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Effect of suspended microplastics on larval survival of the cold-water scleractinian coral Desmophyllum pertusum

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Effect of suspended microplastics on larval survival of the cold-water scleractinian coral Desmophyllum pertusum

DOI: 10.1594/PANGAEA.964195

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Year: 2024

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AZORES DEEP-SEA RESEARCH

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Effect of suspended microplastics on larval survival of the cold-water scleractinian coral Desmophyllum pertusum

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10.1594/PANGAEA.964195

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Abstract

We report the results of a short-term experiment testing the effects of microplastics (MP) on the larvae of the cold-water coral Desmophyllum pertusum (syn. Lophelia pertusa). The experiment was conducted at the Tjärnö Marine Laboratory Facilities (University of Gothenburg, Sweden). To simulate MP pollution, we used 6 μm yellow-green fluorescent polystyrene microbeads (catalog no: 17156, Polysciences). The experimental design consisted of three treatments: control treatment with (1) no MP addition (0 MP/mL), (2) addition of 1000 pristine MP/mL, and (3) addition of 1000 biofouled MP/mL. Larvae were exposed to the different treatments in 75 mL culture flasks mounted on a rotating plankton wheel to keep sediments in suspension. After a 24-hour period, the potential impact of MP on larval survival was analyzed.

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Sire De Vilar, Anaïs Team member

0000-0002-7523-1837

Carreiro-Silva, Marina Team member

0000-0001-6446-6342

Rakka, Maria

0000-0002-8179-242X

Pham, Christopher Kim

0000-0002-3556-0492

University of the Azores

Pereira, João Miguel

Strömberg, Susanna M

Larsson, Ann I

0000-0003-3268-2037

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Microplastics Larva Laboratory flask Coral Plankton Biology Fishery Environmental science Ecology Oceanography Zoology Marine larval ecology Polystyrene Crustacean