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Riverine discharges impact physiological traits and carbon sources for shell carbonate in the marine intertidal mussel Perumytilus purpuratus
Anthropogenic modification watersheds and climate change have altered export from fluvial systems causing changes to the carbonate chemistry of river-influenced near shore environments. To determine the possible effects of riverine discharges on the mussel Perumytilus purpuratus, we performed in situ transplant experiments between river-influenced and open coastal habitats with contrasting seawater carbonate chemistries (i.e., pCO₂, pH, Ω[subscript]ar) across four regions covering a wide latitudinal range (32°55′S–40°10′S). The river-influenced habitats selected for transplant experiments were different than open coastal habitats; with higher pCO₂ (354–1313 μatm), lower pH (7.6–7.9) and Ω[subscript]ar values (0.4–1.4) than in open coastal area. Growth, calcification, metabolism were measured in a reciprocal transplant experiment to determine physiological responses associated with river-influenced sites and non-influenced control sites. Growth and calcification rates were higher in river-influenced habitats; however the organisms in this area also had lower metabolic rates, possibly due to enhanced food supply from river systems. Further analysis of carbon isotopic composition (δ¹³C) indicated that the relative contribution of seawater dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) to the carbonate shells of P. purpuratus was much higher than respiratory carbon. Nevertheless, P. purpuratus incorporated between 7% and 26% of metabolic carbon in the shell depending on season. There was a strong, significant relationship between δ¹³C[subscript]POC and δ¹³C[subscript]Tissue, which likely influenced the isotopic composition of the shell carbon.This is the publisher’s final pdf. The published article is copyrighted by the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography and can be found at: http://www.aslo.org/lo/index.htm
Influence of Intensive Agriculture on Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages and Water Quality in the Aconcagua River Basin (Central Chile)
This study assessed natural variation in the macroinvertebrate assemblages (MIB) and water quality in one of the main basins with the largest agricultural activities in Chile (Aconcagua River Basin). We sampled throughout the annual cycle; nine sampling sites were established along the basin, classifying according to agricultural area coverage as least-disturbed, intermediate, and most-disturbed. We collected 56 macroinvertebrate taxa throughout the entire study area. Multivariate analysis shows significant differences among the three disturbance categories in different seasons, both water quality variables and the MIB structure. Distance-based linear model (DistLM) analysis for all seasons explained more than 95.9% of the macroinvertebrate assemblages, being significantly explained by chemical oxygen demand, pH, total coliforms, nitrites, elevation, and water temperature. ANOVA test revealed significant differences in the proportion of noninsect individuals, macroinvertebrates density, and the number of taxa among the three disturbance categories (p < 0.05). In general, water temperature, conductivity, chemical oxygen demand, ammonium, nitrites, and nitrates increased their values downstream in the basin. Our results indicate that the elevation gradient and increment in agricultural land use in the basin had a strong influence on water quality and MIB. A better understanding of these ecosystems could help conservation and integrated watershed management
Equilibrio ácido-base durante la exposición aérea en el molusco bivalvo Perumytilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) (Bivalvia: Mytilidae)
For effects of tidal rhythms, intertidal bivalves
are exposed to prolonged daily emersion periods during low
tide. As a response to air exposure, the mussel Perumytilus
purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) closes its valves and shifts its
metabolism to anaerobic pathways by the interruption of the
oxygen flux. Consequently, body fluids low their pH causing
the CaCO3 disolution of the shell, which would act as a pH
buffer. In this study, the role of shell CaCO3 in the regulation
of internal homeostasis at different periods of aerial exposure
was evaluated. We measured the variation of pH, Ca2+ and
HCO3
- concentrations in the extrapallial cavity and Ca2+
concentration at the shell of P. purpuratus individuals from
the low and high intertidal zones. The results show that pH
increases in the extrapallial cavity fluids during the emersion
period in the laboratory, followed by a decrease of the shell
Ca2+. Ca2+ and HCO3
- concentrations did not show a significant
variation in extrapallial fluids during the aerial exposure
periods. Moreover, significant differences were found in the
Ca2+ and HCO3
- concentrations at the extrapallial fluids between
individuals from low and high tidal levels. However, in the
majority of measured variables, in spite of acclimation period,
the basal levels were different between individuals from the
low and high intertidal zones, suggesting physiological
differences due to genetic differences among organisms
inhabiting both zonesPor efecto de los ritmos de marea, los bivalvos
intermareales quedan expuestos a prolongados periodos de
emersión diarios durante las mareas bajas. Bajo estas
condiciones, el mitílido Perumytilus purpuratus (Lamarck,
1819) cierra sus valvas y entra en anaerobiosis por la
interrupción del flujo de oxígeno. En esta situación baja el pH
de los fluidos corporales provocando la disolución del CaCO3
de las valvas y que actuaría como amortiguador de pH. En este
estudio se evaluaron las fluctuaciones de pH, Ca2+ y HCO3
- en
los fluidos de la cavidad extrapaleal y de Ca2+ en las valvas de
individuos de P. purpuratus provenientes del intermareal bajo
y alto, expuestos a periodos progresivos de emersión. Los
resultados indican que el pH en los fluidos de la cavidad
extrapaleal aumentó durante el periodo de emersión en
laboratorio, lo cual fue seguido por una disminución de la
concentración de Ca2+ de las valvas. Las concentraciones de
Ca2+ y HCO3
- en los fluidos extrapaleales no mostraron variación
significativa durante el tiempo de exposición aérea. Además,
se encontraron diferencias significativas en las concentraciones
de Ca2+ y HCO3
- de los fluidos extrapaleales entre individuos
del intermareal rocoso alto y bajo. No obstante lo anterior y a
pesar del periodo de aclimatación, los niveles de la mayor parte
de las variables medidas presentaron un valor basal diferente
entre individuos del intermareal bajo y alto, lo cual sugiere
diferencias fisiológicas, debido a diferencias genéticas, entre
individuos de ambas zonas
Environmental costs of water transfers
Millennium Science Initiative from Chile's Ministry of Economy, Development, and Tourism, through the Millennium Nucleus MUSELS
NC120086
Millennium Science Initiative from Chile's Ministry of Economy, Development, and Tourism, through the Millennium Institute of Oceanography (IMO)
IC120019
Water Research Center for Agriculture and Mining (CRHIAM)
Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica (CONICYT)
CONICYT FONDAP
15130015
Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica (CONICYT)
CONICYT FONDECYT
1170065
119080
Coupled Biospheric Synchrony of the Coastal Temperate Ecosystem in Northern Patagonia: A Remote Sensing Analysis
Over the last century, climate change has impacted the physiology, distribution, and phenology of marine and terrestrial primary producers worldwide. The study of these fluctuations has been hindered due to the complex response of plants to environmental forcing over large spatial and temporal scales. To bridge this gap, we investigated the synchrony in seasonal phenological activity between marine and terrestrial primary producers to environmental and climatic variability across northern Patagonia. We disentangled the effects on the biological activity of local processes using advanced time-frequency analysis and partial wavelet coherence on 15 years (2003–2017) of data from MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) onboard the Terra and Aqua satellites and global climatic variability using large-scale climate indices. Our results show that periodic variations in both coastal ocean and land productivity are associated with sea surface temperature forcing over seasonal scales and with climatic forcing over multi-annual (2–4 years) modes. These complex relationships indicate that large-scale climatic processes primarily modulate the synchronous phenological seasonal activity across northern Patagonia, which makes these unique ecosystems highly exposed to future climatic change.Millennium Nucleus Center for the Study of Multiple-Drivers on Marine Socio-Ecological Systems [ICM MUSELS NC120086]; Bioengineering Innovation Center, Facultad de Ingenieria y Ciencias, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez; NSERC Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship; FONDECYT Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica (CONICYT) [1181300, 1190529, 1190805]Open access journalThis item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at [email protected]
Coupled Biospheric Synchrony of the Coastal Temperate Ecosystem in Northern Patagonia: A Remote Sensing Analysis
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Temporal Synchrony in Satellite-Derived Ocean Parameters in the Inner Sea of Chiloé, Northern Patagonia, Chile
Spatial synchrony occurs when geographically separated time series exhibit correlated temporal variability. Studies of synchrony between different environmental variables within marine ecosystems worldwide have highlighted the extent of system responses to exogenous large-scale forcing. However, these spatial connections remain largely unstudied in marine systems, particularly complex coastlines, where a paucity of field observations precludes the analysis of time series. Here, we used time-frequency analyses based on wavelet and wavelet coherence (WC) analysis to quantify the synchrony (co-variations) between environmental time series derived from MODIS (moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer) in the topographically complex inner sea of Chiloé (ISC, 41–44°S) for the 2003–2022 period. We find that the strength of the synchrony between chlorophyll a (Chla) and turbid river plumes (for which we use remote sensing reflectance at 645 nm, Rrs645) varies between the northern and southern areas of the ISC; higher synchrony, measured as the WC between these variables, is observed along the northern basin where water and particle exchanges with the Pacific Ocean are reduced. The WC analysis showed higher synchrony between these variables, with dominant periodicities of 0.5 and 1 year resulting from the hydrological regime of the freshwater input in the area that persisted throughout the 2004–2018 period. Our results suggest that the strong and significant spatial synchrony at the regional scale is likely related to the phases of large-scale climatic oscillations, as inferred through the partial wavelet coherence analysis. Potential mechanisms driving spatial synchrony are discussed in the context of climate and oceanographic regimes in the area