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JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jmse11081515
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hadal; amphipod; Antarctic; metal elements; human activity
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This study analyzed the metal accumulations of two amphipod species, finding higher element concentrations in the Antarctic amphipod and oligotrophication of the Mariana Trench. The research suggests that amphipods in remote and uncontaminated areas could be potential indicator species for metal-element bioaccumulation to measure anthropogenic impacts.
The hadal zone and Antarctic Ocean are two of the least-explored habitats. Knowledge about human impacts on these two extreme environments is limited. Here, we analyzed the metal accumulations of two amphipod species, Eurythenes gryllus, from the Mariana Trench (6040 m, 11.36 degrees N, 142.41 degrees E) in the West Pacific Ocean, and Pseudorchomene plebs, from the Ross Sea (600 m, 77.12 degrees S, 167,67 degrees E) in the Antarctic. Bioaccumulation of thirteen elements (Na, Mg, K, Ca, Cu, Fe, Al, Cr, Mn, Zn, As, Se, and Cd) in three tissues (exoskeleton, leg muscle, and gut) of the two amphipods was investigated using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Comparing the trace element concentrations between the different amphipoda species, we found higher element concentrations in the Antarctic amphipod, and an oligotrophication of the Mariana Trench. The concentrations of Cu, Zn, As, and Se in the three tissues all had a significant difference in abundance, and the Cd in the gut of P. plebs was comparably higher than that in E. gryllus, consistent with special environment adaptation. Compared with non-abyssal and shallow water decapoda and amphipoda species, hadal amphipods possessed comparably higher concentrations of Cd and Cr elements and displayed a very high environmental specificity for amphipods' metal-element bioaccumulation strategy. This study reveals the amphipods of remote and uncontaminated areas as potential indicator species for metal-element bioaccumulation to measure anthropogenic impacts.
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