The effect of seasonal temperature variation on behaviour and metabolism in the freshwater mussel (Unio tumidus)

Lurman, Glenn; Walter, Johanna; Hoppeler, H.

doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2014.04.005

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“…As with other ectotherms such as the freshwater mussel Unio tumidus, there was no seasonal acclimatization in respiratory rates (Lurman et al 2014), but we previously discussed an alternative strategy used by P. vulgata to cope with thermal stress, i.e. thermal insensitive metabolism.…”

Section: Lack Of Short Term Acclimatization In P Vulgata Thermal Senmentioning

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Exposure to solar radiation drives organismal vulnerability to climate: Evidence from an intertidal limpet

Chapperon

Volkenborn

Clavier

et al. 2016

Journal of Thermal Biology

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Understanding the physiological abilities of organisms to cope with heat stress is critical for predictions of species' distributions in response to climate change. We investigated physiological responses (respiration and heart beat rate) of the ectotherm limpet Patella vulgata to heat stress events during emersion and the role of seasonal and microclimatic acclimatization for individual thermal tolerance limits. Individuals were collected from 5 microhabitats characterized by different exposure to solar radiation in the high intertidal zone of a semi-exposed rocky shore in winter and summer of 2014. Upper thermal tolerance limits (heat coma temperatures - HCTs, and heart rate Arrhenius break temperatures - ABTs) were determined for individuals from each microhabitat in both seasons under laboratory conditions. While we found a clear seasonal acclimatization, i.e., higher HCTs and ABTs in summer than in winter, we did not find evidence for microhabitat-specific responses that would suggest microclimatic acclimatization. However, operative limpet temperatures derived from in-situ temperature measurements suggest that individuals from sun exposed microhabitats have a much narrower thermal safety margins than those from less exposed surfaces or within crevices. Microhabitat specific thermal safety margins caused by high thermal heterogeneity at small spatial scales and the lack of short term acclimatization will likely shape small scale distribution patterns of intertidal species in response to the predicted increase in the frequency and intensity of heat waves.

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Section: Lack Of Short Term Acclimatization In P Vulgata Thermal Senmentioning

confidence: 98%

Exposure to solar radiation drives organismal vulnerability to climate: Evidence from an intertidal limpet

Chapperon

Volkenborn

Clavier

et al. 2016

Journal of Thermal Biology

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“…Several previous studies have shown that food availability and quality (not tested in this experimental design) might directly affect bivalve filtration activity (Lurman et al, 2014;Marescaux et al, 2016;Navarro et al, 1994;Tokumon et al, 2016;Urrutia et al, 1996), in particular an increase in the observed FR appears to be a response to an increase in phytoplankton availability, ensuring a maximum ingestion rate (Schulte, 1975;Winter, 1978). When the maximum ingestion rate is reached, it kept constant .…”

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confidence: 85%

Effects of temperature and food availability on the filtration and excretion rates of Diplodon parallelopipedon (Hyriidae)

2021

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Bivalves can consume detritus, bacteria, phytoplankton, and zooplankton by filtering the water column. Ecological attributes like filtration rate (FR) and excretion rate (ER) are particularly important to better understand the role of bivalves in ecosystem. Here, we aimed to elucidate the FR/ER of Diplodon parallelopipedon in a five-times replicated laboratory experiment under five levels of temperature (10°C, 15°C, 20°C, 25°C, and 30°C) and three levels of phytoplankton biomass (low, middle, and high). Temperature was the main factor regulating FR and ER in our experimental conditions, as we hypothesized the experimental results showed a nonlinear relationship between FR and water temperature. D. parallelopipedon exerted top-down control over phytoplankton biomass throughout the temperature gradient tested. Contrarily to our expectation, FR and ER did not vary within the phytoplankton biomass range offered. The experimental evidence suggests D. parallelopipedon might control phytoplankton biomass in different temperature scenarios. Moreover, the excretion of nutrients by D. parallelopipedon, together with a capacity to avoid grazing shown by several phytoplankton species (i.e., buoyance regulation) reveal relevant challenges to our understanding of bivalve-phytoplankton dynamics, and consequently to the whole ecosystem response, particularly in the presence of more diverse natural phytoplankton communities.

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“…In the wild, unionid mussels tend to bury in response to decreasing water temperatures (i.e., late fall to early spring) and reduce movements and the frequency of valve opening (i.e., reduced filtration; Amyot and Downing 1997;Watters et al 2001;Lurman et al 2014aLurman et al , 2014b. Burial and locomotor movements of unionids vary widely among species (Waller et al 1999) and are often related to reproductive activities (Watters et al 2001).…”

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Temperature‐Related Responses of an Invasive Mussel and 2 Unionid Mussels to Elevated Carbon Dioxide

Waller

Bartsch

Lord

et al. 2020

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) have exacerbated the decline of native freshwater mussels (order Unionida) in North America since their arrival in the 1980s. Options for controlling invasive mussels, particularly in unionid mussel habitats, are limited. Previously, carbon dioxide (CO 2) showed selective toxicity for zebra mussels, relative to unionids, when applied in cool water (12°C). We first determined 96-h lethal concentrations of CO 2 at 5 and 20°C to zebra mussels and responses of juvenile plain pocketbook (Lampsilis cardium). Next, we compared the time to lethality for zebra mussels at 5, 12, and 20°C during exposure to partial pressure of CO 2 (PCO 2) values of 110 to 120 atm (1 atm = 101.325 kPa) and responses of juvenile plain pocketbook and fragile papershell (Leptodea fragilis). We found efficacious CO 2 treatment regimens at each temperature that were minimally lethal to unionids. At 5°C, plain pocketbook survived 96-h exposure to the highest PCO 2 treatment (139 atm). At 20°C, the 96-h lethal concentration to 10% of animals (LC10) for plain pocketbook (173 atm PCO 2 , 95% CI 147-198 atm) was higher than the LC99 for zebra mussels (118 atm PCO 2 , 95% CI 109-127 atm). Lethal time to 99% mortality (LT99) of zebra mussels in 110 to 120 atm PCO 2 ranged from 100 h at 20°C to 300 h at 5°C. Mean survival of both plain pocketbook and fragile papershell juveniles exceeded 85% in LT99 CO 2 treatments at all temperatures. Short-term infusion of 100 to 200 atm PCO 2 at a range of water temperatures could reduce biofouling by zebra mussels with limited adverse effects on unionid mussels.

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The effect of seasonal temperature variation on behaviour and metabolism in the freshwater mussel (Unio tumidus)

Cited by 20 publications

References 54 publications

Exposure to solar radiation drives organismal vulnerability to climate: Evidence from an intertidal limpet

Exposure to solar radiation drives organismal vulnerability to climate: Evidence from an intertidal limpet

Effects of temperature and food availability on the filtration and excretion rates of Diplodon parallelopipedon (Hyriidae)

Temperature‐Related Responses of an Invasive Mussel and 2 Unionid Mussels to Elevated Carbon Dioxide

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