Reduced pH increases mortality and genotoxicity in an Arctic coastal copepod, Acartia longiremis

This study investigates DNA damage and mortality in an Arctic marine copepod after long-term exposure to lowered pH. Acartia longiremis were collected from northern Norway and incubated in ambient pH 8.1, and reduced pH 7.6 and 7.2 over 3-4 weeks. Cumulative mortality was significantly elevated in t...

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Published in:Aquatic Toxicology
Main Authors: Halsband, Claudia, Dix, Mascha F, Sperre, Kristine Hopland, Reinardy, Helena C
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
DNA Damage
fast micromethod
oxidative stress
zooplankton
Crustacea
Arctic
Northern Norway
Ocean acidification
Zooplankton
Copepods
Online Access:https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/ae4c86c3-0350-4ef7-9aef-070c7f39cfba
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105961
https://pureadmin.uhi.ac.uk/ws/files/16581485/1_s2.0_S0166445X21002204_main.pdf
https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/1a0c2929-6eff-3390-802f-038e88ef5991/
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Summary:This study investigates DNA damage and mortality in an Arctic marine copepod after long-term exposure to lowered pH. Acartia longiremis were collected from northern Norway and incubated in ambient pH 8.1, and reduced pH 7.6 and 7.2 over 3-4 weeks. Cumulative mortality was significantly elevated in the lowered pH treatments in all exposures. The fluorescence-based fast micromethod for analysis of DNA strand breaks and alkali-labile sites was modified for use on crustaceous zooplankton. DNA damage initially increased in the lowered pH treatments, decreasing after >14 days, and DNA damage was significantly higher in lowered pH conditions. This method is ideal for investigating oxidative stress and genotoxicity response to low pH in Arctic marine copepods exposed to future ocean acidification conditions.

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