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Hauser-Davis RA, Dos Santos LR, Leite JVM, de Almeida RF, de C Maciel OL, Pierre TDS, Meurer BC, Pereira OAFC. Baseline metal and metalloid contamination in two marine sponge species, Hymeniacidon heliophila and Desmapsamma anchorata, from southeastern Brazil. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2024; 200:116050. [PMID: 38262213 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116050] [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: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
Abstract
Sponges are not routinely employed as metal bioindicators in Brazil. In this sense, this study reports baseline metal and metalloid concentrations, determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, for two Demospongiae sponge species, Hymeniacidon heliophila and Desmapsamma anchorata, sampled from two Southeastern Brazil areas. Sponges from Ilha Grande Bay, an Environmental Protection Area, exhibited higher Al, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Fe, and Ni levels compared to Vermelha Beach, a metropolitan area in the Rio de Janeiro city. Several strong correlations were noted between elemental pairs, indicating common contamination sources and/or similar metabolic detoxification routes. Comparisons of the means determined herein for each study site to other reports indicate mostly lower Ag, As, Co, Cd, and Cu levels, while Al levels were higher than other studies, and Cr, Ni, and Fe were within reported ranges. These baseline data further knowledge on metal pollution in Desmspongiae members, which are still limited.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis
- Laboratório de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Av. Brasil, 4.365, Manguinhos, 21040-360 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Marinha, Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Santa Úrsula (USU), Rua Fernando Ferrari, 75, 22231-040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Espectrometria Atômica, Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225, Gávea, 22453-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Química, Departamento de Química Analítica, Campus Cidade Universitária, 21941-909 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Av. Brasil, 4.365, Manguinhos, 21040-360 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Laboratório de Espectrometria Atômica, Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225, Gávea, 22453-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Espectrometria Atômica, Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225, Gávea, 22453-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Marinha, Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Santa Úrsula (USU), Rua Fernando Ferrari, 75, 22231-040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Marinha, Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Santa Úrsula (USU), Rua Fernando Ferrari, 75, 22231-040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Hoeksema BW, Meijer Zu Schlochtern MP, Samimi-Namin K, McFadden CS. In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma: Colonization of a 4-year-old shipwreck by native and non-native corals, including a new cryptogenic species for the Caribbean. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 188:114649. [PMID: 36736255 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114649] [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: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Little is known about early coral settlement on shipwrecks with regard to their species and size compositions. Hurricanes in the Caribbean have a long history of sinking ships but a link with new coral settlement is understudied. In 2017, Hurricane Irma caused the sinking of over 300 vessels in the coastal waters of Saint Martin, eastern Caribbean. In 2021, coral settlement was studied on one of them, which included two native, one non-native, and two cryptogenic species. The corals were smaller than 8 cm in diameter. The invasive Tubastraea coccinea was the most abundant scleractinian and was predominantly represented by juveniles. A cryptogenic species, Stragulum bicolor, new for the Caribbean, was the most common octocoral. Because they can be harmful to the environment, shipwrecks should be monitored frequently for the occurrence of non-native species, especially when they are only a few years old.
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- Bert W Hoeksema
- Taxonomy, Systematics and Geodiversity Group, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands; Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 11103, 9700 CC Groningen, the Netherlands; Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9505, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands.
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- Nature Foundation St. Maarten, Wellsburg Street 1A Unit 25-26, Cole Bay, Sint Maarten (Dutch Part); Wageningen University & Research, Aquaculture and Fisheries, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Taxonomy, Systematics and Geodiversity Group, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxfordshire, Oxford OX1 3SZ, UK; Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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