Effect of suspended microplastics on larval survival of the cold-water scleractinian coral Desmophyllum pertusum

doi:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.964195

Effect of suspended microplastics on larval survival of the cold-water scleractinian coral Desmophyllum pertusum

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.

BibTex:

@dataset{Sire_de_Vilar_Anaïs_and_Carreiro-Silva_Marina_and_Rakka_Maria_and_Pham_Christopher_Kim_and_Pereira_João_Miguel_and_Strömberg_Susanna_M_and_Larsson_Ann_I_2024,
    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.},
    author = {Sire de Vilar, Anaïs and Carreiro-Silva, Marina and Rakka, Maria and Pham, Christopher Kim and Pereira, João Miguel and Strömberg, Susanna M and Larsson, Ann I},
    doi = {10.1594/PANGAEA.964195},
    institution = {PANGAEA (Biological Classification)},
    keyword = {'Cnidaria', 'Cold water corals', 'Deep sea', 'Laboratory experiment', 'Lophelia pertusa', 'Microplastics', 'North Atlantic', 'larvae', 'scleractinians'},
    title = {Effect of suspended microplastics on larval survival of the cold-water scleractinian coral Desmophyllum pertusum},
    url = {https://service.tib.eu/ldmservice/vdataset/png-doi-10-1594-pangaea-964195},
    year = {2024}
}