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Sire de Vilar, Anaïs; Carreiro-Silva, Marina; Rakka, Maria; Pham, Christopher Kim; Pereira, João Miguel; Strömberg, Susanna M; Larsson, Ann I (2024): Effect of suspended microplastics on larval survival of the cold-water scleractinian coral Desmophyllum pertusum [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/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.
Keyword(s):
Cnidaria; Cold water corals; Deep sea; Laboratory experiment; larvae; Lophelia pertusa; Microplastics; North Atlantic; scleractinians
Related to:
Sire de Vilar, Anaïs; Carreiro-Silva, Marina; Rakka, Maria; Pham, Christopher Kim; Pereira, João Miguel; Strömberg, Susanna M; Larsson, Ann I (2024): Effect of suspended microplastics on larval swimming speed of the cold-water scleractinian coral of Desmophyllum pertusum. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.964198
Funding:
European Commission (EC), grant/award no. LIFE18 NAT/SE/000959: LIFE Lophelia
Horizon 2020 (H2020), grant/award no. 818123: Integrated Assessment of Atlantic Marine Ecosystems in Space and Time
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 58.966434 * Median Longitude: 11.008893 * South-bound Latitude: 58.875756 * West-bound Longitude: 10.959680 * North-bound Latitude: 58.997330 * East-bound Longitude: 11.146257
Date/Time Start: 2022-11-25T09:30:00 * Date/Time End: 2023-03-08T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: -120.0 m * Maximum Elevation: -100.0 m
Event(s):
Tisler_Sampling_Lophelia_pertusa_5 * Latitude: 58.997330 * Longitude: 10.959680 * Date/Time: 2022-11-25T09:30:00 * Elevation: -114.0 m * Location: Tisler Reef, Skagerrak * Method/Device: Remote operated vehicle (ROV)
Tisler_Sampling_Lophelia_pertusa_7 * Latitude: 58.997117 * Longitude: 10.960167 * Date/Time: 2022-11-29T00:00:00 * Elevation Start: -120.0 m * Elevation End: -110.0 m * Location: Tisler Reef, Skagerrak * Method/Device: Remote operated vehicle (ROV)
Tisler_Sampling_Lophelia_pertusa_8 * Latitude: 58.995533 * Longitude: 10.969467 * Date/Time: 2022-12-16T00:00:00 * Elevation Start: -120.0 m * Elevation End: -100.0 m * Location: Tisler Reef, Skagerrak * Method/Device: Remote operated vehicle (ROV)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
SpeciesSpeciesSire de Vilar, Anaïs
Species, unique identification (URI)Species UID (URI)Sire de Vilar, Anaïs
Species, unique identification (Semantic URI)Species UID (Semantic URI)Sire de Vilar, Anaïs
TreatmentTreatSire de Vilar, Anaïs
ReplicateReplSire de Vilar, Anaïs
Experiment durationExp durationhSire de Vilar, Anaïs
SurvivalSurvival%Sire de Vilar, AnaïsVisual identification (VID)Binocular
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC) * Processing Level: PANGAEA data processing level 3 (ProcLevel3)
Size:
54 data points

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Species

Species UID (URI)

Species UID (Semantic URI)

Treat

Repl

Exp duration [h]

Survival [%]
Desmophyllum pertusummarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:12457470 MP/mL - control12490
Desmophyllum pertusummarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:12457470 MP/mL - control22490
Desmophyllum pertusummarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:12457470 MP/mL - control32480
Desmophyllum pertusummarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:12457471000 pristine MP/mL12410
Desmophyllum pertusummarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:12457471000 pristine MP/mL22490
Desmophyllum pertusummarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:12457471000 pristine MP/mL32470
Desmophyllum pertusummarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:12457471000 biofouled MP/mL12410
Desmophyllum pertusummarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:12457471000 biofouled MP/mL22410
Desmophyllum pertusummarinespecies.orgurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:12457471000 biofouled MP/mL32470