Suitability of five cladoceran species from Mexico for in situ experimentation

Although they are highly suited for site-specific risk assessment, little attention has been given to in situ ecotoxicological experimentation in tropical regions. This study intended to assess the suitability of five freshwater cladocerans from Mexico for in situ experiments. Juveniles of Ceriodaph...

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Published in:Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 2011, Vol.74 (1), p.111-116
Main Authors: Lopes, Isabel, Moreira-Santos, Matilde, Rendón-von Osten, Jaime, Baird, Donald.J., Soares, Amadeu M.V.M., Ribeiro, Rui
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Body Size - drug effects
Ceriodaphnia
Ceriodaphnia cornuta
Cladding
Cladocera
Cladocera - classification
Cladocera - drug effects
Cladocera - growth & development
Cladocera - metabolism
Coefficient of variation
Crustacea
Diaphanosoma birgei
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Experimentation
Fresh Water
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Handling
In situ testing
Invertebrates
juveniles
Macrothrix triserialis
Materials handling
Mexico
neonates
Palizada River
Pseudosida
Reproduction - drug effects
Risk assessment
Risk Assessment - methods
Sensitivity to handling
Simocephalus vetulus
Species Specificity
Survival Analysis
Toxicity Tests
Tropical aquatic systems
Tropical regions
Tropics
Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity
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Summary:Although they are highly suited for site-specific risk assessment, little attention has been given to in situ ecotoxicological experimentation in tropical regions. This study intended to assess the suitability of five freshwater cladocerans from Mexico for in situ experiments. Juveniles of Ceriodaphnia cornuta, Macrothrix triserialis group, Simocephalus vetulus, Diaphanosoma birgei, and Pseudosida cf. ramosa, from two populations, were used to perform seven day laboratory and in situ experiments. Pseudosida cf. ramosa was very sensitive to handling and was discarded from further evaluations. Ceriodaphnia cornuta reproduced significantly more neonates, with smaller coefficients of variation, than M. triserialis and S. vetulus. Also due to its worldwide distribution in the tropics, C. cornuta is suggested to be highly suitable for in situ experiments.
ISSN:0147-6513
1090-2414
DOI:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.08.026