Journal
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83533-1
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC) Strategic Network
- Canadian Healthy Oceans Network (CHONe) [468437]
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Northern Institute for Research in Environment and Occupational Health and Safety (INREST)
- Quebec Ocean
- Federation Quebecoise des chasseurs et pecheurs (FedeCP)
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The increasing number and diversity of anthropogenic stressors in marine habitats have negative impacts on biological systems, biodiversity, and ecosystem functions. Methods to assess cumulative effects include experimental manipulations, which may identify non-linear responses. Salinity variation and nutrient enrichment had strong impacts on a bivalve assemblage, with effects varying through time and showing antagonistic interactions.
The increasing number and diversity of anthropogenic stressors in marine habitats have multiple negative impacts on biological systems, biodiversity and ecosystem functions. Methods to assess cumulative effects include experimental manipulations, which may identify non-linear responses (i.e. synergies, antagonisms). However, experiments designed to test these ideas are uncommon, generally focusing on single biological responses. We conducted a manipulative experiment to investigate the isolated and combined effects of warming (+6 degrees C), salinity variation (freshwater pulses or presses), and nutrient enrichment (natural or enriched) following one and three month's exposure, on responses measured at multiple levels of biological complexity in a simple bivalve assemblage. More specifically, we determined effects on bivalve mortality, growth, shell mineralization, and energy content, as well as microphytobenthos biomass. Salinity variation and nutrient enrichment, individually and combined, caused strong impacts on some of the measured variables and their effect varied through time. In contrast, warming had no effect. Our work highlights the prevalence of antagonistic interactions, the importance of examining effects of single and multiple stressors through time, and of considering multiple responses to understand the complexity behind stressor interactions.
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