Microplastic leachates induce species-specific trait strengthening in intertidal mussels
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Resumo: | Plastic pollution is ubiquitous with increasing recognition of its direct effects on species’ fitness. Little is known, however, about its more subtle effects, including the influence of plastic pollution on the morphological, functional and behavioral traits of organisms that are central to their ability to withstand disturbances. Among the least obvious but most pernicious forms of plastic-associated pollution are the chemicals that leach from microplastics. Here, we investigate how such leachates influence species’ traits by assessing functional trait compensation across four species of intertidal mussels, through investigations of byssal thread production, movement and aggregation behavior for mussels held in natural seawater or seawater contaminated by microplastic leachates. We found no evidence for compensation of functional traits, but for each species, microplastic leachates reinforced one trait while others remained unaffected. Two species (Perna perna and Mytilus galloprovincialis), were characterized by a resistance strategy to disturbance; they produced more byssal threads in microplastic leachate seawater than in control seawater, while motility and aggregation remained essentially unaffected. In contrast, the other two species (M. edulis and Choromytilus meridionalis), showed a resilience strategy to disturbance through increased motility and aggregation in leachate seawater, while byssal thread production remained unaffected. These results suggest that the competitive abilities of intertidal mussels may be related to their sensitivity to microplastic leachates or other chemical disturbance. Importantly, the trait strengthening observed will affect the ability of these mussels to form spatially patterned beds, with implications for their quality as autogenic ecological engineers or foundation species. Thus, our findings have implications for the ability of mussel beds to tolerate disturbance, and hence for central ecosystem services, such as their ability to support biodiversity and enhance secondary and tertiary production. The results suggest that an inconspicuous aspect of plastic pollution has the potential to influence other communities and ecosystems in powerful ways. |
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Microplastic leachates induce species-specific trait strengthening in intertidal musselsAggregationChemical contaminationDisturbanceMicroplastic leachatesMicroplastic pollutionMovementResilienceResistanceTrait compensationTrait strengtheningEnvironmental Sciences & EcologyPlastic pollution is ubiquitous with increasing recognition of its direct effects on species’ fitness. Little is known, however, about its more subtle effects, including the influence of plastic pollution on the morphological, functional and behavioral traits of organisms that are central to their ability to withstand disturbances. Among the least obvious but most pernicious forms of plastic-associated pollution are the chemicals that leach from microplastics. Here, we investigate how such leachates influence species’ traits by assessing functional trait compensation across four species of intertidal mussels, through investigations of byssal thread production, movement and aggregation behavior for mussels held in natural seawater or seawater contaminated by microplastic leachates. We found no evidence for compensation of functional traits, but for each species, microplastic leachates reinforced one trait while others remained unaffected. Two species (Perna perna and Mytilus galloprovincialis), were characterized by a resistance strategy to disturbance; they produced more byssal threads in microplastic leachate seawater than in control seawater, while motility and aggregation remained essentially unaffected. In contrast, the other two species (M. edulis and Choromytilus meridionalis), showed a resilience strategy to disturbance through increased motility and aggregation in leachate seawater, while byssal thread production remained unaffected. These results suggest that the competitive abilities of intertidal mussels may be related to their sensitivity to microplastic leachates or other chemical disturbance. Importantly, the trait strengthening observed will affect the ability of these mussels to form spatially patterned beds, with implications for their quality as autogenic ecological engineers or foundation species. Thus, our findings have implications for the ability of mussel beds to tolerate disturbance, and hence for central ecosystem services, such as their ability to support biodiversity and enhance secondary and tertiary production. The results suggest that an inconspicuous aspect of plastic pollution has the potential to influence other communities and ecosystems in powerful ways.French Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la RechercheHauts de France RegionRegion Hauts-de-FranceEuropean Funds for Regional Economical DevelopmentPierre Hubert Curien PESSOA FellowshipFundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT-MEC, Portugal) [IF/01413/2014/CP1217/CT0004]National Research Foundation of South AfricaNational Research Foundation - South Africa [64801]South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) of the Department of Science and TechnologyNational FoundationNational Science Foundation (NSF)South African National Research Foundation (NRF)National Research Foundation - South AfricaWileySapientiaSeuront, LaurentNicastro, KatyMcQuaid, Christopher D.Zardi, Gerardo, I2021-06-18T16:25:48Z2021-012021-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/15676eng1051-076110.1002/eap.2222info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-24T10:28:06Zoai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/15676Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:06:29.258619Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Microplastic leachates induce species-specific trait strengthening in intertidal mussels |
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Microplastic leachates induce species-specific trait strengthening in intertidal mussels |
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Microplastic leachates induce species-specific trait strengthening in intertidal mussels Seuront, Laurent Aggregation Chemical contamination Disturbance Microplastic leachates Microplastic pollution Movement Resilience Resistance Trait compensation Trait strengthening Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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Microplastic leachates induce species-specific trait strengthening in intertidal mussels |
title_full |
Microplastic leachates induce species-specific trait strengthening in intertidal mussels |
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Microplastic leachates induce species-specific trait strengthening in intertidal mussels |
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Microplastic leachates induce species-specific trait strengthening in intertidal mussels |
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Microplastic leachates induce species-specific trait strengthening in intertidal mussels |
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Seuront, Laurent |
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Seuront, Laurent Nicastro, Katy McQuaid, Christopher D. Zardi, Gerardo, I |
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Nicastro, Katy McQuaid, Christopher D. Zardi, Gerardo, I |
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Sapientia |
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Seuront, Laurent Nicastro, Katy McQuaid, Christopher D. Zardi, Gerardo, I |
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Aggregation Chemical contamination Disturbance Microplastic leachates Microplastic pollution Movement Resilience Resistance Trait compensation Trait strengthening Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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Aggregation Chemical contamination Disturbance Microplastic leachates Microplastic pollution Movement Resilience Resistance Trait compensation Trait strengthening Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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Plastic pollution is ubiquitous with increasing recognition of its direct effects on species’ fitness. Little is known, however, about its more subtle effects, including the influence of plastic pollution on the morphological, functional and behavioral traits of organisms that are central to their ability to withstand disturbances. Among the least obvious but most pernicious forms of plastic-associated pollution are the chemicals that leach from microplastics. Here, we investigate how such leachates influence species’ traits by assessing functional trait compensation across four species of intertidal mussels, through investigations of byssal thread production, movement and aggregation behavior for mussels held in natural seawater or seawater contaminated by microplastic leachates. We found no evidence for compensation of functional traits, but for each species, microplastic leachates reinforced one trait while others remained unaffected. Two species (Perna perna and Mytilus galloprovincialis), were characterized by a resistance strategy to disturbance; they produced more byssal threads in microplastic leachate seawater than in control seawater, while motility and aggregation remained essentially unaffected. In contrast, the other two species (M. edulis and Choromytilus meridionalis), showed a resilience strategy to disturbance through increased motility and aggregation in leachate seawater, while byssal thread production remained unaffected. These results suggest that the competitive abilities of intertidal mussels may be related to their sensitivity to microplastic leachates or other chemical disturbance. Importantly, the trait strengthening observed will affect the ability of these mussels to form spatially patterned beds, with implications for their quality as autogenic ecological engineers or foundation species. Thus, our findings have implications for the ability of mussel beds to tolerate disturbance, and hence for central ecosystem services, such as their ability to support biodiversity and enhance secondary and tertiary production. The results suggest that an inconspicuous aspect of plastic pollution has the potential to influence other communities and ecosystems in powerful ways. |
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