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Bellin N, Rossi V. To sleep or not to sleep: Dormancy and life history traits in Eucypris virens (Crustacea, Ostracoda). JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY. PART A, ECOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 341:345-356. [PMID: 38284622 DOI: 10.1002/jez.2786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Dormancy represents an investment with its own costs and benefit. Besides the advantage obtained from the avoidance of harsh environments and from the synchronization of life cycles with seasonal changes, an organism could benefit from a temporary stop in growth and reproduction. To test this hypothesis a transgenerational experiment was carried out comparing the life history traits of clonal females of Eucypris virens from resting and non-resting eggs at two different photoperiods: short day length (6:18 L:D), proxy of favorable but unpredictable late winter-spring hydroperiod, and long day length (16:8 L:D) proxy of dry predictable unfavorable season, inducing resting egg production and within-generation plasticity (WGP). Clonal females that were dormancy deprived showed the highest age at first deposition and the lowest fecundity. Dormancy seems to work as a resetting mechanism of reproduction. Transgenerational plasticity (TGP) had a bounce back pattern: the phenotype of F1 generation was influenced by cues experienced in the F0 generation but the effects of F0 exposure were not evident in the F2. TGP might be adaptive when a mother experiences some kind of seasonality or stochasticity producing both resting and nonresting eggs. A positive relationship between the number of resting eggs and the total number of eggs per females suggested the absence of trade-off between dormancy and reproduction. Both WGP and TGP increase the mother long term fitness with important consequences on population dynamics, on the way a species spread throughout space and time and might respond to climate change.
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- Nicolò Bellin
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Parco Area delle Scienze, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Parco Area delle Scienze, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Guerrero-Jiménez G, Santos-Medrano G, Robles-Vargas D, Rubio-Franchini I, Silva-Briano M, Rico-Martínez R. Resilience of rotifers and cladocerans communities in four reservoirs with eutrophication pollution and lead concentrations in Aguascalientes, Mexico. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 353:141577. [PMID: 38430937 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141577] [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: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Pollution in aquatic ecosystems has been increasing drastically worldwide changing their water quality. Therefore, species must be adapted to these new scenarios. In Aguascalientes City, four representative urban reservoirs contain lead in the water column and extremely high concentrations of sediments. Therefore, an analysis was conducted to evaluate the resilience of zooplankton species to lead exposure in each reservoir using dormant and organisms. Results demonstrated a decrease range from 57.5 to 22.5% in overall diapausing egg hatching rate, while survivorship rate also decreased from 98 to 54% when organisms were exposed to the water of the four reservoirs and increasing lead concentrations. When Pb exposure increased, results showed a global negative effect on both hatching rate (decreasing from 58 to 30% at 0.09 mg L-1) and survivorship levels (decreasing from 100% to 0.07% at 0.09 mg L-1). We provide Species Sensitivity Distribution for both water reservoir dilutions and lead concentration to analyze diapausing eggs hatching and survivorship of offspring in the presence of same polluted conditions or lead of the autochthonous species found in reservoirs. Furthermore, specific analysis with two populations of the cladoceran Moina macrocopa showed clear dissimilar hatching patterns that suggested a different adaptive mechanism. Niagara population shows a hatching rate of approximately 25% in the first two days of reservoir water exposure, while UAA population drastically increased hatching rate to 75% on exposure at day seven. We provide the first record of bioaccumulation in ephippia of M. macrocopa.
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- Gerardo Guerrero-Jiménez
- Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Centro de Ciencias Básicas, Departamento de Biología, Avenida Universidad 940, C.P. 20131, Aguascalientes, Ags, Mexico.
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- Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Centro de Ciencias Básicas, Departamento de Química, Avenida Universidad 940, C.P. 20131, Aguascalientes, Ags, Mexico.
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- Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Centro de Ciencias Básicas, Departamento de Química, Avenida Universidad 940, C.P. 20131, Aguascalientes, Ags, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio Estatal de Salud Pública del ISSEA. Departamento de Control Ambiental, Laboratorio de Instrumentación I, Margil de Jesús 1501, Fraccionamiento Arboledas, C.P. 20020, Aguascalientes, Ags, Mexico.
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- Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Centro de Ciencias Básicas, Departamento de Biología, Avenida Universidad 940, C.P. 20131, Aguascalientes, Ags, Mexico.
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- Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Centro de Ciencias Básicas, Departamento de Química, Avenida Universidad 940, C.P. 20131, Aguascalientes, Ags, Mexico.
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Plangklang N, Athibai S. Viability of zooplankton resting eggs in rice field sediment after pesticide applications. Biodivers Data J 2023; 11:e106418. [PMID: 37614560 PMCID: PMC10442695 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.11.e106418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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Many herbicide products are commonly used in agricultural areas to prevent and eliminate weeds. Contamination from these toxicants in water might affect aquatic organisms not only in the active stage, but also in the diapause stage. To test the effect of herbicide on the resting eggs of zooplankton, we prepared two rice fields: one field without the application of pesticides (RF-NPA) and one with the application of pesticides (RF-PA) in a sampling year. We conducted a hatching experiment for 30 days. Twenty-four taxa of zooplankton were found. Sixteen species of these were rotifers, seven species were cladocerans and one taxon was an unidentified nauplius copepod. The species richness of zooplankton between RF-NPA (17 taxa) and RF-PA (16 taxa) was close, but species compositions between RF-NPA and RF-PA were different, indicated by the similarity index of 0.545. Lecanidae was the most diverse family of rotifers in both rice fields with nine species, while Chydoridae was the most diverse family of cladocerans (four species). The total abundance of zooplankton of RF-NPA was higher than RF-PA with 1,897 and 1,286 individuals, respectively. The Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H´) and Pielou's evenness (J) in RF-NPA were higher than in RF-PA. The high species richness of zooplankton in both rice fields occurred on days 18 to 30. On the other hand, the highest abundance was recorded on day 18 for RF-NPA and on day 24 for RF-PA. The non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) demonstrated significant differences in zooplankton community composition between RF-NPA and RF-PA (p < 0.05; ANOSIM test). According to the diversity indices, the RF-NPA has more diversity than the RF-PA, which might be a result of herbicide application in the sampling year. This study suggests that the toxicity of glyphosate should be a concern in terms of the biodiversity of rice field ecosystems.
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- Nattaporn Plangklang
- Department of Biology and Applied Taxonomic Research Center, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandDepartment of Biology and Applied Taxonomic Research Center, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen UniversityKhon KaenThailand
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- Department of Biology and Applied Taxonomic Research Center, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandDepartment of Biology and Applied Taxonomic Research Center, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen UniversityKhon KaenThailand
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de Paula VDCS, Gomes MF, Martins LRR, Yamamoto FY, de Freitas AM. Acute toxicity characterization of organic UV-filters and chronic exposure revealing multigenerational effects in DAPHNIA MAGNA. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2022; 31:1413-1425. [PMID: 36264527 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-022-02598-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Organic ultraviolet (UV) filters have often been detected in aquatic ecosystems in concentrations ranging from ng/L to μg/L. However, both their acute and chronic effects on aquatic organisms have been insufficiently explored. This study aimed to evaluate acute toxicity of some of the main UV filters used worldwide (2-ethylhexyl,4-methoxycinnamate/EHMC, avobenzone/AVO, benzophenone-3/BP-3, and octocrylene/OC), in three aquatic organisms (Artemia salina, Desmodesmus subspicatus, and Daphnia magna), and to further investigate multigenerational effects in D. magna. After acute toxicity was confirmed, daphnids were chronically exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of UV filters for two consecutive generations (F0 and F1), and reproductive endpoints, as well as catalase (CAT) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activities, were assessed. EHMC showed the most toxic potential, with the lowest EC50 values for the three organisms. On the other hand, reproductive delays and a decrease in the reproduction rate were observed in the F1 generation exposed to AVO (4.4 µg/L), BP-3 (0.17 µg/L), EHMC (0.2 µg/L), and MIX. An increase of the CAT activity in organisms exposed to BP-3 and EHMC suggested induction of the antioxidant system. Although no reproductive effect was observed in the first generation, toxic effects obtained in the F1 revealed the importance of multigenerational studies and the potential harm of UV filters to the life cycle of D. magna, even at environmentally relevant concentrations. This emphasizes the need for further studies considering these levels of exposure and more realistic experimental designs to better understand their potential risks. Environmentally relevant concentrations of Organic UV filters are not lethal to aquatic organisms, however may affect reproductive parameters in Daphnia magna though multigenerational exposures.
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- Vinícius de C S de Paula
- Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Department of Chemistry and Biology, Federal University of Technology-Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Department of Chemistry and Biology, Federal University of Technology-Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Multiuser Laboratory of Environmental Analysis, Federal University of Technology-Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, São Vicente, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Department of Chemistry and Biology, Federal University of Technology-Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
- Multiuser Laboratory of Environmental Analysis, Federal University of Technology-Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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Chen L, Gómez R, Weiss LC. Distinct Gene Expression Patterns of Two Heat Shock Protein 70 Members During Development, Diapause, and Temperature Stress in the Freshwater Crustacean Daphnia magna. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:692517. [PMID: 34277636 PMCID: PMC8281232 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.692517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Dormancy is a lifecycle delay that allows organisms to escape suboptimal environmental conditions. As a genetically programmed type of dormancy, diapause is usually accompanied by metabolic depression and enhanced tolerance toward adverse environmental factors. However, the drivers and regulators that steer an organism’s development into a state of suspended animation to survive environmental stress have not been fully uncovered. Heat shock proteins 70 (HSP70s), which are often produced in response to various types of stress, have been suggested to play a role in diapause. Considering the diversity of the Hsp70 family, different family members may have different functions during diapause. In the present study, we demonstrate the expression of two hsp70 genes (A and B together with protein localization of B) throughout continuous and diapause interrupted development of Daphnia magna. Before and after diapause, the expression of Dmhsp70-A is low. Only shortly before diapause and during diapause, Dmhsp70-A is significantly upregulated and may therefore be involved in diapause preparation and maintenance. In contrast, Dmhsp70-B is expressed only in developing embryos but not in diapausing embryos. During continuous development, the protein of this Hsp70 family member is localized in the cytosol. When we expose both embryo types to heat stress, expression of both hsp70 genes increases only in developing embryos, and the protein of family member B is translocated to the nucleus. In this stress formation, this protein provides effective protection of nucleoplasmic DNA. As we also see this localization in diapausing embryos, it seems that Daphnia embryo types share a common subcellular strategy when facing dormancy or heat shock, i.e., they protect their DNA by HSP70B nuclear translocation. Our study underlines the distinctive roles that different Hsp70 family members play throughout continuous and diapause interrupted development.
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- Luxi Chen
- Department of Animal Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Patterson LN, Paulson DM, Colucciello VJ, Covi JA. Sediment from lake with missing egg bank is toxic to hatchlings of model zooplankton: A reason to consider obligate dormancy in toxicological assessment. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2021; 236:105862. [PMID: 34049114 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105862] [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: 10/17/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Over the last 60 years, valuable progress was made in the standardization of environmental monitoring with model zooplankton. However, obligate dormancy in zooplankton life cycles is not yet considered in standardized toxicology methods. Most zooplankton from coastal and inland waters use dormancy as a critical ecological strategy, and exposure to toxicants during dormancy or resurrection from dormancy alters developmental patterning and hatching success. The present study accounts for this by using both standardized and novel toxicology assays to assess the impacts of coal ash contaminated sediments and water on development, hatching, and survivorship of model zooplankton. The results demonstrate that standardized assays with rotifer and cladoceran models detect no toxicity in surface water and sediment pore water from Lake Sutton, North Carolina, USA. By contrast, novel toxicity assays with cladoceran and anostracan models demonstrate that development and larval survivorship are negatively impacted by Lake Sutton water and sediment. Embryos of Artemia franciscana display developmental patterning and hatching aberrations that match those observed in previous studies with metals when hatched in filtered surface water or pore water after a period of anoxia-induced dormancy. Larval survivorship in Daphnia magna and A. franciscana also decreases when post-diapause embryos are hatched in the presence of sediment. The effects of whole sediment on larval survivorship are not explained by coal ash impacts on water pH. These data provide an explanation for the missing egg bank and historic community restructure in Lake Sutton. The data also demonstrate a need for standardized assays that include dormant life stages.
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- Lauren N Patterson
- Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 S College Rd., Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, United States
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- Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 S College Rd., Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, United States
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- Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 S College Rd., Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, United States
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- Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 S College Rd., Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, United States.
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Portinho JL, Oliveira HN, Branco CCZ. Resting egg banks can facilitate recovery of zooplankton communities after short exposure to glyphosate. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2021; 30:492-501. [PMID: 33649983 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-021-02371-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We assessed the short-term viability and recovery of zooplankton communities after exposure to glyphosate (active ingredient-a.i.). We conducted a hatching experiment in two steps: Step 1-natural lake sediments containing resting egg banks were placed into individual trays and exposed to a solution medium of glyphosate at three different treatments (LD = Values below the detection limits, LD < 0.05, 0.44, and 0.89 mg a.i./L) for 14 days; and Step 2-we replaced the exposure solution of glyphosate with distilled freshwater, keeping them all trays under freshwater conditions for another 14 day. The results from Step 1 showed significant effects of glyphosate on the emergence patterns of resting eggs, with a reduction in hatching of rotifers, mainly at concentrations of 0.44 and 0.89 mg a.i./L. On the other hand, the results from Step 2 showed an increase in the emergence of viable eggs for rotifers after restoration of freshwater conditions in all treatments; there was no effect for total zooplankton and microcrustaceans. These findings suggest that (i) glyphosate may, effectively, impair zooplankton hatching from resting egg banks; (ii) the magnitude of the negative effects depends on the the zooplanktonic group considered; and (iii) the restoration of freshwater conditions may, in some way, allow the recovery of the zooplankton community from viable egg banks. Our results can be useful in predicting the influence of glyphosate on the distribution patterns of freshwater zooplankton, which can represent vital information for environmental managers.
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- Jorge L Portinho
- Department of Biodiversity, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, 13506-692, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Biology, Aquatic Biology Laboratory, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Assis, 19806-900, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Aquatic Biology Laboratory, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Assis, 19806-900, São Paulo, Brazil
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Reed KA, Lee SG, Lee JH, Park H, Covi JA. The ultrastructure of resurrection: Post-diapause development in an Antarctic freshwater copepod. J Struct Biol 2021; 213:107705. [PMID: 33577904 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2021.107705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The copepod, Boeckella poppei, is broadly distributed in Antarctic and subantarctic maritime lakes threatened by climate change and anthropogenic chemicals. Unfortunately, comparatively little is known about freshwater zooplankton in lakes influenced by the Southern Ocean. In order to predict the impact of climate change and chemicals on freshwater species like B. poppei, it is necessary to understand the nature of their most resilient life stages. Embryos of B. poppei survive up to two centuries in a resilient dormant state, but no published studies evaluate the encapsulating wall that protects theses embryos or their development after dormancy. This study fills that knowledge gap by using microscopy to examine development and the encapsulating wall in B. poppei embryos from Antarctica. The encapsulating wall of B. poppei is comprised of three layers that appear to be conserved among crustacean zooplankton, but emergence and hatching are uniquely delayed until the nauplius is fully formed in this species. Diapause embryos in Antarctic sediments appear to be in a partially syncytial mid-gastrula stage. The number of nuclei quadruples between the end of diapause and hatching. Approximately 75% of yolk platelets are completely consumed during the same time period. However, some yolk platelets are left completely intact at the time of hatching. Preservation of complete yolk platelets suggests an all-or-none biochemical process for activating yolk consumption that is inactivated during dormancy to preserve yolk for post-dormancy development. The implications of these and additional ultrastructural features are discussed in the context of anthropogenic influence and the natural environment.
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- Katherine A Reed
- The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Department of Biology and Marine Biology, 601 S. College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403, USA
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- Unit of Research for Practical Application, Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI), Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21990, South Korea; Department of Polar Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Incheon 21990, South Korea
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- Unit of Research for Practical Application, Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI), Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21990, South Korea; Department of Polar Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Incheon 21990, South Korea
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- Division of Biotechnology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seungbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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- The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Department of Biology and Marine Biology, 601 S. College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403, USA.
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Patterson LN, Harris BD, Covi JA. Lack of dormancy to protect diversity: Decrease in diversity of active zooplankton community observed in lake with depauperate egg bank. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 723:138074. [PMID: 32392683 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138074] [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: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The study of zooplankton communities in freshwater resources under anthropogenic pressures rarely includes the simultaneous assessment of dormant embryos in bottom sediments and active life-stages in the water column. A coastal lake with a history of coal-ash contamination and disruption by hurricanes provided an ideal opportunity to demonstrate the power of examining both dormant and active zooplankton. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate changes in structure of a multicellular zooplankton community that is under simultaneous pressure from anthropogenic pollution and hurricane-induced flooding. To evaluate change in community structure, the active zooplankton community in 2015 was compared to that observed in 1985. Shannon-Wiener and Simpson indices demonstrate that diversity of the active zooplankton community decreased during this 30-year span. In total, 31% of zooplankton species were lost, and new colonization accounts for 27% of species richness. Dominant species of all major taxonomic groupings changed. Because most zooplankton in freshwater lakes depend on dormant embryos to reestablish active populations after major disruptions, dormant embryos in the sediment "egg bank" were also quantified. Dormant cladoceran ephippia are present in bottom sediments, but dormant copepods and rotifers are missing. The existence of a dormant egg bank that is less diverse than the active community in a freshwater lake is unprecedented, and a depauperate "egg bank" would certainly impair community recovery after severe flooding from hurricanes. It is argued that a paradigm shift is needed in the ecological assessment of inland lakes in order to account for the critical role that dormant embryos (egg banks) play in freshwater zooplankton communities. Two challenges to achieving this are that 1. long-term monitoring is expensive and 2. data on dormant zooplankton are rarely available. This study provides an example of how to conduct such studies by leveraging historic data when long-term monitoring is not possible.
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- Lauren N Patterson
- Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 S College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403, United States
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- Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 S College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403, United States
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- Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 S College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403, United States.
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Atayat A, Mergola L, Mzoughi N, Del Sole R. Response surface methodology approach for the preparation of a molecularly imprinted polymer for solid‐phase extraction of fenoxycarb pesticide in mussels. J Sep Sci 2019; 42:3023-3032. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201900344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Amani Atayat
- Sciences and Environmental Techonologies LaboratoryHigh Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technologies of Borj CedriaUniversity of Carthage Borj Cedria Tunisia
- Faculty of Science of BizerteUniversity of Carthage Bizerte Tunisia
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- Department of Engineering for InnovationUniversity of Salento Lecce Italy
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- Sciences and Environmental Techonologies LaboratoryHigh Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technologies of Borj CedriaUniversity of Carthage Borj Cedria Tunisia
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- Department of Engineering for InnovationUniversity of Salento Lecce Italy
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Oskina N, Lopatina T, Anishchenko O, Zadereev E. High Resistance of Resting Eggs of Cladoceran Moina macrocopa to the Effect of Heavy Metals. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2019; 102:335-340. [PMID: 30353307 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-018-2473-7] [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: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The research aimed to determine critical concentrations of heavy metals at which survival of resting eggs of the cladoceran Moina macrocopa is negatively affected. Resting eggs' viability was not affected over a 30-days exposure towards copper, cadmium, zinc or nickel at concentrations up to 60-70 g/L. When resting eggs were exposed to sediment contaminated with heavy metals for 8 months, the hatching success was affected at 30 g copper/kg. Thus, resting eggs of Cladocera can tolerate heavy metals at concentrations that far exceed lethal concentrations of heavy metals to active life stage and exceed low or moderate levels of environmental pollution. Follow up investigation of life table parameters of hatchlings from resting eggs exposed to heavy metals demonstrated that neither lifespan nor fecundity of hatchlings differ from control animals. These results demonstrate that zooplankton may rapidly recover from resting egg bank once aquatic habitat becomes unpolluted.
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- Natalia Oskina
- Institute of Biophysics, Federal Research Centre Krasnoyarsk Scientific Centre, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 50/50 Akademgorodok, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russia
- Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodniy Ave, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia
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- Institute of Biophysics, Federal Research Centre Krasnoyarsk Scientific Centre, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 50/50 Akademgorodok, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russia
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- Institute of Biophysics, Federal Research Centre Krasnoyarsk Scientific Centre, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 50/50 Akademgorodok, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russia
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- Institute of Biophysics, Federal Research Centre Krasnoyarsk Scientific Centre, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 50/50 Akademgorodok, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russia.
- Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodniy Ave, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia.
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Reed KA, Park H, Lee SG, Lee W, Lee SH, Bleau JM, Munden TNM, Covi JA. Embryos of an Antarctic zooplankton require anoxia for dormancy, are permeable to lipophilic chemicals, and reside in sediments containing PCBs. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16258. [PMID: 30390015 PMCID: PMC6214904 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34689-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Zooplankton in Antarctic maritime lakes face challenges imposed by anthropogenic chemicals. Studies on temperate species suggest that lipophilic chemicals will accumulate in dormant embryos of Antarctic zooplankton and decrease hatching success, thereby threatening centuries of accumulated genetic diversity that would increase population resilience in the face of climate change. We evaluated the potential for lakes to act as sinks for legacy pollutants in the maritime Antarctic by testing sediments for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) previously identified in soil, flora and fauna of lake catchments. Direct tests of embryo permeability to chemicals are confounded by potential adhesion of chemicals to the embryo surface and limited biomass available. Therefore, in order to assess the potential for lipophilic chemicals to penetrate and passively accumulate in dormant embryos of Antarctic lacustrine zooplankton, we evaluated the effect of anoxia on post-diapause development in the calanoid copepod, Boeckella poppei, and then used chemical anoxia induced by rotenone as a reporter for permeability of these embryos to moderately lipophilic chemicals. The data presented demonstrate that embryos of B. poppei from Antarctic lake sediments will passively accumulate moderately lipophilic chemicals while lying dormant in anoxic sediments. Implications for legacy POPs in sediments of Antarctic maritime lakes are discussed.
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- Katherine A Reed
- The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Department of Biology and Marine Biology, 601 S College rd., Wilmington, NC, 28403, USA
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- Unit of Polar Genomics, Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI), 26 Songdomirae-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 21990, Korea
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- Unit of Polar Genomics, Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI), 26 Songdomirae-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 21990, Korea
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- National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, 22689, Korea
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- Mine Reclamation Technology Center, Korea Mine Reclamation Corporation, Wonjusi, Gangwando, 26464, Korea
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- The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Department of Biology and Marine Biology, 601 S College rd., Wilmington, NC, 28403, USA
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- The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Department of Biology and Marine Biology, 601 S College rd., Wilmington, NC, 28403, USA
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- The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Department of Biology and Marine Biology, 601 S College rd., Wilmington, NC, 28403, USA.
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Portinho JL, Nielsen DL, Daré L, Henry R, Oliveira RC, Branco CCZ. Mixture of commercial herbicides based on 2,4-D and glyphosate mixture can suppress the emergence of zooplankton from sediments. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 203:151-159. [PMID: 29614408 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.03.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Revised: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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It is generally assumed that zooplankton can recolonize lakes that have been exposed to pesticides, via their dormant egg banks. Hitherto, few studies have evaluated the relative importance of dormant egg bank recruitment in the re-establishment of zooplankton communities in the presence of pesticide. This study investigated the effects of commercial products Bratt® (a.i. 2,4-D), Roundup® (a.i. glyphosate) and their mixture on the emergence (abundance and taxon richness) of dormant zooplankton egg banks from natural lake sediment. Sediment samples were collected from the surface sediment (<10 cm depth) in four lakes in Southeast São Paulo, Brazil. We performed a hatching experiment, in which natural lake sediments containing dormant eggs were exposed separately to Bratt® (applied concentrations ranging from 0.30 to 20 mg L-1), Roundup® (0.28-8.5 mg L-1), and combined mixtures of all concentrations, plus one control (non-exposure to formulated herbicides) for a period of 28 days. All tested concentrations of Bratt®, Roundup® and their mixture reduced the abundance and taxon richness of emerging zooplankton (except 2 mg L-1 of Bratt®). This effect was more pronounced in rotifers. In comparison, there were no negative effects on the emergence of microcrustaceans. These findings suggest that commercial products Bratt®, Roundup® and their mixture can suppress the emergence of rotifers, thereby influencing zooplankton recruitment potential in lakes impacted by the presence of these commercial herbicides. Our results stress the importance of the need for additional studies to assess the effects of pesticides on dormant egg banks.
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- Jorge L Portinho
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Biology, Aquatic Biology Laboratory, Assis, 19806-900, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- CSIRO Land and Water Flagship, University Drive, Wodonga, Victoria, 3690, Australia.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Zoology, Botucatu, 18618-970, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Zoology, Botucatu, 18618-970, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Biology, Aquatic Biology Laboratory, Assis, 19806-900, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Biology, Aquatic Biology Laboratory, Assis, 19806-900, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Arambourou H, Fuertes I, Vulliet E, Daniele G, Noury P, Delorme N, Abbaci K, Barata C. Fenoxycarb exposure disrupted the reproductive success of the amphipod Gammarus fossarum with limited effects on the lipid profile. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0196461. [PMID: 29702662 PMCID: PMC5922543 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Insect growth regulator insecticides mimic the action of hormones on the growth and development of insect pests. However, they can affect the development of non-target arthropods. In the present study, we tested the effects of the growth regulator insecticide fenoxycarb on several endpoints in the freshwater crustacean Gammarus fossarum (Amphipoda). Females carrying embryos in their open brood pouch were exposed to 50 μg L-1 fenoxycarb throughout the entire oogenesis (i.e. 21 days). After exposure, newborn individuals from exposed embryos were removed from the maternal open brood pouch for lipidomic analysis, while males were added to assess the reproductive success. After fertilization, the lipid profile, energy reserve content (lipids, proteins and glycogen), and activity of phenoloxidase − an enzyme involved in the immune response − were measured in females. No significant effect of fenoxycarb exposure was observed on the lipid profile of both newborn individuals and females, while reproductive success was severely impaired in exposed females. Particularly, precopulatory behavior was significantly reduced and fertilized eggs were unviable. This study highlighted the deleterious effects of the insect growth regulator fenoxycarb on gammarid reproduction, which could have severe repercussions on population dynamics.
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, ENS de Lyon, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, ENS de Lyon, Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, Villeurbanne, France
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- Irstea Lyon, Riverly Research Unit, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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Aránguiz-Acuña A, Pérez-Portilla P. Metal stress in zooplankton diapause production: post-hatching response. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2017; 26:329-339. [PMID: 28105571 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-017-1766-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Aquatic organisms commonly respond to harsh conditions by forming diapausing stages, which enable populations to survive adverse periods forming egg banks. Production of diapausing eggs is frequently observed in monogonont rotifers, previously changing from asexual to partial sexual reproduction (mixis). In despite that zooplankton are frequently used in ecotoxicological assessment because of their sensitivity to various toxicants and their important role in the ecosystems, toxicity evaluations often consider the directly exposed population produced by parthenogenetic reproduction, exclusively. We assessed experimentally effects of exposure to metals on mixis delay and fitness of hatchlings of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis obtained from a brackish water lagoon with high metal content, especially copper. We show that sub-lethal concentrations of copper affected traits related to sexual reproduction and diapausing egg production in the rotifer. Copper addition did not delay the start of mixis, suggesting that rapid initiation of mixis is promoted in risky environments, according to the hypothesis of mixis as an escape strategy. Higher investment in mixis was obtained when individuals were exposed to metal. Addition of copper negatively affected the hatching success of diapausing eggs and performance of hatchlings. Nevertheless, these effects were greater for individuals formed in non-metal conditions, suggesting an adaptive advantage of populations from natural sediments exposed to copper. These results highlight the ecological and evolutionary consequences of the presence of metals in freshwater environments by modulating diapause adaptive efficacy and the selective process in egg banks.
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- Adriana Aránguiz-Acuña
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Católica del Norte, Angamos, 0610, Antofagasta, Chile.
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Católica del Norte, Angamos, 0610, Antofagasta, Chile
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Gutierrez MF, Battauz Y, Caisso B. Disruption of the hatching dynamics of zooplankton egg banks due to glyphosate application. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 171:644-653. [PMID: 28056451 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.12.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Hatching rhythms of eggs banks are important processes because they favor species co-existence and promote resilience of ecosystems after natural disturbances. Anthropogenic stressors can disrupt such natural hatching dynamics. This work examines the effects of concentrations ranging from 1 to 8 mg l-1 of a commercial glyphosate-based formulation (Sulfosato Touchdown®) on the hatching dynamics of zooplankton dormant stages, present in the sediment of a natural lake. Sediment samples were collected from the surface sediment (<10 cm deep) of an isolated shallow lake free from pesticide pollution. An ex situ emergence assessment method was carried out and four treatments plus one control (without pesticide) were performed with three replicate each. Zooplankton hatching from the resting stages was monitored during 30 days. In total, 30 zooplankton taxa were recognized. The species diversity decreased significantly at concentration above 2.7 mg l-1 glyphosate. The proportion of cladocerans within hatchling organisms decreased, while that of rotifers Bdelloidea increased in all treatments with glyphosate. Time of the first hatching (TFH), time of maximum hatching (TMH) and the frequency of hatchings (FH) of most zooplankton species were also altered. In conclusion, the application of a glyphosate-based pesticide selectively affected the hatching dynamic of zooplankton egg banks, which suggest that these resting structures are highly sensitive to the toxicity of the pesticide.
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- María Florencia Gutierrez
- Instituto Nacional de Limnología (CONICET-UNL), Ciudad Universitaria, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina; Escuela Superior de Sanidad (FBCB-UNL), Ciudad Universitaria, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina.
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- Instituto Nacional de Limnología (CONICET-UNL), Ciudad Universitaria, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina; Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, 3100 Entre Ríos, Argentina.
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- Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, 3100 Entre Ríos, Argentina
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Fugariu I, Soong R, Lane D, Fey M, Maas W, Vincent F, Beck A, Schmidig D, Treanor B, Simpson AJ. Towards single egg toxicity screening using microcoil NMR. Analyst 2017; 142:4812-4824. [DOI: 10.1039/c7an01339f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Planar NMR microcoils are evaluated, their application to single eggs is demonstrated, and their potential for studying smaller single cells is discussed.
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- I. Fugariu
- Dept. of Chemistry and Dept. Phys. Env. Sci
- University of Toronto at Scarborough
- Scarborough
- Canada
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- Dept. of Chemistry and Dept. Phys. Env. Sci
- University of Toronto at Scarborough
- Scarborough
- Canada
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- Dept. of Chemistry and Dept. Phys. Env. Sci
- University of Toronto at Scarborough
- Scarborough
- Canada
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- Bruker Biospin
- Billerica
- USA
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- Bruker Biospin
- 8117 Fällanden
- Switzerland
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- Dept. of Biological Science
- University of Toronto at Scarborough
- Scarborough
- Canada
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- Dept. of Chemistry and Dept. Phys. Env. Sci
- University of Toronto at Scarborough
- Scarborough
- Canada
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Covi JA, Hutchison ER, Neumeyer CH, Gunderson MD. Rotenone Decreases Hatching Success in Brine Shrimp Embryos by Blocking Development: Implications for Zooplankton Egg Banks. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0163231. [PMID: 27655396 PMCID: PMC5031458 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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While many zooplankton species recover quickly after the treatment of water resources with the piscicide, rotenone, some fail to reach pretreatment population density or, in rare cases, do not reappear at all. The variable impact of rotenone on zooplankton populations could stem from differences in the capacity of species to switch entirely to anaerobic catabolic pathways in the presence of rotenone, which blocks mitochondrial electron transport. Alternatively, variable responses among species could originate from differences in permeability of dormant life-stages to lipophilic chemicals like rotenone. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effects of rotenone on development, emergence and hatching of zooplankton embryos that lack both the anaerobic capacity to develop in the presence of rotenone and a permeability barrier to prevent the entry of rotenone during dormancy. Post-diapause embryos of the brine shrimp, Artemia franciscana, were employed as a model system, because they are permeable to lipophilic compounds when dechorionated and require aerobic conditions to support development. Early development in this species is also well characterized in the literature. Brine shrimp embryos were exposed to rotenone while development was either slowed by chilling or suspended by anoxia. Development, emergence and hatching were then observed in rotenone-free artificial seawater. The data presented demonstrate that rotenone freely diffuses across the embryonic cuticle in a matter of hours, and prevents development and emergence after brief exposures to ecologically relevant concentrations (0.025–0.5 mg L-1) of the piscicide. Neither the removal of rotenone from the environment, nor the removal of embryonic water with a hypertonic solution, are sufficient to reverse this block on development and emergence. These data indicate that rotenone could impair recruitment from egg banks for species of zooplankton that lack both an embryonic barrier to the entry of lipophilic compounds and the anaerobic capacity to develop when NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase activity is inhibited by rotenone.
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- Joseph A. Covi
- Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
- Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Aránguiz-Acuña A, Serra M. Diapause as escape strategy to exposure to toxicants: response of Brachionus calyciforus to arsenic. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2016; 25:708-719. [PMID: 26897746 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-016-1629-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Invertebrate organisms commonly respond to environmental fluctuation by entering diapause. Production of diapause in monogonont rotifers involves a previous switch from asexual to partial sexual reproduction. Although zooplankton have been used in ecotoxicological assays, often their true vulnerability to toxicants is underestimated by not incorporating the sexual phase. We experimentally analyzed traits involved in sexual reproduction and diapause in the cyclically parthenogenetic freshwater rotifer, Brachionus calyciflorus, exposed to arsenic, a metalloid naturally found in high concentrations in desert zones, focusing on the effectiveness of diapause as an escape response in the face of an adverse condition. Addition of sublethal concentrations of arsenic modified the pattern of diapause observed in the rotifer: investment in diapause with arsenic addition peaked earlier and higher than in non-toxicant conditions, which suggests that sexual investment could be enhanced in highly stressed environmental conditions by increased responsiveness to stimulation. Nevertheless, eggs produced in large amount with arsenic, were mostly low quality, and healthy-looking eggs had lower hatching success, therefore it is unclear whether this pattern is optimum in an environment with arsenic, or if rather arsenic presence in water bodies disturbs the optimal allocation of offspring entering diapause. We observed high accumulation of arsenic in organisms exposed to constant concentration after several generations, which suggests that arsenic may be accumulated transgenerationally. The sexual phase in rotifers may be more sensitive to environmental conditions than the asexual one, therefore diapause attributes should be considered in ecotoxicological assessment because of its ecological and evolutionary implications on lakes biodiversity.
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- Adriana Aránguiz-Acuña
- Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Química, Universidad Católica del Norte, 0610, Angamos, Antofagasta, Chile.
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- Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva, Universitat de Valencia, Burjassot, Spain
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Mushegian AA, Burcklen E, Schär TMM, Ebert D. Temperature-dependent benefits of bacterial exposure in embryonic development of Daphnia magna resting eggs. J Exp Biol 2016; 219:897-904. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.134759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The environments in which animals develop and evolve are profoundly shaped by bacteria, which affect animals both indirectly through their roles in biogeochemical processes and also through direct antagonistic or beneficial interactions. The outcomes of these activities can differ according to environmental context. In a series of laboratory experiments with diapausing eggs of the water flea Daphnia magna, we manipulated two environmental parameters, temperature and presence of bacteria, and examined their effect on development. At elevated temperatures (≥26 °C), resting eggs developing without live bacteria had reduced hatching success and correspondingly higher rates of severe morphological abnormalities compared to eggs with bacteria in their environment. The beneficial effect of bacteria was strongly reduced at 20 °C. Neither temperature nor presence of bacteria affected directly developing parthenogenetic eggs. The mechanistic basis of this effect of bacteria on development is unclear, but these results highlight the complex interplay of biotic and abiotic factors influencing animal development after diapause.
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- Zoological Institute, Universität Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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