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Título: | Hypersaline mining effluents affect the structure and function of stream biofilm |
Autor: | Vendrell-Puigmitja, Lidia; Proia, Lorenzo CSIC ORCID; Espinosa, Carmen; Barral-Fraga, Laura; Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel CSIC ORCID; Osorio, Victoria CSIC ORCID CVN; Casas, Carme; Llenas, Laia; Abril, Meritxell | Palabras clave: | Salinity gradient Aquatic biofilm Artificial streams Community tolerance Freshwater salinisation |
Fecha de publicación: | 25-jun-2022 | Editor: | Elsevier | Citación: | Science of The Total Environment 843: 156966 (2022) | Resumen: | The salinisation of freshwater ecosystems is a global environmental problem that threatens biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and human welfare. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential impact of a realistic salinity gradient on the structure and functioning of freshwater biofilms. The salinity gradient was based on the real ion concentration of a mining effluent from an abandoned mine in Germany. We exposed biofilm from a pristine stream to 5 increasing salinities (3 to 100 g L-1) under controlled conditions in artificial streams for 21 days. We evaluated its functional (photosynthetic efficiency, nutrient uptake, and microbial respiration) and structural responses (community composition, algal biomass and diatom, cyanobacteria and green algae metrics) over time. Then we compared their responses with an unexposed biofilm used as control. The functionality and structure of the biofilm exposed to the different salinities significantly decreased after short-term and long-term exposure, respectively. The community composition shifted to a new stable state where the most tolerant species increased their abundances. At the same time, we observed an increase in the community tolerance (measured as Pollution-Induced Community Tolerance) along the salinity gradient. This study provides relevant information on the salt threshold concentrations that can substantially damage algal cells (i.e., between 15 and 30 g L-1). The results provide new insights regarding the response and adaptation of stream biofilm to salinity and its potential implications at the ecosystem level. | Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156966 | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/275516 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156966 | ISSN: | 00489697 |
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