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- Title
The effect of temperature on the sensitivity of Daphnia magna to cyanobacteria is genus dependent.
- Authors
Hochmuth, Jennifer D.; De Schamphelaere, Karel A.C.
- Abstract
In the present study, the authors investigated the effects of 6 different genera of cyanobacteria on multiple endpoints of Daphnia magna in a 21-d life table experiment conducted at 3 different temperatures (15 °C, 19 °C, and 23 °C). The specific aims were to test if the effect of temperature on Daphnia's sensitivity to cyanobacteria differed among different cyanobacteria and if the rank order from most to least harmful cyanobacteria to Daphnia reproduction changed or remained the same across the studied temperature range. Overall, the authors observed a decrease in harmful effects on reproduction with increasing temperature for Microcystis, Nodularia, and Aphanizomenon, and an increase in harmful effects with increasing temperature for Anabaena and Oscillatoria. No effect of temperature was observed on Daphnia sensitivity to Cylindrospermopsis. Harmful effects of Microcystis and Nodularia on reproduction appear to be mirrored by a decrease in length. On the other hand, harmful effects of Anabaena, Aphanizomenon, and Oscillatoria on reproduction were correlated with a decrease in intrinsic rate of natural increase, which was matched by a later onset of reproduction in exposures to Oscillatoria. In addition, the results suggest that the cyanobacteria rank order of harmfulness may change with temperature. Higher temperatures may increase the sensitivity of D. magna to the presence of some cyanobacteria ( Anabaena and Oscillatoria) in their diet, whereas the harmful effects of others ( Microcystis, Nodularia, and Aphanizomenon) may be reduced by higher temperatures. Environ Toxicol Chem 2014;33:2333-2343. © 2014 SETAC
- Subjects
DAPHNIA magna; TEMPERATURE effect; CYANOBACTERIAL genetics; MICROCYSTIS; REPRODUCTION
- Publication
Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 2014, Vol 33, Issue 10, p2333
- ISSN
0730-7268
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/etc.2681