The Combined Effects of Ocean Acidification and Heavy Metals on Marine Organisms: A Meta-Analysis
Ocean acidification (OA) may interact with anthropogenic pollutants, such as heavy metals (HM), to represent a threat to marine organisms and ecosystems. Here, we perform a quantitative meta-analysis to examine the combined effects of OA and heavy metals on marine organisms. The results reveal predo...
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crfrontiers:10.3389/fmars.2021.801889 2024-09-30T14:40:42+00:00 The Combined Effects of Ocean Acidification and Heavy Metals on Marine Organisms: A Meta-Analysis Jin, Peng Zhang, Jiale Wan, Jiaofeng Overmans, Sebastian Gao, Guang Ye, Mengcheng Dai, Xiaoying Zhao, Jingyuan Xiao, Mengting Xia, Jianrong National Natural Science Foundation of China 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.801889 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.801889/full unknown Frontiers Media SA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Frontiers in Marine Science volume 8 ISSN 2296-7745 journal-article 2021 crfrontiers https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.801889 2024-09-10T04:02:40Z Ocean acidification (OA) may interact with anthropogenic pollutants, such as heavy metals (HM), to represent a threat to marine organisms and ecosystems. Here, we perform a quantitative meta-analysis to examine the combined effects of OA and heavy metals on marine organisms. The results reveal predominantly additive interactions (67%), with a considerable proportion of synergistic interactions (25%) and a few antagonistic interactions (8%). The overall adverse effects of heavy metals on marine organisms were alleviated by OA, leading to a neutral impact of heavy metals in combination with OA. However, different taxonomic groups showed large variabilities in their responses, with microalgae being the most sensitive when exposed to heavy metals and OA, and having the highest proportion of antagonistic interactions. Furthermore, the variations in interaction type frequencies are related to climate regions and heavy metal properties, with antagonistic interactions accounting for the highest proportion in temperate regions (28%) and when exposed to Zn (52%). Our study provides a comprehensive insight into the interactive effects of OA and HM on marine organisms, and highlights the importance of further investigating the responses of different marine taxonomic groups from various geographic locations to the combined stress of OA and HM. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Frontiers (Publisher) Frontiers in Marine Science 8 |
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Ocean acidification (OA) may interact with anthropogenic pollutants, such as heavy metals (HM), to represent a threat to marine organisms and ecosystems. Here, we perform a quantitative meta-analysis to examine the combined effects of OA and heavy metals on marine organisms. The results reveal predominantly additive interactions (67%), with a considerable proportion of synergistic interactions (25%) and a few antagonistic interactions (8%). The overall adverse effects of heavy metals on marine organisms were alleviated by OA, leading to a neutral impact of heavy metals in combination with OA. However, different taxonomic groups showed large variabilities in their responses, with microalgae being the most sensitive when exposed to heavy metals and OA, and having the highest proportion of antagonistic interactions. Furthermore, the variations in interaction type frequencies are related to climate regions and heavy metal properties, with antagonistic interactions accounting for the highest proportion in temperate regions (28%) and when exposed to Zn (52%). Our study provides a comprehensive insight into the interactive effects of OA and HM on marine organisms, and highlights the importance of further investigating the responses of different marine taxonomic groups from various geographic locations to the combined stress of OA and HM. |
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Jin, Peng Zhang, Jiale Wan, Jiaofeng Overmans, Sebastian Gao, Guang Ye, Mengcheng Dai, Xiaoying Zhao, Jingyuan Xiao, Mengting Xia, Jianrong |
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Jin, Peng Zhang, Jiale Wan, Jiaofeng Overmans, Sebastian Gao, Guang Ye, Mengcheng Dai, Xiaoying Zhao, Jingyuan Xiao, Mengting Xia, Jianrong The Combined Effects of Ocean Acidification and Heavy Metals on Marine Organisms: A Meta-Analysis |
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Jin, Peng Zhang, Jiale Wan, Jiaofeng Overmans, Sebastian Gao, Guang Ye, Mengcheng Dai, Xiaoying Zhao, Jingyuan Xiao, Mengting Xia, Jianrong |
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The Combined Effects of Ocean Acidification and Heavy Metals on Marine Organisms: A Meta-Analysis |
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The Combined Effects of Ocean Acidification and Heavy Metals on Marine Organisms: A Meta-Analysis |
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The Combined Effects of Ocean Acidification and Heavy Metals on Marine Organisms: A Meta-Analysis |
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The Combined Effects of Ocean Acidification and Heavy Metals on Marine Organisms: A Meta-Analysis |
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The Combined Effects of Ocean Acidification and Heavy Metals on Marine Organisms: A Meta-Analysis |
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combined effects of ocean acidification and heavy metals on marine organisms: a meta-analysis |
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