Structural and biological trait responses of diatom assemblages to organic chemicals in outdoor flow-through mesocosms.
Environ Pollut
; 192: 186-95, 2014 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-24955527
The sensitivity of diatom taxonomy and trait-based endpoints to chemicals has been poorly used so far in Environmental Risk Assessment. In this study, diatom assemblages in outdoor flow-through mesocosms were exposed to thiram (35 and 170 µg/L), and a hydrocarbon emulsion (HE; 0.01, 0.4, 2 and 20 mg/L). The effects of exposure were assessed for 12 weeks, including 9 weeks post-treatment, using taxonomic structure and diversity, bioindication indices, biological traits, functional diversity indices, indicator classes and ecological guilds. For both chemicals, diversity increased after the treatment period, and responses of ecological traits were roughly identical with an abundance increase of motile taxa tolerant to organic pollution and decrease of low profile taxa. Bioindication indices were not affected. Traits provided a complementary approach to biomass measurements and taxonomic descriptors, leading to a more comprehensive overview of ecological changes due to organic chemicals, including short- and long-term effects on biofilm structure and functioning.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Compuestos Orgánicos
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Contaminantes Químicos del Agua
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Monitoreo del Ambiente
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Diatomeas
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Risk_factors_studies
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En
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Environ Pollut
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
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2014
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Article
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Reino Unido