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Title: | Improving water quality does not guarantee fish health: Effects of ammonia pollution on the behaviour of wild-caught pre-exposed fish. |
Author: | Soler, Patricia Faria, Melissa Barata Martí, Carlos García-Galea, Eduardo Lorente, Beatriz Vinyoles Cartanyà, Dolors |
Keywords: | Amoníac Contaminació Qualitat de l'aigua Ammonia Pollution Water quality |
Issue Date: | 9-Aug-2021 |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
Abstract: | Ammonia is a pollutant frequently found in aquatic ecosystems. In fish, ammonia can cause physical damage, alter its behaviour, and even cause death. Exposure to ammonia also increases fish physiological stress, which can be measured through biomarkers. In this study, we analysed the effect of sublethal ammonia concentrations on the behaviour and the oxidative stress of Barbus meridionalis that had been pre-exposed to this compound in the wild. Wild-caught fish from a polluted site (pre-exposed fish) and from an unpolluted site (non-pre-exposed fish) were exposed, under experimental conditions, to total ammonia concentrations (TAN) of 0, 1, 5, and 8 mg/L. Swimming activity, feeding behaviour, and oxidative stress response based on biomarkers were analysed. Pre-exposed fish showed both an altered behaviour and an altered oxidative stress response in the control treatment (0 mg/L). Differences in swimming activity were also found as pre-exposed fish swam less. Lower feeding activity (voracity and satiety) and altered response to oxidative stress were also observed at 1 mg/L TAN. Biomarker results confirmed pre-exposed fish suffer from a reduction in their antioxidant defences and, hence, showed increased oxidative tissue damage. In summary, pre-exposed fish showed more sensitivity to ammonia exposure than fish from a pristine site. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243404 |
It is part of: | PLoS One, 2021, vol. 16, num. 8, p. e0243404 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/183728 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243404 |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals) |
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