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Physiological testing of Mytilus galloprovincialis for the environmental assessing of coastal marine areas : a case study in Boka Kotorska Bay (the Adriatic Sea). / Kholodkevich, Sergey; Sharov, Andrey; Kuznetsova, Tatiana; Kurakin, Anton; Joksimović, Danijela; Nikolić, Marko.
In: Chemistry and Ecology, Vol. 35, No. 7, 09.08.2019, p. 631-643.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Physiological testing of Mytilus galloprovincialis for the environmental assessing of coastal marine areas
T2 - a case study in Boka Kotorska Bay (the Adriatic Sea)
AU - Kholodkevich, Sergey
AU - Sharov, Andrey
AU - Kuznetsova, Tatiana
AU - Kurakin, Anton
AU - Joksimović, Danijela
AU - Nikolić, Marko
PY - 2019/8/9
Y1 - 2019/8/9
N2 - The aim of this work was to validate in the field certain measurement of the heart rate alterations of the bioindicator organism Mytilus galloprovicialis as a tool for ecotoxicological biomonitoring and assessment applications related to coastal and marine environment. The latter was determined by testing the mussels according to the method of functional loading (1-hour lowered salinity stress-exposure). The time of heart rate (HR) recovery (Trec) and the coefficient of HR variation (CVHR) in a group of tested animals were used as biomarkers for the assessment of their physiological state. It was found that the values of the biomarkers in mussels from our reference location were 1.3-1.5 times lower than in mussels from differently polluted coastal areas of the Bay. The study also included an investigation of the relationship between the mussel’s cardiac rhythm characteristics and the bioaccumulation of trace elements in their soft tissues, caused by chronic pollution. The conclusion was drawn that this approach to the physiological testing of mussels could be useful in developing a rapid and low-cost method for the assessment of the health of coastal ecosystems.
AB - The aim of this work was to validate in the field certain measurement of the heart rate alterations of the bioindicator organism Mytilus galloprovicialis as a tool for ecotoxicological biomonitoring and assessment applications related to coastal and marine environment. The latter was determined by testing the mussels according to the method of functional loading (1-hour lowered salinity stress-exposure). The time of heart rate (HR) recovery (Trec) and the coefficient of HR variation (CVHR) in a group of tested animals were used as biomarkers for the assessment of their physiological state. It was found that the values of the biomarkers in mussels from our reference location were 1.3-1.5 times lower than in mussels from differently polluted coastal areas of the Bay. The study also included an investigation of the relationship between the mussel’s cardiac rhythm characteristics and the bioaccumulation of trace elements in their soft tissues, caused by chronic pollution. The conclusion was drawn that this approach to the physiological testing of mussels could be useful in developing a rapid and low-cost method for the assessment of the health of coastal ecosystems.
KW - biological effects of pollution
KW - heart rate variability
KW - Marine coastal areas
KW - Mytilus galloprovincialis
KW - the Adriatic Sea
KW - trace elements in tissues
KW - CRAYFISH
KW - COPPER
KW - LIMPET PATELLA-VULGATA
KW - RESPONSES
KW - POLLUTION
KW - CARDIAC ACTIVITY
KW - HEART-RATE
KW - MONITORING-SYSTEM
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UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/physiological-testing-mytilus-galloprovincialis-environmental-assessing-coastal-marine-areas-case-st
U2 - 10.1080/02757540.2019.1618282
DO - 10.1080/02757540.2019.1618282
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85066074725
VL - 35
SP - 631
EP - 643
JO - Chemistry and Ecology
JF - Chemistry and Ecology
SN - 0275-7540
IS - 7
ER -
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