دورية أكاديمية
Effect of micro-plastic particles on coral reef foraminifera
| العنوان: | Effect of micro-plastic particles on coral reef foraminifera |
|---|---|
| المؤلفون: | Alexander Zientek, Michael Schagerl, Matthias Nagy, Wolfgang Wanek, Petra Heinz, Sameh S. Ali, Michael Lintner |
| المصدر: | Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024) |
| بيانات النشر: | Nature Portfolio, 2024. |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Micro-plastic uptake, Marine pollution, Laboratory experiments, Foraminifera, Medicine, Science |
| الوصف: | Abstract Foraminifera are single-celled protists which are important mediators of the marine carbon cycle. In our study, we explored the potential impact of polystyrene (PS) microplastic particles on two symbiont-bearing large benthic foraminifera species—Heterostegina depressa and Amphistegina lobifera—over a period of three weeks, employing three different approaches: investigating (1) stable isotope (SI) incorporation—via 13C- and 15N-labelled substrates—of the foraminifera to assess their metabolic activity, (2) photosynthetic efficiency of the symbiotic diatoms using imaging PAM fluorometry, and (3) microscopic enumeration of accumulation of PS microplastic particles inside the foraminiferal test. The active feeder A. lobifera incorporated significantly more PS particles inside the cytoplasm than the non-feeding H. depressa, the latter accumulating the beads on the test surface. Photosynthetic area of the symbionts tended to decrease in the presence of microplastic particles in both species, suggesting that the foraminiferal host cells started to digest their diatom symbionts. Compared to the control, the presence of microplastic particles lead to reduced SI uptake in A. lobifera, which indicates inhibition of inorganic carbon and nitrogen assimilation. Competition for particulate food uptake was demonstrated between algae and microplastic particles of similar size. Based on our results, both species seem to be sensitive to microplastic pollution, with non-feeding H. depressa being more strongly affected. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2045-2322 |
| العلاقة: | https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Test |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-024-63208-3 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://doaj.org/article/3bacbe7582c24c2dabb39588e311e828Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.3bacbe7582c24c2dabb39588e311e828 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20452322 |
|---|---|
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-024-63208-3 |