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Early life stage mechanisms of an active fish species to cope with ocean warming and hypoxia as interacting stressors
Lima, A.R.A.; Booms, E.M.; Lopes, A.R.; Martins-Cardoso, S.; Novais, S.C.; Lemos, M.F.L.; Ribeiro, L.; Castanho, S.; Candeias-Mendes, A.; Pousao-Ferreira, P.; Faria, A.M. (2024). Early life stage mechanisms of an active fish species to cope with ocean warming and hypoxia as interacting stressors. Environ. Pollut. 341: 122989. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122989
In: Environmental Pollution. Elsevier: Barking. ISSN 0269-7491; e-ISSN 1873-6424
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Keyword
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Climate change; Oxygen depletion; Fish larvae; Fish behaviour; Growth strategies; Fish physiology

Authors  Top 
  • Lima, A.R.A.
  • Booms, E.M.
  • Lopes, A.R.
  • Martins-Cardoso, S.
  • Novais, S.C.
  • Lemos, M.F.L.
  • Ribeiro, L.
  • Castanho, S.
  • Candeias-Mendes, A.
  • Pousao-Ferreira, P.
  • Faria, A.M.

Abstract
    Ocean's characteristics are rapidly changing, modifying environmental suitability for early life stages of fish. We assessed whether the chronic effects of warming (24 degrees C) and hypoxia (<2-2.5 mg L-1) will be amplified by the combination of these stressors on mortality, growth, behaviour, metabolism and oxidative stress of early stages of the white seabream Diplodus sargus. Combined warming and hypoxia synergistically increased larval mortality by >51%. Warming induced faster growth in length and slower gains in weight when compared to other treatments. Boldness and exploration were not directly affected, but swimming activity increased under all test treatments. Under the combination of warming and hypoxia, routine metabolic rate (RMR) significantly decreases when compared to other treatments and shows a negative thermal dependence. Superoxide dismutase and catalase activities increased under warming and were maintained similar to control levels under hypoxia or under combined stressors. Under hypoxia, the enzymatic activities were not enough to prevent oxidative damages as lipid peroxidation and DNA damage increased above control levels. Hypoxia reduced electron transport system activity (cellular respiration) and isocitrate dehydrogenase activity (aerobic metabolism) below control levels. However, lactate dehydrogenase activity (anaerobic metabolism) did not differ among treatments. A Redundancy Analysis showed that similar to 99% of the variability in mortality, growth, behaviour and RMR among treatments can be explained by molecular responses. Mortality and growth are highly influenced by oxidative stress and energy metabolism, exhibiting a positive relationship with reactive oxygen species and a negative relationship with aerobic metabolism, regardless of treatment. Under hypoxic condition, RMR, boldness and swimming activity have a positive relationship with anaerobic metabolism regardless of temperature. Thus, seabreams may use anaerobic reliance to counterbalance the effects of the stressors on RMR, activity and growth. The outcomes suggests that early life stages of white seabream overcame the single and combined effects of hypoxia and warming.

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