Does plastic type matter? Insights into non-indigenous marine larvae recruitment under controlled conditions

Marine plastic debris (MPD) are a global threat to marine ecosystems. Among countless ecosystem impacts, MPD can serve as a vector for marine ‘hitchhikers’ by facilitating transport and subsequent spread of unwanted pests and pathogens. The transport and spread of these non-indigenous species (NIS)...

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Main Authors: François Audrézet, Anastasija Zaiko, Patrick Cahill, Olivier Champeau, Louis A. Tremblay, Dawn Smith, Susanna A. Wood, Gavin Lear, Xavier Pochon
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d6dc87bb085c4a93810a7ca2d5f94cea 2024-01-07T09:42:49+01:00 Does plastic type matter? Insights into non-indigenous marine larvae recruitment under controlled conditions François Audrézet Anastasija Zaiko Patrick Cahill Olivier Champeau Louis A. Tremblay Dawn Smith Susanna A. Wood Gavin Lear Xavier Pochon 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14549 https://doaj.org/article/d6dc87bb085c4a93810a7ca2d5f94cea EN eng PeerJ Inc. https://peerj.com/articles/14549.pdf https://peerj.com/articles/14549/ https://doaj.org/toc/2167-8359 doi:10.7717/peerj.14549 2167-8359 https://doaj.org/article/d6dc87bb085c4a93810a7ca2d5f94cea PeerJ, Vol 10, p e14549 (2022) Biosecurity Plastic debris DNA metabarcoding Polymers Non-indigenous species Microcosm Medicine R Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14549 2023-12-10T01:50:05Z Marine plastic debris (MPD) are a global threat to marine ecosystems. Among countless ecosystem impacts, MPD can serve as a vector for marine ‘hitchhikers’ by facilitating transport and subsequent spread of unwanted pests and pathogens. The transport and spread of these non-indigenous species (NIS) can have substantial impacts on native biodiversity, ecosystem services/functions and hence, important economic consequences. Over the past decade, increasing research interest has been directed towards the characterization of biological communities colonizing plastic debris, the so called Plastisphere. Despite remarkable advances in this field, little is known regarding the recruitment patterns of NIS larvae and propagules on MPD, and the factors influencing these patterns. To address this knowledge gap, we used custom-made bioassay chambers and ran four consecutive bioassays to compare the settlement patterns of four distinct model biofouling organisms’ larvae, including the three notorious invaders Crassostrea gigas, Ciona savignyi and Mytilus galloprovincialis, along with one sessile macro-invertebrate Spirobranchus cariniferus, on three different types of polymers, namely Low-Linear Density Polyethylene (LLDPE), Polylactic Acid (PLA), Nylon-6, and a glass control. Control bioassay chambers were included to investigate the microbial community composition colonizing the different substrates using 16S rRNA metabarcoding. We observed species-specific settlement patterns, with larvae aggregating on different locations on the substrates. Furthermore, our results revealed that C. savignyi and S. cariniferus generally favoured Nylon and PLA, whereas no specific preferences were observed for C. gigas and M. galloprovincialis. We did not detect significant differences in bacterial community composition between the tested substrates. Taken together, our results highlight the complexity of interactions between NIS larvae and plastic polymers. We conclude that several factors and their potential interactions influenced the ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Crassostrea gigas Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles PeerJ 10 e14549
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Plastic debris
DNA metabarcoding
Polymers
Non-indigenous species
Microcosm
Medicine
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Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle Biosecurity
Plastic debris
DNA metabarcoding
Polymers
Non-indigenous species
Microcosm
Medicine
R
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
François Audrézet
Anastasija Zaiko
Patrick Cahill
Olivier Champeau
Louis A. Tremblay
Dawn Smith
Susanna A. Wood
Gavin Lear
Xavier Pochon
Does plastic type matter? Insights into non-indigenous marine larvae recruitment under controlled conditions
topic_facet Biosecurity
Plastic debris
DNA metabarcoding
Polymers
Non-indigenous species
Microcosm
Medicine
R
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
description Marine plastic debris (MPD) are a global threat to marine ecosystems. Among countless ecosystem impacts, MPD can serve as a vector for marine ‘hitchhikers’ by facilitating transport and subsequent spread of unwanted pests and pathogens. The transport and spread of these non-indigenous species (NIS) can have substantial impacts on native biodiversity, ecosystem services/functions and hence, important economic consequences. Over the past decade, increasing research interest has been directed towards the characterization of biological communities colonizing plastic debris, the so called Plastisphere. Despite remarkable advances in this field, little is known regarding the recruitment patterns of NIS larvae and propagules on MPD, and the factors influencing these patterns. To address this knowledge gap, we used custom-made bioassay chambers and ran four consecutive bioassays to compare the settlement patterns of four distinct model biofouling organisms’ larvae, including the three notorious invaders Crassostrea gigas, Ciona savignyi and Mytilus galloprovincialis, along with one sessile macro-invertebrate Spirobranchus cariniferus, on three different types of polymers, namely Low-Linear Density Polyethylene (LLDPE), Polylactic Acid (PLA), Nylon-6, and a glass control. Control bioassay chambers were included to investigate the microbial community composition colonizing the different substrates using 16S rRNA metabarcoding. We observed species-specific settlement patterns, with larvae aggregating on different locations on the substrates. Furthermore, our results revealed that C. savignyi and S. cariniferus generally favoured Nylon and PLA, whereas no specific preferences were observed for C. gigas and M. galloprovincialis. We did not detect significant differences in bacterial community composition between the tested substrates. Taken together, our results highlight the complexity of interactions between NIS larvae and plastic polymers. We conclude that several factors and their potential interactions influenced the ...
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author François Audrézet
Anastasija Zaiko
Patrick Cahill
Olivier Champeau
Louis A. Tremblay
Dawn Smith
Susanna A. Wood
Gavin Lear
Xavier Pochon
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Anastasija Zaiko
Patrick Cahill
Olivier Champeau
Louis A. Tremblay
Dawn Smith
Susanna A. Wood
Gavin Lear
Xavier Pochon
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title Does plastic type matter? Insights into non-indigenous marine larvae recruitment under controlled conditions
title_short Does plastic type matter? Insights into non-indigenous marine larvae recruitment under controlled conditions
title_full Does plastic type matter? Insights into non-indigenous marine larvae recruitment under controlled conditions
title_fullStr Does plastic type matter? Insights into non-indigenous marine larvae recruitment under controlled conditions
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