Negative Consequences on the Growth, Morphometry, and Community Structure of the Kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Phaeophyceae, Ochrophyta) by a Short Pollution Pulse of Heavy Metals and PAHs
| Autor: | Carolina Oyarzo-Miranda, Andrés Meynard, Francisco Castañeda, Jorge Rivas, Gladys Acosta, Florentina Piña, Cristian Bulboa, Roddy Jara-Yáñez, Nicolás Latorre-Padilla, Loretto Contreras-Porcia |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pollution
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject growth Kelp Ochrophyta Context (language use) TP1-1185 Toxicology Ecosystem engineer Article Macrocystis pyrifera marine contamination heavy metals media_common ecosystem health Pollutant Chemical Health and Safety biology Chemistry Chemical technology biology.organism_classification Environmental chemistry polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) Species richness community structure morphometry |
| Zdroj: | Toxics Volume 9 Issue 8 Toxics, Vol 9, Iss 190, p 190 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2305-6304 |
| Popis: | The study of pollution effects in the marine environment has become important in recent decades, and the exposure to simultaneous pollutants has become especially relevant. Indeed, the study of key organisms, such as ecosystem engineers, can show a broader view of the effects of pollutants. In this context, we evaluate in situ the effects of a short (7-day) pollution pulse of combined solutions of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Cu + PAHs, Cd + PAHs, Cu + Cd, and Cu + Cd + PAHs) on the development and morphological features of Macrocystis pyrifera sporophytes over a period of 90 days. Additionally, we determined the effects on the community structure associated with this kelp. This study evidenced a smaller number of blades and a decreased size of blades and holdfasts, as well as the death of individuals exposed to a secondary mix of metals (Cu + Cd) and a tertiary mix of pollutants (Cu + Cd + PAHs). Regarding the effects on the accompanying fauna, low richness and diversity were registered. M. pyrifera grazers, according to the mixture of pollutants, were either absent or diminished. These results show that the pulse of contamination in the early stages of M. pyrifera negatively affects its development and morphometry, as well as its role as an ecosystem engineer, due to a negative alteration in the species composition. |
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