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Carreiro-Silva, Marina; Martins, Ines; Raimundo, Joana; Caetano, Miguel; Bettencourt, Raul; Cerqueira, Teresa; Colaço, Ana (2022): Suspended sediment concentrations of an ex-situ experiment with the cold-water octocoral Dentomuricea aff. meteor in the Azores [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.948401, In: Carreiro-Silva, M et al. (2022): Results of an ex-situ experiment testing the effects of mining-generated sediment plumes on the cold-water octocoral Dentomuricea aff. meteor in the Azores [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.948414

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Abstract:
We report the results of an aquaria-based experiment testing the effects of suspended particles generated during potential mining activities, on a common habitat-building coral species in the Azores, Dentomuricea aff. meteor. Coral fragments were maintained in 10-L aquaria and exposed to three experimental treatments for a period of four weeks at the DeepSeaLab aquaria facilities (Okeanos-University of the Azores): (1) control conditions (no added sediments); (2) suspended polymetallic sulphide (PMS) particles; (3) suspended quartz particles. The concentration of suspended PMS and quartz particles in each treatment was measured during an exposure period of 4 hours. Suspended particle concentrations were measured one minute after particle addition, and then at intervals of 5, 15, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours and 4 hours after particle addition in the PMS and quartz particle treatments and in control aquaria with no particle addition.
Keyword(s):
Cnidaria; enzyme activity; experiment; gene expression; metabolism; metal bioaccumulation; North Atlantic; octocorals
Related to:
Carreiro-Silva, Marina; Martins, Ines; Riou, Virginie; Raimundo, Joana; Caetano, Miguel; Bettencourt, Raul; Rakka, Maria; Cerqueira, Teresa; Godinho, Antonio; Morato, Telmo; Colaço, Ana (2022): Mechanical and toxicological effects of deep-sea mining sediment plumes on a habitat-forming cold-water octocoral. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 915650, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.915650
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), grant/award no. Mining2/0005/2017: Mining Impact 2
Horizon 2020 (H2020), grant/award no. 678760: A Trans-Atlantic assessment and deep-water ecosystem-based spatial management plan for Europe
Horizon 2020 (H2020), grant/award no. 818123: Integrated Assessment of Atlantic Marine Ecosystems in Space and Time
Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), grant/award no. 603418: Managing Impacts of Deep-seA reSource exploitation
Coverage:
Latitude: 38.539689 * Longitude: -29.039155
Date/Time Start: 2014-08-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2014-08-08T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: -210.0 m * Maximum Elevation: -185.0 m
Event(s):
Sampling_Azores_Cold_Water_Octocoral * Latitude: 38.539689 * Longitude: -29.039155 * Date/Time: 2014-08-08T00:00:00 * Elevation Start: -185.0 m * Elevation End: -210.0 m * Location: Condor Seamounts * Comment: Sampling location of octoral specimens, Dentomuricea aff. meteor, studied in ex-situ aquaria experiments at the DeepSeaLab aquaria facilities of the Okeanos Institute, University of the Azores.
Comment:
Suspended sediments: Concentration of suspended particles during the 4-hour closed system period
Control: no sediment addition
PMS: suspended polymetallic sulfide particles
Quartz: suspended quartz particles
Experiment duration: 27 days
Particle concentration: 25 mg/l delivered in 4 hours closed water flow system
Experimental time: time 0 (start of experiment), other times: days after beginning of experiment
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1Measurement durationMes durationminCarreiro-Silva, MarinaExperimental time
2Aquarium numberAquariumCarreiro-Silva, Marina
3Suspended polymetallic sulfidesPMSmg/lCarreiro-Silva, MarinaSuspended PMS [mg/l]
4Suspended quartzsQzmg/lCarreiro-Silva, MarinaSuspended Quartz [mg/l]
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC) * Processing Level: PANGAEA data processing level 3 (ProcLevel3)
Size:
92 data points

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