Accumulated Heavy Metal Content in Wolf Spider, Pardosa astrigera (Araneae: Lycosidae), as a Bioindicator of Exposure

Jung, Chan-Sik; Lee, Su Bum; Jung, Myung-Pyo; Lee, Joon-Ho; Lee, Seung-Whan; Lee, Si Hyeock

doi:10.1016/s1226-8615(08)60090-4

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“…Many ground-dwelling spiders either do not accumulate Pb or accumulate Pb at very low levels (Hopkin and Martin 1985;Clausen 1989;Larsen et al 1994;Wilczek et al 2004;Jung et al 2005Jung et al , 2007, consistent with our results. P. astrigera accumulated Cd more selectively than they did Hg and Pb in laboratory experiments (Jung et al 2005) and accumulated high levels of Cd in field studies (Jung et al 2007).…”

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“…P. astrigera accumulated Cd more selectively than they did Hg and Pb in laboratory experiments (Jung et al 2005) and accumulated high levels of Cd in field studies (Jung et al 2007). …”

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“…Previous laboratory (Jung et al 2005) and field (Jung et al 2007(Jung et al , 2008 experiments have suggested that the wolf spider, Pardosa astrigera L. Koch, is a potential bioaccumulator of heavy metals. P. astrigera is the most abundant ground-dwelling spider in Korea and is distributed throughout Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, and Russia.…”

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Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the wolf spider, Pardosa astrigera L. Koch (Araneae: Lycosidae)

Jung

Lee

2011

Environ Monit Assess

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Previous studies have proposed that Pardosa astrigera L. Koch (Lycosidae) can be used as a biological indicator of heavy metal contamination in soil. In this study, we estimated the bioaccumulation levels and the bioconcentration factors (BCF) of four heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn) in adult female P. astrigera collected from various field sites according to heavy metal content gradient and broods. The relationship between heavy metal content in the soil and that in spiders was different depending on the heavy metals and the broods. However, heavy metal content in P. astrigera increased with increasing heavy metal content in the soil. While the heavy metal content in the soil was in the order of Zn > Pb > Cu > Cd, its content in P. astrigera was in the order Zn > Cu > Cd > Pb. The BCF for Cd in both of the broods was distinctly higher than those of the other heavy metals evaluated. These results indicate that P. astrigera may be useful as a biological indicator of Cd soil contamination.

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“…P. astrigera accumulated Cd more selectively than they did Hg and Pb in laboratory experiments (Jung et al 2005) and accumulated high levels of Cd in field studies (Jung et al 2007). …”

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Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the wolf spider, Pardosa astrigera L. Koch (Araneae: Lycosidae)

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Lee

2011

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“…A high abundance of the Pardosa genus in highly heavy metal polluted habitats has been reported (Spurgeon et al 1996). In a laboratory experiment, P. astrigera could accumulate heavy metals to a high internal concentration, and its body weight tended to decrease when treated with heavy metals (Jung et al 2005). Jung et al (2007) demonstrated that P. astrigera could sufficiently predict Cd and Pb content in soil using P. astrigera's body concentration of Cd and Pb.…”

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Species Diversity and Community Structure of Ground-Dwelling Spiders in Unpolluted and Moderately Heavy Metal-Polluted Habitats

Jung

Kim

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This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between ground-dwelling spider communities and the degree of soil contamination of heavy metals, Cd and Pb. Six sites were selected according to expected differences in Cd and Pb contamination levels in soil and similarity in vegetation composition. Ground-dwelling spiders were collected monthly in 2003 and 2004 by pitfall trapping. Species diversity of ground-dwelling spiders between unpolluted and moderately polluted sites was not significantly different although the value was higher in the unpolluted site. Species diversity tended to decrease with increasing Pb levels in soil although no statistical significance was obtained. No trend was shown between species diversity and Cd levels in soil. The community structure of ground-dwelling spiders was similar for the two types of sites. Overall grounddwelling spider communities may be not sensitive enough to discriminate moderate heavy metal contamination levels in soil. However, among the dominant spider families, the composition and structure of Linyphiidae separated unpolluted and moderately polluted sites. Pardosa astrigera and P. laura (Lycosidae) have a potential as heavy metal accumulator indicator species and Oedothorax insulanus (Linyphiidae) has a potential as a heavy metal sentinel indicator species.

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“…Additionally, Cd can cause oxidative damage by stimulating the formation of free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS), resulting in oxidative stress [11], and can even display strong genotoxic effects and may cause DNA damage to spiders at low concentrations [12]. There is growing interest to use spiders as heavy metal indicators in ecotoxicological studies [6,13,14]. However, little is known about the mechanism of spider responses to Cd at the molecular level [9,11,15].…”

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Transcriptome Profiling Analysis of Wolf Spider <em>Pardosa pseudoannulata</em> (Araneae: Lycosidae) after Cadmium Exposure

Wang

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Pardosa pseudoannulata is one of the most common wandering spiders in agricultural fields and a potentially good bioindicator for heavy metal contamination. However, little is known about the mechanisms by which spiders respond to heavy metals at the molecular level. In the present study, high-throughput transcriptome sequencing was employed to characterize the de novo transcriptome of the spiders and to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) after cadmium exposure. We obtained 60,489 assembled unigenes, 18,773 of which were annotated in the public databases. A total of 2939 and 2491 DEGs were detected between the libraries of two Cd-treated groups and the control. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that metabolism processes and digestive system function were predominately enriched in response to Cd stress. At the cellular and molecular levels, significantly enriched pathways in lysosomes and phagosomes as well as replication, recombination and repair demonstrated that oxidative damage resulted from Cd exposure. Based on the selected DEGs, certain critical genes involved in defence and detoxification were analysed. These results may elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying spiders' responses to heavy metal stress.

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Accumulated Heavy Metal Content in Wolf Spider, Pardosa astrigera (Araneae: Lycosidae), as a Bioindicator of Exposure

Cited by 31 publications

References 17 publications

Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the wolf spider, Pardosa astrigera L. Koch (Araneae: Lycosidae)

Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the wolf spider, Pardosa astrigera L. Koch (Araneae: Lycosidae)

Species Diversity and Community Structure of Ground-Dwelling Spiders in Unpolluted and Moderately Heavy Metal-Polluted Habitats

Transcriptome Profiling Analysis of Wolf Spider <em>Pardosa pseudoannulata</em> (Araneae: Lycosidae) after Cadmium Exposure

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