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Chava A, Artemieva A, Yakovis E. Effect of a generalist mesopredator on modular and unitary sessile prey associated with a foundation species. Ecol Evol 2024; 14:e11413. [PMID: 38756683 PMCID: PMC11096695 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Unitary and modular sessile organisms both dominate in marine benthic communities, commonly preyed upon by the same generalist predators. The differences between unitary and modular defensive strategies may underlie the ways generalist predators control community structure, but this has never been empirically examined. We hypothesize that the individual size of an omnivorous mesopredatory shrimp affects the relative vulnerability of unitary and modular prey and hence translates into community structure. In a short-term laboratory microcosm experiment, we assessed the effect of the shrimp individual size on an epibiotic assemblage of red algae blades initially dominated by three species of modular bryozoans and a unitary serpulid tubeworm. We found that the individual size of a shrimp determines its effect on the prey community composition. Large shrimp stronger than small shrimp increased the proportion of unitary tubeworms among the epibionts surviving predation. While large shrimp reduced the proportions of all the three dominant bryozoan species, small shrimp, in contrast, mostly increased the proportion of a bryozoan species with the smallest modules and largest colonies. This bryozoan, like the tubeworms, demonstrated a higher survival rate with larger individual (colony) size. Yet, against large shrimp this bryozoan was outperformed by the largest tubeworms almost immune to predation. Partial predation by small shrimp modestly improved survival of the largest bryozoan colonies. Thus, relative vulnerability of unitary and modular prey is determined by the predator individual size. Our findings clarify the complex way the size structures of generalist consumers and their prey shape communities by affecting the species-specific relative performance of modular and unitary organisms. The demography of a foundation species and the competitive hierarchy can have additional effects by altering the balance of predation and competition.
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- Alexandra Chava
- Laboratory of Ecology of Coastal Benthic CommunitiesP.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology RASMoscowRussia
- Department of Invertebrate ZoologySt.‐Petersburg State UniversitySaint‐PetersburgRussia
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- Department of Invertebrate ZoologySt.‐Petersburg State UniversitySaint‐PetersburgRussia
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- Department of Invertebrate ZoologySt.‐Petersburg State UniversitySaint‐PetersburgRussia
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López DP, Freestone AL. Biotic interactions shape trait assembly of marine communities across time and latitude. Proc Biol Sci 2022; 289:20221838. [PMID: 36541174 PMCID: PMC9768644 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.1838] [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: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Assembly processes are highly dynamic with biotic filters operating more intensely at local scales, yet the strength of biotic interactions can vary across time and latitude. Predation, for example, can be stronger at lower latitudes, while competition can intensify at later stages of assembly due to resource limitation. Since biotic filters act upon functional traits of organisms, we explored trait-mediated community assembly in diverse marine assemblages from four regions along the Pacific coast of North and Central America. Using predator exclusion experiments and two assembly stages, we tested the hypotheses that non-random trait patterns would emerge during late assembly at all regions due to competition and at lower latitude regions regardless of assembly stage due to predation. As expected, trait divergence occurred in late assembly but only at higher latitude regions, while in tropical Panama, relaxed predation caused trait divergence during late assembly. Moreover, colonizing trait strategies were common during early assembly while competitive strategies were favoured during late assembly at higher latitude regions. Predation-resistant traits were only favoured in Panama during both assembly stages. Our large-scale manipulative study demonstrates that different biotic interactions across time and latitude can have important consequences for trait assembly.
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- Diana P. López
- Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama
- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA
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Campos J, Ribas F, Bio A, Freitas V, Souza AT, van der Veer HW. Body condition and energy content of the shore crab Carcinus maenas L. in a temperate coastal system: the cost of barnacle epibiosis. BIOFOULING 2022; 38:764-777. [PMID: 36210497 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2022.2130269] [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: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The impact of barnacle epibionts on the condition of the shore crab Carcinus maenas was studied for the western Wadden Sea population. Approximately 39% of the crabs were fouled with the barnacle Balanus crenatus. Although the morphological Fulton's K condition decreased by 5.8% in fouled crabs, Linear Mixed-Effects Models (LMM) showed that only the energetic condition of the crabs was significantly affected by fouling. The energy density of fouled crabs was consistently poorer (4.1% in AFDW; 8.7% in dry weight) than that of non-fouled crabs, especially in females and green forms in dry weight (12.8% and 11.4% reduction, respectively). Cumulative infection with Sacculina carcini, detected in 4.5% of the fouled crabs, additionally reduced by 14.3% the energy density in dry weight and almost to half of the total energy of the fouled crabs. Impacts of energy density reduction on crabs' growth and reproduction are discussed.
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- Joana Campos
- Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto (CIIMAR-UP), Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto (CIIMAR-UP), Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto (CIIMAR-UP), Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto (CIIMAR-UP), Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Coastal Systems, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, The Netherlands
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Schweinsberg M, Gösser F, Tollrian R. The history, biological relevance, and potential applications for polyp bailout in corals. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:8424-8440. [PMID: 34257908 PMCID: PMC8258201 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 05/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Corals have evolved a variety of stress responses to changing conditions, many of which have been the subject of scientific research. However, polyp bailout has not received widespread scientific attention, despite being described more than 80 years ago. Polyp bailout is a drastic response to acute stress in which coral colonies break down, with individual and patches of polyps detaching from the colony and the calcareous skeleton Polyps retain their symbiotic partners, have dispersal ability, and may undergo secondary settlement and calcification. Polyp bailout has been described worldwide in a variety of anthozoan species, especially in Scleractinia. It can be induced by multiple natural stressors, but also artificially. Little is known about the evolutionary and ecological potential and consequences of breaking down modularity, the dispersal ability, and reattachment of polyps resulting from polyp bailout. It has been shown that polyp bailout can be used as a model system, with promise for implementation in various research topics. To date, there has been no compilation of knowledge on polyp bailout, which prompted us to review this interesting stress response and provide a basis to discuss research topics and priorities for the future.
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- Department of Animal Ecology, Evolution and BiodiversityUniversity of BochumBochumGermany
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- Department of Animal Ecology, Evolution and BiodiversityUniversity of BochumBochumGermany
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Biomonitoring of Heavy Metals: The Unexplored Role of Marine Sessile Taxa. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11020580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Coastal areas are known to receive significant anthropogenic inputs, mainly deriving from metropolitan areas, industries, and activities related to tourism. Among these inputs, some trace elements are listed as priority pollutants in the European Water Framework Directive, due to their ability to bioaccumulate in organisms. Many studies have been conducted on heavy metals (HMs) accumulation and on their possible effects on different edible marine species. While the most studied sessile organisms are bivalves, in the current review, we focus our attention on other sessile taxa (sponges, cnidarians, bryozoans, polychaetes, cirripeds, and tunicates), proposed as bioindicators in coastal shallow waters. Although their potential as bioindicator tools has been repeatedly highlighted in the literature, these organisms are still poorly investigated and considered for monitoring. In this context, we analyze the available literature about this topic, in order to summarize the current knowledge and identify possible applications of these organisms in a bioremediation scenario.
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Hiebert LS, Vieira EA, Dias GM, Tiozzo S, Brown FD. Colonial ascidians strongly preyed upon, yet dominate the substrate in a subtropical fouling community. Proc Biol Sci 2019; 286:20190396. [PMID: 30914011 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.0396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Higher diversity and dominance at lower latitudes has been suggested for colonial species. We verified this pattern in species richness of ascidians, finding that higher colonial-to-solitary species ratios occur in the tropics and subtropics. At the latitudinal region with the highest ratio, in southeastern Brazil, we confirmed that colonial species dominate space on artificial plates in two independent studies of five fouling communities. We manipulated settlement plates to measure effects of predation and competition on growth and survivorship of colonial versus solitary ascidians. Eight species were subjected to a predation treatment, i.e. caged versus exposed to predators, and a competition treatment, i.e. leaving versus removing competitors, to assess main and interactive effects. Predation had a greater effect on growth and survivorship of colonial compared to solitary species, whereas competition did not show consistent patterns. We hypothesize that colonial ascidians dominate at this subtropical site despite being highly preyed upon because they regrow when partially consumed and can adjust in shape and space to grow into refuges. We contend that these means of avoiding mortality from predation can have large influences on diversification patterns of colonial species at low latitudes, where predation intensity is greater.
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- Laurel Sky Hiebert
- 1 Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo , 05508-090 São Paulo , Brazil.,2 Centro de Biologia Marinha (CEBIMar), Universidade de São Paulo , 11612-109 São Sebastião , Brazil
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- 2 Centro de Biologia Marinha (CEBIMar), Universidade de São Paulo , 11612-109 São Sebastião , Brazil.,3 Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC , Rua Arcturus 03 Jd Antares, São Bernardo do Campo, 09606-070 São Paulo , Brazil
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- 2 Centro de Biologia Marinha (CEBIMar), Universidade de São Paulo , 11612-109 São Sebastião , Brazil.,3 Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC , Rua Arcturus 03 Jd Antares, São Bernardo do Campo, 09606-070 São Paulo , Brazil
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- 4 Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-Mer (LBDV) , 06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer , France
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- 1 Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo , 05508-090 São Paulo , Brazil.,2 Centro de Biologia Marinha (CEBIMar), Universidade de São Paulo , 11612-109 São Sebastião , Brazil.,5 Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Estudos Interdisciplinares e Transdisciplinares em Ecologia e Evolução (IN-TREE) , Salvador, BA , Brazil
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Lane SJ, Shishido CM, Moran AL, Tobalske BW, Woods HA. No Effects and No Control of Epibionts in Two Species of Temperate Pycnogonids. THE BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN 2016; 230:165-173. [PMID: 27132138 DOI: 10.1086/bblv230n2p165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Essentially all surfaces of marine plants and animals host epibionts. These organisms may harm their hosts in a number of ways, including impeding gas exchange or increasing the costs of locomotion. Epibionts can also be beneficial. For example, they may camouflage their hosts, and photosynthetic epibionts can produce oxygen. In general, however, the costs of epibionts appear to outweigh their benefits. Many organisms, therefore, shed epibionts by grooming, molting, or preventing them from initially attaching, using surface waxes and cuticular structures. In this study, we examined how epibionts affect local oxygen supply to temperate species of pycnogonids (sea spiders). We also tested the effectiveness of different methods that pycnogonids may use to control epibionts (grooming, cuticle wettability, and cuticular waxes). In two temperate species: Achelia chelata and Achelia gracilipes, epibionts consisted primarily of algae and diatoms, formed layers approximately 0.25-mm thick, and they colonized at least 75% of available surface area. We used microelectrodes to measure oxygen levels in and under the layers of epibionts. In bright light, these organisms produced high levels of oxygen; in the dark, they had no negative effect on local oxygen supply. We tested mechanisms of control of epibionts by pycnogonids in three ways: disabling their ovigers to prevent grooming, extracting wax layers from the cuticle, and measuring the wettability of the cuticle; however, none of these experiments affected epibiont coverage. These findings indicate that in temperate environments, epibionts are not costly to pycnogonids and, in some circumstances, they may be beneficial.
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- Steven J Lane
- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812; and
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- Department of Biology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
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- Department of Biology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812; and
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812; and
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The presence of trematodes with a free-living metacercarial stage is a common feature of most habitats and includes important species such as Fasciola hepatica, Parorchis acanthus and Zygocotyle lunata. These trematodes encyst on the surface of an animal or plant that can act as a transport host, which form the diet of the target definitive host. Although these species are often considered individually, they display common characteristics in their free-living biology indicating a shared transmission strategy, yet in comparison to species with penetrative cercariae this aspect of their life cycles remains much overlooked. This review integrates the diverse data and presents a novel synthesis of free-living metacercariae using epibiosis as the basis of a new framework to describe the relationship between transport hosts and parasites. All aspects of their biology during the period that they are metabolically independent of a host are considered, from cercarial emergence to metacercarial excystment.
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- Neil J Morley
- School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, UK.
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CARTER MICHELLEC, LIDGARD SCOTT, GORDON DENNISP, GARDNER JONATHANPA. Functional innovation through vestigialization in a modular marine invertebrate. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01706.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ralston E, Swain G. Bioinspiration--the solution for biofouling control? BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS 2009; 4:015007. [PMID: 19258693 DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/4/1/015007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Most surfaces in the marine environment, both biotic and abiotic, are subject to biofouling. This has significant consequences for the safe and efficient conduct of marine activities. There is a pressing need to develop environmentally and economically acceptable methods to control the problem. In nature most plants and animals have evolved techniques that prevent or limit the process of fouling. These include chemical, physical, mechanical and behavioral responses. This paper reviews the knowledge with respect to natural antifouling methods, discusses similarities between natural mechanisms and existing antifouling technology and identifies potential future bioinspired approaches for the prevention of hull fouling specifically as they apply to US Navy requirements.
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- Emily Ralston
- Center for Corrosion and Biofouling Control, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL 32901, USA.
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Ank G, Porto TF, Pereira RC, da Gama BAP. Effects of different biotic substrata on mussel attachment. BIOFOULING 2009; 25:173-180. [PMID: 19048423 DOI: 10.1080/08927010802627192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Surface colonization by invertebrates can be stimulated or inhibited by cues produced by biofilms, conspecifics or other macroorganisms. To study the effects of living substrata on the attachment of the brown mussel, Perna perna, two different approaches were employed: (1) mussels were distributed in sets of Petri dishes consisting of one sterile set (controls), three sets in which marine biofilms were allowed to develop in aquaria for 1, 7 or 15 days and another set that had been immersed in a natural marine environment for 1-day. There was no significant effect of biofilms on attachment, suggesting that neither age nor the source of the biofilm influenced attachment. (2) Mussels were suspended over PVC panels (controls) and over panels on which Balanus trigonus (Crustacea), Schizoporella errata (Bryozoa), Symplegma rubra or Didemnum speciosum (Ascidiacea) were present. Attachment was significantly higher on the controls and on B. trigonus than on colonial taxa such as S. rubra, S. errata and D. speciosum, probably due to antifouling defenses of these species. The results show that the composition of the biological substratum is an important factor affecting mussel behavior.
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- Glaucia Ank
- Departamento de Biologia Marinha, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Price DN, Berry MS. Neurophysiological Effects of Naturally Occurring Defensive Compounds on the Freshwater Snail Planorbis corneus: Comparison with Effects in Insects. J Chem Ecol 2008; 34:994-1004. [DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9511-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2008] [Revised: 05/27/2008] [Accepted: 05/30/2008] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Scardino A, De Nys R, Ison O, O'Connor W, Steinberg P. Microtopography and antifouling properties of the shell surface of the bivalve molluscs Mytilus galloprovincialis and Pinctada imbricata. BIOFOULING 2003; 19 Suppl:221-230. [PMID: 14618724 DOI: 10.1080/0892701021000057882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Biofouling rapidly covers most submerged surfaces in the marine environment. However, some marine organisms remain clean despite strong fouling pressure. Potential physical inhibitors of fouling were investigated by comparing the thickness, cover, and microtopographic structure of the periostracum of two bivalve molluscs, the blue mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, and the pearl oyster, Pinctada imbricata. The cover and thickness of the periostracum were measured on four size classes of each species using histological and microscopic techniques. The periostracum of M. galloprovincialis was significantly thicker than that of P. imbricata and did not differ significantly between size classes. In contrast, the periostracum of P. imbricata decreased significantly with increasing size in both thickness and cover. The microtopography of the shell surface of both species was measured using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which revealed a homogeneous ridged surface for M. galloprovincialis with a uniform distance of 1-2 microns between ridges with a mean depth of 1.5 microns. P. imbricata had a heterogeneous surface structure without a repeating structural pattern. To compare the potential antifouling properties of the shell surface the four size classes of both species were tested in fourteen-week field exposure trials. M. galloprovincialis was rarely fouled over the trial period with less than 10% of M. galloprovincialis shell across all size classes being fouled. In contrast, P. imbricata had significantly higher levels of fouling. Both the proportion of P. imbricata shells fouled and the density of fouling organisms were positively correlated with the age of the shell and the amount of intact periostracum. The relationship between the shell surface microtopography and the intensity of fouling is discussed.
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- Andrew Scardino
- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Marine Biofouling & Bio-Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
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Pereira RC, Carvalho AGV, Gama BAP, Coutinho R. Field experimental evaluation of secondary metabolites from marine invertebrates as antifoulants. BRAZ J BIOL 2002; 62:311-20. [PMID: 12489403 DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842002000200015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The crude organic extracts of the endemic gorgonian Phyllogorgia dilatata and two sponge species Aplysina fulva and Mycale microsigmatosa were evaluated for anti-fouling properties through field experiments. To investigate this property in ecologically meaningful conditions, crude extracts from these invertebrates were incorporated at concentrations naturally found in these marine organisms into a stable gel used as a substratum for fouling settlement. Crude extract from A. fulva showed no significant anti-fouling property at the natural concentrations used in the field experiments. In fact, fouling organisms settled significantly more on gels treated with A. fulva extract than on the control gel. On the other hand, both M. microsigmatosa and P. dilatata yielded crude extracts that exhibited a selective action inhibiting only the settlement of barnacles. The evidences obtained here by means of field experiments can provide a basis for future development of one kind of natural antifoulant technology to prevent marine biofouling.
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- R C Pereira
- Departamento de Biologia Marinha, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), C.P. 100.644, CEP 24001-970, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
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Petronis S, Berntsson K, Gold J, Gatenholm P. Design and microstructuring of PDMS surfaces for improved marine biofouling resistance. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE. POLYMER EDITION 2001; 11:1051-72. [PMID: 11211157 DOI: 10.1163/156856200743571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this study room temperature vulcanized (RTV) silicone surfaces with designed surface microstructure and well-defined surface chemistry were prepared. Their resistance to marine macrofouling by barnacles Balanus improvisus was tested in field experiments for deducing optimal surface topography dimensions together with a better understanding of macrofouling mechanisms. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surfaces were microstructured by casting the PDMS pre-polymer on microfabricated molds. The master molds were made by utilizing photolithography and anisotropic etching of monocrystalline silicon wafers. Several iterative casting steps of PDMS and epoxy were used to produce large quantities of microstructured PDMS samples for field studies. The microstructured PDMS surface consisted of arrays of pyramids or riblets creating a surface arithmetic mean roughness ranging from 5 to 17 microm for different microstructure sizes and geometries, as determined by scanning electron microscopy. Chemophysical properties of the microstructured films were investigated by electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy and dynamic contact angle measurements. Films were chemically homogeneous down to the submicron level. Hydrophobicity and contact angle hysteresis increased with increased surface roughness. Field tests on the west coast of Sweden revealed that the microstructure containing the largest riblets (profile height 69 microm) reduced the settling of barnacles by 67%, whereas the smallest pyramids had no significant influence on settling compared to smooth PDMS surfaces. The effect of dimensions and geometry of the surface microstructures on the B. improvisus larvae settling is discussed.
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- S Petronis
- Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Prudent sessile feeding by the corallivore snail, Coralliophila violacea on coral energy sinks. Proc Biol Sci 1998; 265:2043-2050. [PMCID: PMC1689502 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1998.0538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2024] Open
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Convergence of form and function has accompanied the evolution of modular growth in terrestrial plants and colonial marine invertebrates. Part of this convergence is related to the optimal exploitation of resources (space and light) and the ability to translocate energy products from sources to sink sites. Feeding on the energy pathways and energy sinks of terrestrial plants is a well-known phenomenon. Hermatypic corals, the major organisms constructing tropical reef environments, contain photosynthetic algae (zooxanthellae), energetic products of which are translocated towards sink sites located at the corals' growing tips and regenerating areas. Despite the plant–coral convergence in energy pathways and sinks, there has been no evidence to date that coral energy sinks are exploited by coral predators. Gastropods of the genus Coralliophila are found feeding on coral margins, causing small and localized tissue damage. However, the ability of these snails to continue to feed without moving over a long period remains puzzling. Using a 14C labelling technique, we found that colony margins of the stony coral Porites function as major energy sinks. When snails inhabited these sites they incorporated significant amounts of 14C, indicating that they had fed on photosynthetic products translocated from the interior of the colony. Furthermore, when snails aggregate in the interior of the colony, thereby causing large surface injuries, they induce the development of significant new sink sites. This mode of prudent sessile feeding maximizes the efficiency of energy exploitation by the predatory snail, while minimizing tissue damage to the coral. The fact that energy sink sites occur in many coral species suggests that the strategy of sink exploitation for nutrition could also occur in many other marine host–symbiont relationships.
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Rajagopal S, Nair KVK, Velde G, Jenner HA. Seasonal settlement and succession of fouling communities in Kalpakkam, east coast of India. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02085874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Davis AR, Targett NM, McConnell OJ, Young CM. Epibiosis of Marine Algae and Benthic Invertebrates: Natural Products Chemistry and Other Mechanisms Inhibiting Settlement and Overgrowth. BIOORGANIC MARINE CHEMISTRY 1989. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-74560-7_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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