Effects of zinc on the life-cycle, growth and reproduction of the marine amphipod Corophium volutator

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 176, Issue , 1999, Pages 131-138

  Conradi, Mercedes ^a,b   Depledge, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corophium volutator; Growth; Life history; Population; Reproduction; Zinc

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LIFE CYCLE; POLLUTANT; REPRODUCTION; ZINC;

COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR;

EID: 0033580005     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps176131     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Ahsanullah M, Arnott GH (1978) Acute toxicity of copper, cadmium and zinc to larvae of Paragrapsus quadridentatus (H. Milne Edwards), and implications for water quality criteria. Aust J Mar Freshw Res 29:1-8
2. Ankley GT, Benoit DA, Hoke RA, Leonard EN, West CW, Phipps GL, Mattson VR, Anderson LA (1993) Development and evaluation of test methods for benthic invertebrates and sediments: Effects of flow rates and feeding regime on water quality and exposure conditions. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 25:12-19
3. Ball SL, Baker RL (1995) The non-lethal effects of predators and the influence of food availability on the life history of adult Chironomus tentans (Diptera: Chironomidae). Freshwat Biol 34:1-12
4. Bat C, Hull S, Raffaelli D (1998) Uptake and accumulation of copper and zinc by the amphipod Corophium volutator (Pallas). J Exp Biol Ecol 223(2): 167-184
5. Borowsky B, Aiteken-Ander AA (1989) Laboratory studies on the effects of toxic sediments on the life history of the amphipod crustacean Melina nitida. Am Soc Zool 29(4): 130A
6. Bryan GH, Langston WJ, Hummerstone LG, Burt GR (1985) A guide to the assessment of heavy metal-loading contamination in estuaries using biological indicators. J Mar Biol Assoc UK Occ Publ 4:1-92
7. Bryan V, McLusky DS, Roddie K, Newbery DM (1984) Effect of temperature and salinity on the toxicity of chromium to three estuarine invertebrates (Corophium volutator, Macoma balthica, Nereis diversicolor). Mar Ecol Prog Ser 20:137-149
8. Bryan V, Newbery DM, McLusky DS, Campbell R (1985a) Effect of temperature and salinity on the toxicity of nickel and zinc to two estuarine invertebrates (Corophium volutator, Macoma balthica). Mar Ecol Prog Ser 24:139-153
9. Bryan V, Newbery DM, McLusky DS, Campbell R (1985b) Effect of temperature and salinity on the toxicity of arsenic to three estuarine invertebrates (Corophium volutator, Macoma balthica, Tubifex costatus). Mar Ecol Prog Ser 24: 129-137
10. Calbet A, Alcaraz M (1997) Growth and survival rates of early developmental stages of Acartia grani (Copepoda: Calanoida) in relation to food concentration and fluctuations in food supply. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 147:181-186
11. Ciarelli S, Wies AP, Vonck MA, Van Straalen NM (1997) Reproducibility of spiked-sediment bioassays using the marine benthic amphipod, Corophium volutator. Mar Environ Res 43(4):329-342
12. Conradi M, Depledge MH (1998) Population responses of the marine amphipod Corophium volutator (Pallas, 1766) to copper. Aquat Toxicol 44(1-2):31-45
13. Correa M (1987) Physiological effects of metal toxicity on the tropical freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium carcinus (Linneo, 1758). Environ Pollut 45:149-155
14. Daniels RE, Allan JD (1981) Life table evaluation of chronic exposure to pesticide. Can J Fish Aquat Sci 38:485-494
15. De Nicola M, Migliore L, Gambardella C, Marotta A (1988) Effect of chronic exposure to cadmium and copper on Asellus aquaticus (L.) (Crustacea, Isopoda). Hydrobiologia 157:265-269
16. Drobne D, Strus J (1996) Moult frequency of the isopod Porcellio scaber, as a measure of zinc-contaminated food. Environ Toxicol Chem 15(2):126-130
17. Elmgren R, Hansson S, Larsson U, Sundelin B, Boehm PD (1983) The 'Tsesis' oil spill: acute and long-term impact on the benthos. Mar Biol 73:51-65
18. Enserink L, Haye M, Mass H (1995) Reproductive strategy of Daphnia magna: implications for chronic toxicity tests. Aquat Toxicol 25:111-124
19. Eriksson SP, Weeks JM (1994) Effects of copper and hypoxia on two populations of the benthic amphipod Corophium volutator (Pallas). Aquat Toxicol 29:73-81
20. Fish JD, Mills A (1979) The reproductive biology of Corophium volutator and C. arenarium (Crustacea: Amphipoda). J Mar Biol Assoc UK 69:11-15
21. Halcrow W, Mackay DW, Thornton I (1973) The distribution of trace metals and fauna in the Firth of Clyde in relation to the disposal of sewage sludge. J Mar Biol Assoc UK 53: 721-739
22. Kirk KL (1992) Effects of suspended clay on Daphnia body growth and fitness. Freshwat Biol 28:103-109
23. Krebs CJ (1978) Ecology. Harper and Row, New York
24. Lotufo GR, Fleeger JW (1997) Effects of sediment-associated phenanthrene on survival, development and reproduction of two species of meiobenthic copepods. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 151:91-102
25. MAFF, Directorate of Fisheries Research (1992) Monitoring and surveillance of non-radioactive contaminants in the aquatic environment and activities regulating the disposal of wastes at sea, 1990. Aquat Environ Monit Rep 30, MAFF, Directorate of Fisheries Research, Lowestoft
26. Maltby L, Naylor C (1990) Preliminary observations on the ecological relevance of the Gammarus 'scope for growth' assay: effect of zinc on reproduction. Funct Ecol 4:393-397
27. Manley AR, Gruffydd LLD, Almada-Villela PC (1984) The effect of copper and zinc on the shell growth of Mytilus edulis measured by a laser diffraction technique. J Mar Assoc UK 64:417-427
28. Maund SJ, Taylor EJ, Pascoe D (1992) Population responses of the freshwater amphipod crustacean Gammarus pulex (L.) to copper. Freshwat Biol 28:29-36
29. McCahon CP, Pascoe D (1988) Use of Gammarus pulex (L.) in safety evaluation test-culture and selection of a sensitive life stage. Ecotox Environ Safety 15:245-252
30. Moriarty F (1983) Ecotoxicology: the study of pollutants in ecosystems. Academic Press, London
31. Moore DW, Dillon TM (1993) The relationship between growth and reproduction in the marine polychaete Nereis (Neanthes) arenaceodantata (Moore): implications for chronic sublethal bioassays. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 173; 231-246
32. Naylor C, Maltby L, Calow P (1989) Scope for growth in Gammaruspulex, a freshwater benthic detritivore. Hydrobiologia 188/189:517-523
33. Nisbet RM, Gurney WSC, Murdoch WW, McCauley E (1989) Structured population models: a tool for linking effects at individual and population level. Biol J Linn Soc 37:79-99
34. Norton MH, Eagle RA, Nunny RS, Rolfe MS, Hardiman PA, Hampson BL (1981) The field assessment of effects of dumping wastes at sea: 8. Sewage sludge dumping in the outer Thames Estuary. Fish Res Tech Rep 62. MAFF, Directorate of Fisheries Research, Lowestoft
35. Redpath KJ (1985) Growth inhibition and recovery in mussels (Mytilus edulis) exposed to low copper concentrations. J Mar Assoc UK 65(2):421-431
36. Rees M, Crawley MJ (1989) Growth, reproduction, and population dynamics. Funct Ecol 3:645-653
37. Roddie B, Kedwards T, Ashby-Crane R, Crane M (1994) The toxicity to Corophium volutator (Pallas) of beach sand contaminated by a spillage of crude oil. Chemosphere 29(4): 719-727
38. Sibley PK, Benoit DA, Ankley GT (1997) The significance of growth in Chironomus tentans sediment toxicity tests: relationship to reproduction and demographic endpoints. Environ Toxicol Chem 16(2):336-345
39. Stearns C (1989) Trade-offs in life-history evolution. Funct Ecol 3:259-269
40. Sundelin B (1983) Effects of cadmium on Pontoporeia affinis (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in laboratory soft-bottom microcosms. Mar Biol 74:203-212
41. Tolba MR, Holdich DM (1981) The effect of water quality on the size and fecundity of Asellus aquaticus (Crustacea: Isopoda). Aquat Toxicol 1:101-112
42. Truhaut R (1977) Ecotoxicology: objetives, principles and perspectives. Ecotox Environ Safety 1:151-173
43. Van den Hurk P, Chapman PM, Roddie B, Swartz RC (1992) A comparison of North American and West European infaunal amphipod species in a toxicity test on North Sea sediments. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 91:237-243
44. Weeks J (1993) Effects of dietary copper and zinc concentrations on feeding rates of two species of talitrid amphipods (Crustacea). Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 50:883-890