada; Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria - Queenswood Campus, #104-2474 Arbutus Road, Victoria, British Columbia V8N 1V8, Canada.
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- Department of Oceanography, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 1000 Pope Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
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- Centre for Forensic Research, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr., Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada.
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Effects of Seasonal Anoxia on the Microbial Community Structure in Demosponges in a Marine Lake in Lough Hyne, Ireland. mSphere 2021; 6:6/1/e00991-20. [PMID: 33536324 PMCID: PMC7860989 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00991-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Climate change is expanding marine oxygen minimum zones (OMZs), while anthropogenic nutrient input depletes oxygen concentrations locally. The effects of deoxygenation on animals are generally detrimental; however, some sponges (Porifera) exhibit hypoxic and anoxic tolerance through currently unknown mechanisms. Sponges harbor highly specific microbiomes, which can include microbes with anaerobic capabilities. Sponge-microbe symbioses must also have persisted through multiple anoxic/hypoxic periods throughout Earth's history. Since sponges lack key components of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) pathway responsible for hypoxic responses in other animals, it was hypothesized that sponge tolerance to deoxygenation may be facilitated by its microbiome. To test this hypothesis, we determined the microbial composition of sponge species tolerating seasonal anoxia and hypoxia in situ in a semienclosed marine lake, using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. We discovered a high degree of cryptic diversity among sponge species tolerating seasonal deoxygenation, including at least nine encrusting species of the orders Axinellida and Poecilosclerida. Despite significant changes in microbial community structure in the water, sponge microbiomes were species specific and remarkably stable under varied oxygen conditions, which was further explored for Eurypon spp. 2 and Hymeraphia stellifera However, some symbiont sharing occurred under anoxia. At least three symbiont combinations, all including large populations of Thaumarchaeota, corresponded with deoxygenation tolerance, and some combinations were shared between some distantly related hosts. We propose hypothetical host-symbiont interactions following deoxygenation that could confer deoxygenation tolerance.IMPORTANCE The oceans have an uncertain future due to anthropogenic stressors and an uncertain past that is becoming clearer with advances in biogeochemistry. Both past and future oceans were, or will be, deoxygenated in comparison to present conditions. Studying how sponges and their associated microbes tolerate deoxygenation provides insights into future marine ecosystems. Moreover, sponges form the earliest branch of the animal evolutionary tree, and they likely resemble some of the first animals. We determined the effects of variable environmental oxygen concentrations on the microbial communities of several demosponge species during seasonal anoxia in the field. Our results indicate that anoxic tolerance in some sponges may depend on their symbionts, but anoxic tolerance was not universal in sponges. Therefore, some sponge species could likely outcompete benthic organisms like corals in future, reduced-oxygen ecosystems. Our results support the molecular evidence that sponges and other animals have a Neoproterozoic origin and that animal evolution was not limited by low-oxygen conditions.
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Falfushynska H, Piontkivska H, Sokolova IM. Effects of intermittent hypoxia on cell survival and inflammatory responses in the intertidal marine bivalves Mytilus edulis and Crassostrea gigas. J Exp Biol 2020; 223:jeb217026. [PMID: 31953358 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.217026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hypoxia is a major stressor in estuarine and coastal habitats, leading to adverse effects in aquatic organisms. Estuarine bivalves such as blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) and Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) can survive periodic oxygen deficiency but the molecular mechanisms that underlie cellular injury during hypoxia-reoxygenation are not well understood. We examined the molecular markers of autophagy, apoptosis and inflammation during short-term (1 day) and long-term (6 days) hypoxia and post-hypoxic recovery (1 h) in mussels and oysters by measuring the lysosomal membrane stability, activity of a key autophagic enzyme (cathepsin D) and mRNA expression of the genes involved in the cellular survival and inflammation, including caspase 2, 3 and 8, Bcl-2, BAX, TGF-β-activated kinase 1 (TAK1), nuclear factor kappa B1 (NF-κB) and NF-κB activating kinases IKKα and TBK1. Crassostrea gigas exhibited higher hypoxia tolerance, as well as blunted or delayed inflammatory and apoptotic response to hypoxia and reoxygenation as shown by the later onset and/or the lack of transcriptional activation of caspases, BAX and the inflammatory effector NF-κB, compared with M. edulis Long-term hypoxia resulted in upregulation of Bcl-2 in the oysters and mussels, implying activation of anti-apoptotic mechanisms. Our findings indicate the potential importance of the cell survival pathways in hypoxia tolerance of marine bivalves, and demonstrate the utility of the molecular markers of apoptosis and autophagy for the assessment of sublethal hypoxic stress in bivalve populations.
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- Halina Falfushynska
- Department of Marine Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, 18055 Rostock, Germany
- Department of Human Health, Physical Rehabilitation and Vital Activity, Ternopil V. Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, 46002 Ternopil, Ukraine
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44243, USA
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- Department of Marine Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, 18055 Rostock, Germany
- Department of Maritime Systems, Interdisciplinary Faculty, University of Rostock, 18055 Rostock, Germany
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Tunnicliffe V, Gasbarro R, Juanes F, Qualley J, Soderberg N, Chu JWF. An hypoxia-tolerant flatfish: consequences of sustained stress on the slender sole Lyopsetta exilis (Pleuronectidae) in the context of a changing ocean. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2020; 96:394-407. [PMID: 31755100 PMCID: PMC7028253 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Slender sole Lyopsetta exilis is an abundant groundfish on the continental shelf and inner waters of British Columbia, Canada, where it reaches a maximum standard length of 44 cm. Benthic image surveys coupled with oxygen measurements in Saanich Inlet document a dense population in bottom conditions near anoxia (0.03 ml l-1 oxygen) where diel migrating zooplankton intersect the bottom; we confirm this species is a planktivore, which limits its depth range to the base of the migration layer. In a comparison with slender sole from a nearby well-oxygenated habitat, several probable effects of living in severe hypoxia emerge: both sexes are significantly smaller in Saanich and the sex ratio is male-skewed. Otoliths from the Saanich fish were difficult to read due to many checks, but both sexes were smaller at age with the largest female (20 cm) from the hypoxia zone registering 17 years. Hypoxia appears to have a direct consequence on growth despite good food supply in this productive basin. Hyperventilation, a low metabolic rate and a very low critical oxygen tension help this fish regulate oxygen uptake in severely hypoxic conditions; it will be particularly resilient as the incidence of hypoxia increases on the continental shelf. Data from small-mesh bottom-trawl surveys over four decades reveal an increase in mean annual catch per unit effort in southern regions of the province, including the outer shelf and the Strait of Georgia. The California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) ichthyoplankton database records a general decline in fish larvae on the Oregon-California shelf since 1990, but slender sole larvae are increasing there, as they are in the Strait of Georgia. We project that the slender sole will gain relative benefits in the future warming, deoxygenated northeast Pacific Ocean.
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- Verena Tunnicliffe
- Department of BiologyUniversity of VictoriaVictoriaBritish ColumbiaCanada
- School of Earth & Ocean SciencesUniversity of VictoriaVictoriaBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- School of Earth & Ocean SciencesUniversity of VictoriaVictoriaBritish ColumbiaCanada
- Department of BiologyTemple UniversityPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of VictoriaVictoriaBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of VictoriaVictoriaBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of VictoriaVictoriaBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of VictoriaVictoriaBritish ColumbiaCanada
- Department of Ocean SciencesMemorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John'sNewfoundlandCanada
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Lacson AZ, Piló D, Pereira F, Carvalho AN, Cúrdia J, Caetano M, Drago T, Santos MN, Gaspar MB. A multimetric approach to evaluate offshore mussel aquaculture effects on the taxonomical and functional diversity of macrobenthic communities. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2019; 151:104774. [PMID: 31500813 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104774] [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: 06/07/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A multimetric approach was used to detect structural, compositional, and functional shifts in the underlying macrobenthic communities of an offshore mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) farm in a Portuguese Aquaculture Production Area. Sampling stations distributed inside and outside this area were used to evaluate sediment descriptors and macrobenthic samples collected before (April and September 2010) and after (June and September 2014) the initiation of mussel farming. Sediment fine fraction, organic matter content, and trace element concentrations were found to increase with depth, independently from the mussel farm. Moreover, the structure and composition of the macrobenthic communities were likewise structured by depth. Turnover was the dominant temporal and spatial pattern of beta diversity for all communities. Furthermore, the functional diversity of these communities was unaffected by the mussel farm. These results suggested that an offshore profile allowed hydrodynamic conditions to weaken the impact of mussel farming and highlighted the importance of conducting an integrative multimetric analysis when studying aquaculture impacts on benthic communities.
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- A Z Lacson
- Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), Avenida 5 de Outubro, 8700-305, Olhão, Portugal; Ghent University, Department of Biology, Krijgslaan 281/S8, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), Avenida 5 de Outubro, 8700-305, Olhão, Portugal; Center of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve (UAlg), Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal.
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- Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), Avenida 5 de Outubro, 8700-305, Olhão, Portugal
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- Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), Avenida 5 de Outubro, 8700-305, Olhão, Portugal
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), Division of Oceanography and Marine Environment, Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 61495-165, Algés, Portugal
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- Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), Division of Marine Geology and Georesources, Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 61449-006, Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL) Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande Edifício C1, Piso 1, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), Avenida 5 de Outubro, 8700-305, Olhão, Portugal
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- Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), Avenida 5 de Outubro, 8700-305, Olhão, Portugal; Center of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve (UAlg), Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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Gallo ND, Levin LA, Beckwith M, Barry JP. Home sweet suboxic home: remarkable hypoxia tolerance in two demersal fish species in the Gulf of California. Ecology 2018; 100:e02539. [PMID: 30480802 DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Natalya D Gallo
- Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, USA.,Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, USA
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- Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, USA.,Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, USA
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- Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, USA
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- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, California, 95039, USA
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