Water Browning Controls Adaptation and Associated Trade-Offs in Phytoplankton Stressed by Chemical Pollution

Rizzuto, S. and Thrane, J.-E. and Baho, D.L. and Jones, K.C. and Zhang, H. and Hessen, D.O. and Nizzetto, L. and Leu, E. (2020) Water Browning Controls Adaptation and Associated Trade-Offs in Phytoplankton Stressed by Chemical Pollution. Environmental Science and Technology, 54 (9). pp. 5569-5579. ISSN 0013-936X

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Abstract

The acquisition of tolerance to an environmental stressor can result in organisms displaying slower growth after stress release. While well-grounded in the theory, empirical evidence of the trade-off between stress tolerance and organism fitness is scarce and blurred by the interaction with different environmental factors. Here, we report the effects of water browning on the responses, tolerance acquisition, and associated trade-offs in a population of microalgae exposed to sublethal concentrations of organic micropollutants over multiple generations. Our results show that dissolved organic matter (DOM) reduces toxic responses and modulates tolerance acquisition by the algae, possibly by complexing micropollutants. Microalgae that acquire tolerance allocate resources to fitness at the cost of reduced cell size. They yield higher productivity than nonadapted ones when grown in the presence of micropollutants but lower in their absence. The net trade-off was positive, indicating that adaptation can result in a higher productivity and fitness in tolerant species in recurrently stressed environments.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Environmental Science and Technology
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ID Code:
161626
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Deposited On:
28 Oct 2021 15:10
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Yes
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Published
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22 Sep 2023 00:44