Biogeographic vulnerability to ocean acidification and warming in a marine bivalve

Colen, C. Van; Jansson, Anna; Saunier, Alice; Lacoue-Labathe, Thomas; Vincx, Magda

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.10.092

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“…However, biogeography has been often overlooked in this regard (Fredston‐Hermann, Gaines, & Halpern, ). For example, the vulnerability of “ecosystem engineers” to global change stressors, for example warming and ocean acidification, changes between distinct biogeographical scenarios (Van Colen, Jansson, Saunier, Lacoue‐Labathe, & Vincx, ; Wernberg et al, ). Understanding mechanisms behind this pattern requires integration of biogeography, in terms of varying ecological and evolutionary contexts, but also understanding that the sensitivity of seagrass performance responses may change according to the level of biological organization, for example.…”

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Biogeographical scenarios modulate seagrass resistance to small‐scale perturbations

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1. Seagrasses constitute a key coastal habitat world-wide, but are exposed to multiple perturbations. Understanding elements affecting seagrass resistance to disturbances is critical for conservation. Distinct biogeographical scenarios are intrinsically linked with varying ecological and evolution backgrounds shaped across millennia.2. We addressed whether the resistance (change in shoot abundances) and performance (change in leaf morphology and growth) of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa to a local stressor, light reduction, varied across three regions (Southeast Iberia, the Balearic Sea, and the Canaries) within the temperate northern Atlantic realm.We hypothesized that distinct biogeographical scenarios, in terms of distinct ecological/environmental conditions and genetic diversity of meadows, would affect seagrass resistance and performance, with flow-on effects on associated epifauna. The same experiments, in terms of shading intensities, timing and duration, were replicated at three seagrass meadows within each region.3. Results demonstrated inter-regional variation in the resistance and performance of C. nodosa. Under moderate and high shading, shoot abundance was abruptly decreased, relative to controls, in the Canaries with concurrent, but less accentuated, changes in leaf morphology and no changes in growth. In the other two regions, however, moderate and high shading had a negligible effect on shoot abundance, leaf morphology, and growth. Shading had no overall effect over the total abundance and assemblage structure of epifauna; these faunal attributes, however, varied between regions. Low seagrass resistance at the Canaries is linked with the peripheral distribution of the species there, favouring isolation and decreased genetic diversity.

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Biogeographical scenarios modulate seagrass resistance to small‐scale perturbations

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“…In contrast to zooplankton, benthic animals in the Baltic-Skagerrak System generally respond either negatively or neutrally to OA (to date there is one report of a positive response; seastar, Skagerrak, Dupont et al 2010 ). Negative responses include reduced embryonic and larval survival (brittle stars, Skagerrak, Dupont et al 2008 ; bivalves, Baltic, Jansson et al 2016 ; Skagerrak, Ventura et al 2016 ; van Colen et al 2018 ), delayed larval development (sea urchins, Skagerrak, Stumpp et al 2011a ), and immune suppression (crustaceans, Skagerrak, Wood et al 2014 ; Hernroth et al 2015 ; see Table 1 for full list). Reports of no, or minor, responses to OA include effects on fertilisation success (bivalves, Skagerrak, Havenhand and Schlegel 2009 ), adult growth (bivalves, Baltic, Thomsen and Melzner 2010 ), larval development (crustaceans, Skagerrak, Baltic, Pansch et al 2012 , 2013 ), and metabolic scaling (echinoderms, Skagerrak, Carey et al 2014 ; see Table 1 for full list).…”

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“…In both cases, these species show few or no responses to OA: Mytilus from the Baltic-Skagerrak System tend to be highly insensitive to OA (Thomsen and Melzner 2010 ; Thomsen et al 2010, 2013 ; Jakubowska and Normant 2015 ; Ventura et al 2016 ), and this response appears to be heritable (Stapp et al 2017 ; Thomsen et al 2017 ). Although larvae of Macoma baltica from the eastern Baltic are negatively impacted by OA (Jansson et al 2013 , 2016 ; unlike the adjacent North Sea, van Colen et al 2018 ), juvenile survival was positively impacted by OA (in combination with hypoxia, Jansson et al 2015 ), and adult Macoma appear to be unaffected, even by very low pH (southern Baltic, Jakubowska and Normant-Saremba 2015 ). Thus, it seems unlikely that OA will have substantive impacts on these key bivalves—and hence on the primary benthic component of benthic-pelagic coupling—in the Baltic-Skagerrak system.…”

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Ecological and functional consequences of coastal ocean acidification: Perspectives from the Baltic-Skagerrak System

Havenhand

Filipsson

Niiranen

et al. 2018

Ambio

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Ocean temperatures are rising; species are shifting poleward, and pH is falling (ocean acidification, OA). We summarise current understanding of OA in the brackish Baltic-Skagerrak System, focussing on the direct, indirect and interactive effects of OA with other anthropogenic drivers on marine biogeochemistry, organisms and ecosystems. Substantial recent advances reveal a pattern of stronger responses (positive or negative) of species than ecosystems, more positive responses at lower trophic levels and strong indirect interactions in food-webs. Common emergent themes were as follows: OA drives planktonic systems toward the microbial loop, reducing energy transfer to zooplankton and fish; and nutrient/food availability ameliorates negative impacts of OA. We identify several key areas for further research, notably the need for OA-relevant biogeochemical and ecosystem models, and understanding the ecological and evolutionary capacity of Baltic-Skagerrak ecosystems to respond to OA and other anthropogenic drivers.

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“…Although recent literature has demonstrated the impacts of temperature in bivalves physiological and biochemical performance, the co-occurrence of temperature increase and pollutants is not yet well understood. The simultaneous occurrence of temperature rise and the presence of pollutants may result in organisms increased sensitivity to each of the stressors but may also alter pollutants' toxicity, leading to additive or antagonist effects as reported in several studies [23,28,29,47,[72][73][74]. According to Coppola et al [21], oxidative stress was enhanced in M. galloprovincialis exposed to Hg under warming conditions.…”

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“…Particularly, biochemical alterations have been observed in different clam's species in response to temperature rise, including increased antioxidant capacity [18,25] and cellular damage [26,27]. Recent studies further demonstrated that change in temperature negatively impacted bivalve's embryo-larval development [28,29].…”

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The Role of Temperature on the Impact of Remediated Water towards Marine Organisms

Coppola

Bessa

Henriques

et al. 2020

Water

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Marine organisms are frequently exposed to pollutants, including trace metals, derived from natural and anthropogenic activities. In order to prevent environmental pollution, different approaches have been applied to remove pollutants from waste water and avoid their discharge into aquatic systems. However, organisms in their natural aquatic environments are also exposed to physico-chemical changes derived from climate change-related factors, including temperature increase. According to recent studies, warming has a negative impact on marine wildlife, with known effects on organisms physiological and biochemical performance. Recently, a material based on graphene oxide (GO) functionalized with polyethyleneimine (PEI) proved to be effective in the remediation of mercury (Hg) contaminated water. Nevertheless, no information is available on the toxic impacts of such remediated water towards aquatic systems, neither under actual nor predicted temperature conditions. For this, the present study assessed the toxicity of seawater, previously contaminated with Hg and remediated by GO-PEI, using the clam species Ruditapes philippinarum exposed to actual and a predicted temperature conditions. The results obtained demonstrated that seawater contaminated with Hg and/or Hg+GO-PEI induced higher toxicity in clams exposed to 17 and 22 °C compared to organisms exposed to remediated seawater at the same temperatures. Moreover, similar histological and biochemical results were observed between organisms exposed to control and remediated seawater, independently of the temperatures (17 and 21 °C), highlighting the potential use of GO-PEI to remediate Hg from seawater without significant toxicity issues to the selected marine species.

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Biogeographic vulnerability to ocean acidification and warming in a marine bivalve

Cited by 8 publications

References 21 publications

Biogeographical scenarios modulate seagrass resistance to small‐scale perturbations

Biogeographical scenarios modulate seagrass resistance to small‐scale perturbations

Ecological and functional consequences of coastal ocean acidification: Perspectives from the Baltic-Skagerrak System

The Role of Temperature on the Impact of Remediated Water towards Marine Organisms

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