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Iglikowska A, Przytarska J, Humphreys-Williams E, Najorka J, Chełchowski M, Sowa A, Hop H, Włodarska-Kowalczuk M, Kukliński P. Shell mineralogy and chemistry - Arctic bivalves in a global context. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 189:114759. [PMID: 36857993 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114759] [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: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
This study provided new data on shell mineralogy in 23 Arctic bivalve species. The majority of examined species had purely aragonitic shells. Furthermore, we measured concentrations of Al, Ba, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, Sr and Zn in 542 shells representing 25 Arctic bivalve species. Species-related differences in concentrations of specific elements were significant and occurred regardless of locations and water depths. This observation implies the dominance of biological processes regulating elemental uptake into the skeleton over factors related to the variability of abiotic environmental conditions. Analysis of the present study and literature data revealed that the highest concentrations of metals were observed in bivalves collected in the temperate zone, with intermediate levels in the tropics and the lowest levels in polar regions. This trend was ascribed mainly to the presence of higher anthropogenic pressure at temperate latitudes being a potential source of human-mediated metal pollution.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anna Iglikowska
- Laboratory of Biosystematics and Ecology of Aquatic Invertebrates, Department of Evolutionary Genetics and Biosystematics, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland.
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- Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
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- Imaging and Analysis Centre, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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- Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
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- Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
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- Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, 9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
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- Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
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Ulrich RN, Guillermic M, Campbell J, Hakim A, Han R, Singh S, Stewart JD, Román-Palacios C, Carroll HM, De Corte I, Gilmore RE, Doss W, Tripati A, Ries JB, Eagle RA. Patterns of Element Incorporation in Calcium Carbonate Biominerals Recapitulate Phylogeny for a Diverse Range of Marine Calcifiers. FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE 2021; 9:641760. [PMID: 36381649 PMCID: PMC9645792 DOI: 10.3389/feart.2021.641760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Elemental ratios in biogenic marine calcium carbonates are widely used in geobiology, environmental science, and paleoenvironmental reconstructions. It is generally accepted that the elemental abundance of biogenic marine carbonates reflects a combination of the abundance of that ion in seawater, the physical properties of seawater, the mineralogy of the biomineral, and the pathways and mechanisms of biomineralization. Here we report measurements of a suite of nine elemental ratios (Li/Ca, B/Ca, Na/Ca, Mg/Ca, Zn/Ca, Sr/Ca, Cd/Ca, Ba/Ca, and U/Ca) in 18 species of benthic marine invertebrates spanning a range of biogenic carbonate polymorph mineralogies (low-Mg calcite, high-Mg calcite, aragonite, mixed mineralogy) and of phyla (including Mollusca, Echinodermata, Arthropoda, Annelida, Cnidaria, Chlorophyta, and Rhodophyta) cultured at a single temperature (25°C) and a range of pCO2 treatments (ca. 409, 606, 903, and 2856 ppm). This dataset was used to explore various controls over elemental partitioning in biogenic marine carbonates, including species-level and biomineralization-pathway-level controls, the influence of internal pH regulation compared to external pH changes, and biocalcification responses to changes in seawater carbonate chemistry. The dataset also enables exploration of broad scale phylogenetic patterns of elemental partitioning across calcifying species, exhibiting high phylogenetic signals estimated from both uni- and multivariate analyses of the elemental ratio data (univariate: λ = 0-0.889; multivariate: λ = 0.895-0.99). Comparing partial R 2 values returned from non-phylogenetic and phylogenetic regression analyses echo the importance of and show that phylogeny explains the elemental ratio data 1.4-59 times better than mineralogy in five out of nine of the elements analyzed. Therefore, the strong associations between biomineral elemental chemistry and species relatedness suggests mechanistic controls over element incorporation rooted in the evolution of biomineralization mechanisms.
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- Robert N. Ulrich
- Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Ecological Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Plouzané, France
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- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Plouzané, France
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- Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Plouzané, France
- American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Plouzané, France
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Iglikowska A, Krzemińska M, Renaud PE, Berge J, Hop H, Kukliński P. Summer and winter MgCO 3 levels in the skeletons of Arctic bryozoans. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 162:105166. [PMID: 33049544 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105166] [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: 07/12/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In the Arctic, seasonal patterns in seawater biochemical conditions are shaped by physical, chemical, and biological processes related to the alternation of seasons, i.e. winter polar night and summer midnight sun. In summertime, CO2 concentration is driven by photosynthetic activity of autotrophs which raises seawater pH and carbonate saturation state (Ω). In addition, restriction of photosynthetic activity to the euphotic zone and establishment of seasonal stratification often leads to depth gradients in pH and Ω. In winter, however, severely reduced primary production along with respiration processes lead to higher CO2 concentrations which consequently decrease seawater pH and Ω. Many calcifying invertebrates incorporate other metals, in addition to calcium, into their skeletons, with potential consequences for stability of the mineral matrix and vulnerability to abrasion of predators. We tested whether changes in seawater chemistry due to light-driven activities of marine biota can influence the uptake of Mg into calcified skeletons of Arctic Bryozoa, a dominant faunal group in polar hard-bottom habitats. Our results indicate no clear differences between summer and winter levels of skeletal MgCO3 in five bryozoan species despite differences in Ω between these two seasons. Furthermore, we could not detect any depth-related differences in MgCO3 content in skeletons of selected bryozoans. These results may indicate that Arctic bryozoans are able to control MgCO3 skeletal concentrations biologically. Yet recorded spatial variability in MgCO3 content in skeletons from stations exhibiting different seawater parameters suggests that environmental factors can also, to some extent, shape the skeletal chemistry of Arctic bryozoans.
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- Anna Iglikowska
- Laboratory of Biosystematics and Ecology of Aquatic Invertebrates, Department of Genetics and Biosystematics, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland.
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- Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
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- The University Centre in Svalbard, N-9171 Longyearbyen, Norway; Akvaplan-niva, Fram Centre, N-9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- The University Centre in Svalbard, N-9171 Longyearbyen, Norway; Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway; Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems, Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Polar Institute, Fram Centre, N-9296 Tromsø, Norway
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- Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
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Piwoni-Piórewicz A, Kukliński P, Strekopytov S, Humphreys-Williams E, Najorka J, Iglikowska A. Size effect on the mineralogy and chemistry of Mytilus trossulus shells from the southern Baltic Sea: implications for environmental monitoring. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2017; 189:197. [PMID: 28361486 PMCID: PMC5374171 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-017-5901-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Mussels have the ability to control biomineral production and chemical composition, producing shells with a range of functions. In addition to biological control, the environment also seems to influence the process of biomineralization; thus, shells can be used as archives of ambient water parameters during the calcium carbonate deposition. Past and present environmental conditions are recorded in the shells in the form of various proxies including Mg/Ca or Sr/Ca ratios. For such proxies to be accurate and robust, the influence of biological effects including the size of studied organism must be examined and eliminated or minimized, so that the environmental signal can be efficiently extracted. This study considers mineralogy and elemental composition of shells representing four size classes of Mytilus trossulus from the Baltic Sea. Obtained results suggest that mineralogy and chemical composition change throughout the shell development due to most likely a combination of environmental and biological factors. The content of aragonite increases with increasing shell size, while the bulk concentrations of Na, Cd, Cu, U, V, Zn and Pb were found to decrease with increasing height of the shells. Therefore, using mussels for environmental monitoring requires analysis of individuals in the same size range.
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- Anna Piwoni-Piórewicz
- Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712, Sopot, Poland.
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- Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712, Sopot, Poland
- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK
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- Imaging and Analysis Centre, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK
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- Imaging and Analysis Centre, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK
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- Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712, Sopot, Poland
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