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Interactive effects of microcystin and ammonia on the reproductive performance and phenotypic traits of the rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus.
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2018 January
Elevated microcystin-LR (MC-LR) and ammonia (NH3 -N) concentrations co-occur during the degradation of Microcystis blooms, and are toxic to aquatic organisms. The freshwater rotifer, Brachionus calyciflorus, was exposed to mixtures of MC-LR (0, 10, 30, and 100µgL-1 ) and NH3 -N (0, 270, and 540µgL-1 ) to assess the combined effects of the two toxicants on reproductive performance and phenotype traits. Single solutions of MC-LR (100µgL-1 ) and NH3 -N (540µgL-1 ) had negative effects on rotifer reproductive timing and fecundity. Pre- and post-reproductive periods fluctuated with MC-LR and NH3 -N concentrations, while reproductive period and total offspring per female were reduced in mixtures of MC-LR and NH3 -N (p < 0.05). Grazing rate of rotifers decreased with grazing time and concentrations of the two toxicants (p < 0.001). MC-LR in combination with NH3 -N had negative effects on swimming speed and body length but positively stimulated posterolateral spine development (p < 0.001). MC-LR and NH3 -N had synergetic interactive effects on pre-reproductive period, reproductive period, total offspring per female, grazing rate, swimming speed, and body length (p < 0.05). In contrast, these effects were antagonistic on post-reproductive period and posterolateral spine length (p > 0.05). These results indicate that MC-LR and NH3 -N act synergistically and antagonistically in causing toxicity to B. calyciflorus regarding reproductive performance and the formation of defensive phenotypes.
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