Article
Environmental Sciences
Bo Yu, Kai Lyu, Jiajia Li, Zhou Yang, Yunfei Sun
Summary: The combined stress of nitrite and ammonia had adverse effects on the survival time, reproductive characteristics, and growth development of cladocerans, showing synergistically negative effects between the two nitrogenous pollutants. The presence of ammonia reduced the tolerance of Daphnia pulex to nitrite, and vice versa, highlighting the importance of understanding the combined toxic effects of nitrogenous pollutants on aquatic organisms.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Di Wu, Ting Wang, Jing Wang, Lijuan Jiang, Ying Yin, Hongyan Guo
Summary: The study reveals that 1 μm polystyrene microplastics have a greater impact on freshwater cyanobacteria compared to 100 nm microplastics, promoting algal growth and inhibiting photosynthesis. Additionally, 1 μm microplastics increase intracellular microcystins content and inhibit their release, while 100 nm microplastics only promote microcystin production.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Anthony G. E. Mathiron, Gil Gallego, Frederic Silvestre
Summary: The impacts of environmental constraints during development on the behavioural response of fishes are not well understood. This study examined how early exposure to the pyrethroid insecticide permethrin influenced phenotypic traits in mangrove rivulus fish. The results showed that larval exposure to high concentration permethrin led to slower growth, decreased activity, negative thigmotaxis, and reduced prey capture. Additionally, adult fish previously exposed to high concentration permethrin showed overcompensated growth and altered aggression behavior during contests. This study highlights the immediate and persistent effects of permethrin on phenotypic traits and suggests an interaction between pyrethroids and hormones in affecting animal behavior.
AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Alicia Reyes-Ramirez, Zainab Belgaidi, Patricia Gibert, Thomas Pommier, Aurelie Siberchicot, Laurence Mouton, Emmanuel Desouhant
Summary: The effects of density on population dynamics and fitness of individuals are important, especially for polyphagous insects with limited feeding resources. This study investigated the egg distribution and effects of larval density on Drosophila suzukii. Results showed that 44.27% of blueberries contained 1-11 eggs, and high larval density had an effect on larval developmental time and adult size and fertility. These findings highlight the consequences of larval crowding on the juveniles and adults of D. suzukii.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Pietro Tirozzi, Valerio Orioli, Olivia Dondina, Leila Kataoka, Luciano Bani
Summary: The study assessed population trends of breeding birds in Lombardy, Italy from 1992 to 2019 and found that most species showed positive or stable trends, while around 24% declined and two-thirds of them had worrying negative trends. Species with short incubation periods, high annual fecundity, and migrants experienced declines, while only woodland birds increased. The study provides important information for wildlife conservation priorities and management actions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
John Kucklick, Ashley Boggs, Kevin Huncik, Amanda Moors, Elizabeth Davis, Gina Ylitalo, Mary McConnell, Christina Makris, Randall S. Wells
Summary: Legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in common bottlenose dolphins from Sarasota Bay have been declining from 2000 to 2016, with different rates of decline for different POP classes and classifications. The decline in POPs is highest in adult males and lowest in calves. The POP trends appear to have stabilized since 2009.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jianlong Yan, Yanbin Pan, Junbo He, Xinli Pang, Wenming Shao, Caiping Wang, Rongning Wang, Yaqiong He, Min Zhang, Juheng Ye, Chaolan Lin, Feng Lin, Yongshun Wang, Tangzhiming Li, Yu Lan, Yanbin Guo, Minxian Wang, Mengting Sun, Yun Gong, Mingpei Yuan, Xin Sun, Shaohong Dong
Summary: Polystyrene microplastics are common components of plastic pollution and their impact on vascular toxicity is poorly understood. This study found that patients with vascular calcification had higher levels of polystyrene microplastics in their feces. It was also demonstrated that exposure to polystyrene microplastics induced mild vascular calcification in normal rats and aggravated calcification in rats treated with vitamin D3 and nicotine. Furthermore, polystyrene microplastics disrupted the gut microbiota and caused intestinal inflammation.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
M. A. Burford, H. Franklin, S. J. Faggotter, A. Chuang, J. B. Hayton, A. R. Carroll
Summary: The concentration of coloured terrestrial dissolved organic matter (tDOM) from vegetation is increasing in lakes, leading to brownification. The phytotoxic effects of tDOM on cyanobacterial blooms are not well understood. This study found that tDOM leachate from Eucalyptus leaves inhibited the photosynthesis and growth of cyanobacteria, even at lower densities, and the effect was more significant at higher tDOM input loads.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Halina Falfushynska, Nadiia Kasianchuk, Eduard Siemens, Eliana Henao, Piotr Rzymski
Summary: Global warming and human-induced eutrophication have led to the presence of various cyanotoxins in aquatic environments, which pose a threat to aquatic biota and human health. This paper reviews the occurrence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity of the most studied cyanotoxins in the aquatic environment, namely microcystins, nodularins, cylindrospermopsin, anatoxins, and saxitoxins, especially in fish. The complex effects of cyanotoxins on fish include primary toxicity signs, oxidative stress, mitochondrial and endoplasmic reticulum dysfunction, as well as immunomodulatory, inflammatory, and endocrine responses. Further research is needed to understand the long-term effects of cyanotoxins on fish and to establish effective monitoring and management strategies.
Review
Fisheries
Bror Jonsson
Summary: In this article, the thermal influences on various aspects of salmonid fishes, such as metabolic rates, growth, adult body size, and reproductive and behavioral traits, are reviewed. The survival range of salmonids is determined by the thermal window between the upper and lower incipient lethal temperatures (UILT and LILT), which are influenced by acclimation temperature. The metabolic rates, growth, and life history traits of salmonids are all affected by temperature, both as a direct effect on metabolic functions and as a phenotypically plastic response.
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Pierre-Luc Chagnon
Summary: Traits play a crucial role in species' responses to environmental filters and their influence on ecosystem functions. Recently, there has been increasing interest in applying trait-based approaches to fungi, which control numerous biogeochemical processes. Defining fungal traits is a challenge, especially at the individual scale, but studying fungal communities can provide valuable insights into trait-based ecology.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chenxi Zhu, Tongqing Zhang, Xiaowei Liu, Xiankun Gu, Daming Li, Jiawen Yin, Qichen Jiang, Wenyi Zhang
Summary: This study assessed the effects of 500-nm polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) on the freshwater zooplankton Daphnia pulex. The results showed that exposure to PS-MPs inhibited survival function, reduced body length, decreased antioxidant capacity, increased lipid oxidative damage, and disturbed energy metabolism of D. pulex.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Limei Hu, Rui Ding, Xiangping Nie
Summary: The study found that ATV and GEM have different toxic effects on D. magna, causing oxidative stress and changes in physiological traits, especially GEM significantly inhibiting reproduction of Daphnia.
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Entomology
Nobuko Tuno, Thahsin Farjana, Yui Uchida, Mitsuhiro Iyori, Shigeto Yoshida
Summary: Anopheles stephensi, an Asian and Middle Eastern malaria vector, has recently spread to Africa. The study examined the influence of environmental factors on malaria parasite infection in A. stephensi to predict its expansion in a new environment. The results showed that higher temperatures and low food supply during the larval period reduced larval survival and female wing size, while not significantly affecting egg production. Higher temperatures during the larval period also resulted in smaller egg size. The infection rate of mosquitoes was not affected by rearing temperature or food conditions, suggesting that higher temperatures may reduce infection but larger individuals can still be infective. The study suggests that routinely recording the body size of adults can help predict malaria risk.
Article
Plant Sciences
Byungwook Choi, Tae-Min Kim, Seorin Jeong, Yousuk Kim, Eunsuk Kim
Summary: The research suggests that seed endophytic bacteria influence post-germination traits by delaying germination season, leading to altered expression of reproductive traits and relative fitness in plants.
Article
Limnology
Rui Huang, Jin Zeng, Dayong Zhao, Katherine Cook, K. David Hambright, Zhongbo Yu
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2020)
Article
Limnology
Katherine Cook, Chuang Li, Haiyuan Cai, Lee R. Krumholz, K. David Hambright, Hans W. Paerl, Morgan M. Steffen, Alan E. Wilson, Michele A. Burford, Hans-Peter Grossart, David P. Hamilton, Helong Jiang, Assaf Sukenik, Delphine Latour, Elisabeth Meyer, Judit Padisak, Boqiang Qin, Richard M. Zamor, Guangwei Zhu
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rachel M. Pilla, Craig E. Williamson, Boris V. Adamovich, Rita Adrian, Orlane Anneville, Sudeep Chandra, William Colom-Montero, Shawn P. Devlin, Margaret A. Dix, Martin T. Dokulil, Evelyn E. Gaiser, Scott F. Girdner, K. David Hambright, David P. Hamilton, Karl Havens, Dag O. Hessen, Scott N. Higgins, Timo H. Huttula, Hannu Huuskonen, Peter D. F. Isles, Klaus D. Joehnk, Ian D. Jones, Wendel Bill Keller, Lesley B. Knoll, Johanna Korhonen, Benjamin M. Kraemer, Peter R. Leavitt, Fabio Lepori, Martin S. Luger, Stephen C. Maberly, John M. Melack, Stephanie J. Melles, Doerthe C. Mueller-Navarra, Don C. Pierson, Helen V. Pislegina, Pierre-Denis Plisnier, David C. Richardson, Alon Rimmer, Michela Rogora, James A. Rusak, Steven Sadro, Nico Salmaso, Jasmine E. Saros, Emilie Saulnier-Talbot, Daniel E. Schindler, Martin Schmid, Svetlana V. Shimaraeva, Eugene A. Silow, Lewis M. Sitoki, Ruben Sommaruga, Dietmar Straile, Kristin E. Strock, Wim Thiery, Maxim A. Timofeyev, Piet Verburg, Rolf D. Vinebrooke, Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer, Egor Zadereev
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)
Article
Microbiology
Chuang Li, K. David Hambright, Hannah G. Bowen, Majoi A. Trammell, Hans-Peter Grossart, Michele A. Burford, David P. Hamilton, Helong Jiang, Delphine Latour, Elisabeth Meyer, Judit Padisak, Richard M. Zamor, Lee R. Krumholz
Summary: Global warming and eutrophication are leading to an increase in cyanobacterial blooms worldwide, with cyanobacterial biomass strongly linked to methane emissions from lakes. Methanogens, mainly Methanoregula and Methanosaeta, were detected in half of the lakes, while certain lakes contained more abundant methanotrophs, such as Methyloparacoccus, Crenothrix, and an uncultured Methylobacter species, which were closely associated with the presence of methanogens.
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Correction
Limnology
K. V. Cook, C. Li, H. Cai, L. R. Krumholz, K. D. Hambright, H. W. Paerl, M. M. Steffen, A. E. Wilson, M. A. Burford, H. -P. Grossart, D. P. Hamilton, H. Jiang, A. Sukenik, D. Latour, E. I. Meyer, J. Padisak, B. Qin, R. M. Zamor, G. Zhu
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Stephen F. Jane, Gretchen J. A. Hansen, Benjamin M. Kraemer, Peter R. Leavitt, Joshua L. Mincer, Rebecca L. North, Rachel M. Pilla, Jonathan T. Stetler, Craig E. Williamson, R. Iestyn Woolway, Lauri Arvola, Sudeep Chandra, Curtis L. DeGasperi, Laura Diemer, Julita Dunalska, Oxana Erina, Giovanna Flaim, Hans-Peter Grossart, K. David Hambright, Catherine Hein, Josef Hejzlar, Lorraine L. Janus, Jean-Philippe Jenny, John R. Jones, Lesley B. Knoll, Barbara Leoni, Eleanor Mackay, Shin-Ichiro S. Matsuzaki, Chris McBride, Dorthe C. Muller-Navarra, Andrew M. Paterson, Don Pierson, Michela Rogora, James A. Rusak, Steven Sadro, Emilie Saulnier-Talbot, Martin Schmid, Ruben Sommaruga, Wim Thiery, Piet Verburg, Kathleen C. Weathers, Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer, Kiyoko Yokota, Kevin C. Rose
Summary: The concentration of dissolved oxygen in aquatic systems plays a crucial role in regulating biodiversity, nutrient biogeochemistry, greenhouse gas emissions, and drinking water quality. Climate change and human activities have led to declines in dissolved oxygen in lakes, impacting the physical and chemical environment, as well as essential ecosystem services.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Benjamin M. Kraemer, Rachel M. Pilla, R. Iestyn Woolway, Orlane Anneville, Syuhei Ban, William Colom-Montero, Shawn P. Devlin, Martin T. Dokulil, Evelyn E. Gaiser, K. David Hambright, Dag O. Hessen, Scott N. Higgins, Klaus D. Johnk, Wendel Keller, Lesley B. Knoll, Peter R. Leavitt, Fabio Lepori, Martin S. Luger, Stephen C. Maberly, Dorthe C. Mueller-Navarra, Andrew M. Paterson, Donald C. Pierson, David C. Richardson, Michela Rogora, James A. Rusak, Steven Sadro, Nico Salmaso, Martin Schmid, Eugene A. Silow, Ruben Sommaruga, Julio A. A. Stelzer, Dietmar Straile, Wim Thiery, Maxim A. Timofeyev, Piet Verburg, Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer, Rita Adrian
Summary: Long-term temperature changes in lakes lead to thermal habitat changes, exacerbated by seasonal and depth-related constraints. Tropical lakes show higher thermal non-overlap compared to lakes at other latitudes, and lakes with high biodiversity and endemism exhibit higher thermal habitat changes.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rachel M. Pilla, Elizabeth M. Mette, Craig E. Williamson, Boris V. Adamovich, Rita Adrian, Orlane Anneville, Esteban Balseiro, Syuhei Ban, Sudeep Chandra, William Colom-Montero, Shawn P. Devlin, Margaret A. Dix, Martin T. Dokulil, Natalie A. Feldsine, Heidrun Feuchtmayr, Natalie K. Fogarty, Evelyn E. Gaiser, Scott F. Girdner, Maria J. Gonzalez, K. David Hambright, David P. Hamilton, Karl Havens, Dag O. Hessen, Harald Hetzenauer, Scott N. Higgins, Timo H. Huttula, Hannu Huuskonen, Peter D. F. Isles, Klaus D. Joehnk, Wendel Bill Keller, Jen Klug, Lesley B. Knoll, Johanna Korhonen, Nikolai M. Korovchinsky, Oliver Koster, Benjamin M. Kraemer, Peter R. Leavitt, Barbara Leoni, Fabio Lepori, Ekaterina V. Lepskaya, Noah R. Lottig, Martin S. Luger, Stephen C. Maberly, Sally MacIntyre, Chris McBride, Peter McIntyre, Stephanie J. Melles, Beatriz Modenutti, Doerthe C. Mueller-Navarra, Laura Pacholski, Andrew M. Paterson, Don C. Pierson, Helen V. Pislegina, Pierre-Denis Plisnier, David C. Richardson, Alon Rimmer, Michela Rogora, Denis Y. Rogozin, James A. Rusak, Olga O. Rusanovskaya, Steve Sadro, Nico Salmaso, Jasmine E. Saros, Jouko Sarvala, Emilie Saulnier-Talbot, Daniel E. Schindler, Svetlana V. Shimaraeva, Eugene A. Silow, Lewis M. Sitoki, Ruben Sommaruga, Dietmar Straile, Kristin E. Strock, Hilary Swain, Jason M. Tallant, Wim Thiery, Maxim A. Timofeyev, Alexander P. Tolomeev, Koji Tominaga, Michael J. Vanni, Piet Verburg, Rolf D. Vinebrooke, Josef Wanzenbock, Kathleen Weathers, Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer, Egor S. Zadereev, Tatyana V. Zhukova
Summary: Climate change and other anthropogenic stressors have caused long-term changes in the thermal structure of many lakes globally, with surface temperatures increasing more significantly than full vertical thermal structure and deepwater temperatures. The data presented in this study can help us understand the changes and drivers of lake thermal structure.
Editorial Material
Limnology
K. David Hambright
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Haiyuan Cai, Christopher J. McLimans, Jessica E. Beyer, Lee R. Krumholz, K. David Hambright
Summary: Through pangenomic analysis of 122 genomes, it was found that Microcystis contains at least 16 putative genospecies, with 15 genospecies including at least one Microcystis aeruginosa morphospecies and 10 genospecies including two or more morphospecies. This classification system will help to consistently identify Microcystis taxonomically and resolve the complexities and controversies in eco-evolutionary research and management of this species.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Katherine Cook, Jessica E. Beyer, Xiangming Xiao, David Hambright
Summary: This study aimed to establish a regional multispectral reflectance model for rapid and remote detection of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) in small- to medium-sized reservoirs in Oklahoma. The ground-based remote sensing model outperformed the satellite-based model in detecting cyanoHABs, providing a valuable tool for water management and public health.
Article
Ecology
Thayer C. Hallidayschult, Jessica E. Beyer, K. David Hambright
Summary: Research has shown that in the large subtropical lake, Lake Texoma, the density of zebra mussels is influenced by water quality. Regions with lower water clarity, higher salinity, and productivity have lower densities of both life stages of zebra mussels. Zebra mussels tend to aggregate on the undersides of deeper surfaces at lower temperatures to avoid predators.