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Book ; Online: Assessment of Different Contaminants in Freshwater : Origin, Fate, and Ecological Impact

Galassi, Diana M. P. / Di Lorenzo, Tiziana / Hose, Grant

2020

Keywords	Research & information: general ; Biology, life sciences ; Ecological science, the Biosphere ; multiple stressors ; pesticides ; freshwater ecology ; ecotoxicology ; synergism ; resource limitation ; population density ; groundwater ; karst aquifer ; pollution ; quarry ; Apuan Alps ; groundwater ecology ; stygofauna ; stygobite ; aquifer ; syncarida ; crustaceans ; copepods ; stygobiotic ; traits ; nitrate ; ammonium ; nitrite ; nitrogen ; contamination ; AQUALIFE software ; groundwater dependent ecosystems ; threats ; biodiversity ; abundance-size scaling theory ; benthos ; hyporheos ; freshwater communities ; pharmaceuticals ; large scale survey ; Biolog EcoPlatesTM ; flow cytometry ; microbial community ; metabolic fingerprint ; groundwater quality ; hydrogeochemistry ; Chironomidae ; Chironomus plumosus larvae ; mentum deformities ; freshwater contamination ; Lake Trasimeno ; platinum ; bioaccumulation ; passive sample ; freshwater clam ; Corbicula fluminalis africana ; diet ; Triturus carnifex ; mountain karst ponds ; microplastics ; heavy metals ; EOCs ; landfill ; marble slurry ; neonicotinoids ; software
Size	1 electronic resource (182 pages)
Publisher	MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Publishing place	Basel, Switzerland
Document type	Book ; Online
Note	English ; Open Access
HBZ-ID	HT021046230
ISBN	9783039430017 ; 3039430017
Database	ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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Article ; Online: Thermal acclimation and metabolic scaling of a groundwater asellid in the climate change scenario.

Di Lorenzo, Tiziana / Reboleira, Ana Sofia P S

Scientific reports

2022 Volume 12, Issue 1, Page(s) 17938

Abstract: Metabolic rate has long been used in animal adaptation and performance studies, and individual oxygen consumption is used as proxy of metabolic rate. Stygofauna are organisms adapted to groundwater with presumably lower metabolic rates than their surface ...

Abstract	Metabolic rate has long been used in animal adaptation and performance studies, and individual oxygen consumption is used as proxy of metabolic rate. Stygofauna are organisms adapted to groundwater with presumably lower metabolic rates than their surface relatives. How stygofauna will cope with global temperature increase remains unpredictable. We studied the thermal acclimation and metabolic scaling with body mass of a stygobitic crustacean, Proasellus lusitanicus, in the climate change scenario. We measured oxygen consumption rates in a thermal ramp-up experiment over four assay temperatures and tested two hypotheses: (i) P. lusitanicus exhibits narrow thermal plasticity, inadequate for coping with a fast-increasing thermal regime; and (ii) oxygen consumption rates scale with the body mass by a factor close to 0.75, as commonly observed in other animals. Our results show that P. lusitanicus has low thermal plasticity in a fast-increasing thermal regime. Our data also suggest that oxygen consumption rates of this species do not follow mass-dependent scaling, potentially representing a new trait of metabolic optimization in groundwater habitats, which are often limited in food and oxygen. Species with limited dispersal capacities and rigid metabolic guilds face extinction risk due to climate change and omitting groundwater ecosystems from climate change agendas emphasizes the unprotected status of stygofauna.
MeSH term(s)	Animals ; Climate Change ; Ecosystem ; Temperature ; Biodiversity ; Acclimatization ; Groundwater ; Oxygen
Chemical Substances	Oxygen (S88TT14065)
Language	English
Publishing date	2022-10-26
Publishing country	England
Document type	Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
ZDB-ID	2615211-3
ISSN	2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
ISSN (online)	2045-2322
ISSN	2045-2322
DOI	10.1038/s41598-022-20891-4
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Article ; Online: Acetaminophen induced antioxidant and detoxification responses in a stygobitic crustacean

Duarte, Cláudia / Gravato, Carlos / Di Lorenzo, Tiziana / Reboleira, Ana Sofia P.S.

Environmental Pollution. 2023 Aug., v. 330 p.121749-

2023

Abstract: A variety of veterinary and human medicinal products (VHMPs) are found in groundwater, an often-neglected habitat inhabited by species with unique traits, stygobitic species. It is crucial to understand the effect of VHMPs on stygobitic species because ... ...

Abstract	A variety of veterinary and human medicinal products (VHMPs) are found in groundwater, an often-neglected habitat inhabited by species with unique traits, stygobitic species. It is crucial to understand the effect of VHMPs on stygobitic species because they may respond differently to stressors than surface species. Our hypothesis is that groundwater species may be more susceptible to environmental contaminants due to less plasticity in their detoxification response and acquisition of energy because subterranean habitats are more stable and isolated from anthropogenic activities. We performed a battery of biomarkers associated with important physiological functions on the stygobitic asellid crustacean Proasellus lusitanicus, after a 14-day exposure to acetaminophen, a commonly used pharmaceutical and pollutant of groundwaters. Our results show a decrease in total glutathione levels and an increase in glutathione S-transferase activity, suggesting a successful detoxification response. This helps explaining why acetaminophen did not cause oxidative damage, as well as had no effect on cholinesterase activity nor in aerobic production of energy. This study shows the remarkable capacity of P. lusitanicus to tolerate sublethal concentrations of VHMP acetaminophen. Most ecotoxicological studies on stygobitic species focused on the lethal effects of these compounds. The present study focuses on consequences at sublethal concentrations. Future studies should assess the stress levels induced to better predict and estimate the impacts of contaminants on groundwater ecosystems.
Keywords	Crustacea ; acetaminophen ; antioxidants ; biomarkers ; cholinesterase ; ecotoxicology ; energy ; glutathione ; glutathione transferase ; groundwater ; habitats ; humans ; pollutants ; pollution ; Oxidative stress ; Sublethal effects ; Subterranean ecosystems
Language	English
Dates of publication	2023-08
Publishing place	Elsevier Ltd
Document type	Article ; Online
ZDB-ID	280652-6
ISSN	1873-6424 ; 0013-9327 ; 0269-7491
ISSN (online)	1873-6424
ISSN	0013-9327 ; 0269-7491
DOI	10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121749
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Article ; Online: Acetaminophen induced antioxidant and detoxification responses in a stygobitic crustacean.

Duarte, Cláudia / Gravato, Carlos / Di Lorenzo, Tiziana / Reboleira, Ana Sofia P S

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)

2023 Volume 330, Page(s) 121749

Abstract	A variety of veterinary and human medicinal products (VHMPs) are found in groundwater, an often-neglected habitat inhabited by species with unique traits, stygobitic species. It is crucial to understand the effect of VHMPs on stygobitic species because they may respond differently to stressors than surface species. Our hypothesis is that groundwater species may be more susceptible to environmental contaminants due to less plasticity in their detoxification response and acquisition of energy because subterranean habitats are more stable and isolated from anthropogenic activities. We performed a battery of biomarkers associated with important physiological functions on the stygobitic asellid crustacean Proasellus lusitanicus, after a 14-day exposure to acetaminophen, a commonly used pharmaceutical and pollutant of groundwaters. Our results show a decrease in total glutathione levels and an increase in glutathione S-transferase activity, suggesting a successful detoxification response. This helps explaining why acetaminophen did not cause oxidative damage, as well as had no effect on cholinesterase activity nor in aerobic production of energy. This study shows the remarkable capacity of P. lusitanicus to tolerate sublethal concentrations of VHMP acetaminophen. Most ecotoxicological studies on stygobitic species focused on the lethal effects of these compounds. The present study focuses on consequences at sublethal concentrations. Future studies should assess the stress levels induced to better predict and estimate the impacts of contaminants on groundwater ecosystems.
MeSH term(s)	Humans ; Acetaminophen/toxicity ; Antioxidants/metabolism ; Ecosystem ; Oxidative Stress ; Glutathione/metabolism
Chemical Substances	Acetaminophen (362O9ITL9D) ; Antioxidants ; Glutathione (GAN16C9B8O)
Language	English
Publishing date	2023-04-29
Publishing country	England
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	280652-6
ISSN	1873-6424 ; 0013-9327 ; 0269-7491
ISSN (online)	1873-6424
ISSN	0013-9327 ; 0269-7491
DOI	10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121749
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Article ; Online: Housed in a lodge: occurrence of animal species within Eurasian beaver constructions in Central Italy

Viviano, Andrea / Mazza, Giuseppe / Di Lorenzo, Tiziana / Mori, Emiliano

Eur J Wildl Res. 2022 Dec., v. 68, no. 6 p.75-75

2022

Abstract: Eurasian beavers Castor fiber are important ecosystem engineers, able to modify freshwater environments and influence local biodiversity. Beaver activity affects not only aquatic ecosystems but also terrestrial habitats and organisms. In recent times, ... ...

Abstract	Eurasian beavers Castor fiber are important ecosystem engineers, able to modify freshwater environments and influence local biodiversity. Beaver activity affects not only aquatic ecosystems but also terrestrial habitats and organisms. In recent times, beaver populations have been detected in Central Italy. In this work, we determined the use of beaver lodges and dams by native animal species in Central Italy through intensive camera trapping between March 2021 and May 2022. Saproxylic beetles were searched by sight in spring and summer on lodges, dams, and gnawed trunks on river shorelines. We collected 132 records belonging to at least 17 species on beaver dams and lodges, several of them of conservation concern (e.g. the European bittern Botaurus stellaris and the endemic water vole Arvicola italicus). The most detected species within beaver structure was the yellow-necked field mouse Apodemus flavicollis, with 67 independent videos. Despite being confirmed as a nocturnal species, in our study area, A. flavicollis showed an activity peak on bright moonlight nights. The lodge may thus be used as a protection site from predation risk for small rodents, which may benefit from the beaver presence. By building dams and lodges, Eurasian beavers can increase habitat heterogeneity, thus promoting biodiversity increase and improvement. The potential expansion of beaver populations into these ecosystems may serve as a biotic restoration strategy.
Keywords	Apodemus flavicollis ; Arvicola ; Botaurus stellaris ; Castor fiber ; biodiversity ; cameras ; ecosystems ; freshwater ; habitats ; mice ; predation ; risk ; rivers ; spring ; summer ; voles ; Italy
Language	English
Dates of publication	2022-12
Size	p. 75.
Publishing place	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Document type	Article ; Online
ZDB-ID	2141660-6
ISSN	1439-0574 ; 1612-4642
ISSN (online)	1439-0574
ISSN	1612-4642
DOI	10.1007/s10344-022-01625-3
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Article ; Online: Some like it hot: Thermal preference of the groundwater amphipod Niphargus longicaudatus (Costa, 1851) and climate change implications

Di Cicco, Mattia / Di Lorenzo, Tiziana / Fiasca, Barbara / Galmarini, Emma / Vaccarelli, Ilaria / Cerasoli, Francesco / Tabilio Di Camillo, Agostina / Galassi, Diana Maria Paola

Journal of Thermal Biology. 20232023 Aug. 13, July 13, v. 116 p.103654-

2023

Abstract: Groundwater is a crucial resource for humans and the environment, but its global human demand currently exceeds available volumes by 3.5 times. Climate change is expected to exacerbate this situation by increasing the frequency of droughts along with ... ...

Abstract	Groundwater is a crucial resource for humans and the environment, but its global human demand currently exceeds available volumes by 3.5 times. Climate change is expected to exacerbate this situation by increasing the frequency of droughts along with human impacts on groundwater ecosystems. Despite prior research on the quantitative effects of climate change on groundwater, the direct impacts on groundwater biodiversity, especially obligate groundwater species, remain largely unexplored. Therefore, investigating the potential impacts of climate change, including groundwater temperature changes, is crucial for the survival of obligate groundwater species. This study aimed to determine the thermal niche breadth of the crustacean amphipod species Niphargus longicaudatus by using the chronic method. We found that N. longicaudatus has a wide thermal niche with a natural performance range of 7–9 °C, which corresponds to the thermal regime this species experiences within its distribution range in Italy. The observed range of preferred temperature (PT) was different from the mean annual temperature of the sites from which the species has been collected, challenging the idea that groundwater species are only adapted to narrow temperature ranges. Considering the significant threats of climate change to groundwater ecosystems, these findings provide crucial information for the conservation of obligate groundwater species, suggesting that some of them may be more resilient to temperature changes than previously thought. Understanding the fundamental thermal niche of these species can inform conservation efforts and management strategies to protect groundwater ecosystems and their communities.
Keywords	Amphipoda ; biodiversity ; climate change ; groundwater ; humans ; temperature ; Italy ; Niphargus ; Temperature tolerance
Language	English
Dates of publication	2023-0713
Publishing place	Elsevier Ltd
Document type	Article ; Online
ZDB-ID	1498364-3
ISSN	1879-0992 ; 0306-4565
ISSN (online)	1879-0992
ISSN	0306-4565
DOI	10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103654
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Article ; Online: Effects of pH, temperature and salinity on P3HB synthesis culturing the marine Rhodovulum sulfidophilum DSM-1374.

Carlozzi, Pietro / Di Lorenzo, Tiziana / Ghanotakis, Demetrios F / Touloupakis, Eleftherios

Applied microbiology and biotechnology

2020 Volume 104, Issue 5, Page(s) 2007–2015

Abstract: Rhodovulum sulfidophilum DSM-1374 is a potential producer of polyester when growing in phototrophic conditions. The present study investigated on a polyester product (P3HB) by culturing Rhodovulum sulfidophilum DSM-1374 in two different photobioreactors ( ...

Abstract	Rhodovulum sulfidophilum DSM-1374 is a potential producer of polyester when growing in phototrophic conditions. The present study investigated on a polyester product (P3HB) by culturing Rhodovulum sulfidophilum DSM-1374 in two different photobioreactors (PBR-1 and PBR-2) both with 4-L working volumes. PBR-1 is equipped with an internal rotor having 4 paddles to mix the bacterial culture while PBR-2 has an internal coil-shaped rotor. After selecting PBR-1, which best performed in the preliminary experiment, the effect of different stressing growth conditions as pH (7.0, 8.0, and 9.0), temperature (25, 30, and 35 °C), and medium salinity (1.5, 2.5, 3.5, and 4.5%) were tested. When the pH of the culture was set to 8.0, the capability of the bacterium to synthetize the polyester increased significantly reaching a concentration of 412 mg (P3HB)/L; the increase of the pH at 9.0 caused a reduction of the P3HB concentration in the culture. The medium salinity of 4.5% was the best stress-growth condition to reach the highest concentration of polyester in the culture (820 ± 50 mg (P3HB)/L) with a P3HB mass fraction in the dry biomass of 33 ± 1.5%. Stresses caused by culture temperature are another potential parameter that could increase the synthesis of P3HB.
MeSH term(s)	Biomass ; Culture Media/chemistry ; Culture Media/metabolism ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Polyesters/metabolism ; Rhodovulum/growth & development ; Rhodovulum/metabolism ; Salinity ; Temperature
Chemical Substances	Culture Media ; Polyesters
Language	English
Publishing date	2020-01-11
Publishing country	Germany
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	392453-1
ISSN	1432-0614 ; 0171-1741 ; 0175-7598
ISSN (online)	1432-0614
ISSN	0171-1741 ; 0175-7598
DOI	10.1007/s00253-020-10352-1
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Article ; Online: Earthquake impacts on microcrustacean communities inhabiting groundwater-fed springs alter species-abundance distribution patterns.

Fattorini, Simone / Di Lorenzo, Tiziana / Galassi, Diana M P

Scientific reports

2018 Volume 8, Issue 1, Page(s) 1501

Abstract: Earthquakes are important natural events, yet their impacts on animal communities are poorly known. Understanding earthquake impacts on groundwater communities is essential to assess their resilience and hence to perform conservation actions. We ... ...

Abstract	Earthquakes are important natural events, yet their impacts on animal communities are poorly known. Understanding earthquake impacts on groundwater communities is essential to assess their resilience and hence to perform conservation actions. We investigated how a 6.3 M
Language	English
Publishing date	2018-01-24
Publishing country	England
Document type	Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
ZDB-ID	2615211-3
ISSN	2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
ISSN (online)	2045-2322
ISSN	2045-2322
DOI	10.1038/s41598-018-20011-1
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Article: Assessment of Different Contaminants in Freshwater: Origin, Fate and Ecological Impact

Di Lorenzo, Tiziana / Hose, Grant C / Galassi, Diana M.P

Water. 2020 June 24, v. 12, no. 6

2020

Abstract: Freshwater ecosystems cover over 15% of the world’s surface and provide ecosystem services that are pivotal in sustaining human society. However, fast-growing anthropogenic activities have deleterious impacts on these ecosystems. In this Special Issue, ... ...

Abstract	Freshwater ecosystems cover over 15% of the world’s surface and provide ecosystem services that are pivotal in sustaining human society. However, fast-growing anthropogenic activities have deleterious impacts on these ecosystems. In this Special Issue, we collect ten studies encompassing five different factors of freshwater contamination: landfill leaks, nutrients, heavy metals, emerging organic contaminants and marble slurry. Using different approaches, the studies detailed the direct and indirect effects that these contaminants have on a range of freshwater organisms, from bacteria to vertebrates. Although the papers covered here focused on specific case studies, they exemplify common issues that are expanding in groundwaters, hyporheic zones, streams, lakes and ponds around the world. All the aspects of these issues are in dire need of being continuously discussed among scientists, end-users and policy-makers. To this end, the Special Issue presents a new free software suite for the analysis of the ecological risk and conservation priority of freshwater ecosystems. The software can support local authorities in the preparation of management plans for freshwater basins pursuant to the Water Directives in Europe.
Keywords	administrative management ; anthropogenic activities ; bacteria ; basins ; case studies ; computer software ; ecosystem services ; environmental impact ; freshwater ; freshwater ecosystems ; groundwater ; heavy metals ; humans ; lakes ; landfills ; nutrients ; ponds ; risk ; scientists ; slurries ; society ; streams ; Europe
Language	English
Dates of publication	2020-0624
Publishing place	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Document type	Article
Note	NAL-light
ZDB-ID	2521238-2
ISSN	2073-4441
ISSN	2073-4441
DOI	10.3390/w12061810
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Article: A new protocol for assessing the conservation priority of groundwater‐dependent ecosystems

Fattorini, Simone / Fiasca, Barbara / Di Lorenzo, Tiziana / Di Cicco, Mattia / Galassi, Diana M. P

Aquatic conservation. 2020 Aug., v. 30, no. 8

2020

Abstract: Species of conservation concern are usually considered important elements in site prioritization for biodiversity conservation. To overcome the lack of information on species conservation status, multidimensional measures of species rarity can be used as ...

Abstract	Species of conservation concern are usually considered important elements in site prioritization for biodiversity conservation. To overcome the lack of information on species conservation status, multidimensional measures of species rarity can be used as proxies of species vulnerability. Under this assumption, a two‐step protocol for site prioritization of aquatic groundwater‐dependent ecosystems is proposed using invertebrate vulnerability estimated from species' traits. In the first step, each species occurring in the sites of interest are scored according to their vulnerability. In the second step, sites are prioritized using species' scores. Species vulnerability scores are based on five dimensions, for which various traits are scored: (i) geography, (ii) ecology, (iii) biology, (iv) population, and (v) evolutionary history. For each species, the scores of the various traits belonging to the same dimension are multiplied to obtain a synthetic score. These scores are then ranked into four classes and, for each dimension, each species receives a new score that reflects its rank. The sum of these scores represents the species' overall score. Site conservation priorities are assessed by combining species scores into three indices: Sum of Species Scores, Biodiversity Conservation Concern (which relates the sum of species scores with the local species richness) and Groundwater Biodiversity Concern (which is the average of the former two). The protocol is illustrated using case studies in Italy and it is fully implemented in the software AQUALIFE which is freely available at: http://app.aqualifeproject.eu by registered users. Sensitivity analyses showed that the protocol is robust against the lack of information on species biology or sampling limitations. However, trait scoring rests with the user, who must be familiar with the study group. This approach can be applied at any spatial scale and to different types of aquatic groundwater‐dependent ecosystems.
Keywords	biodiversity conservation ; computer software ; conservation status ; geography ; groundwater ; invertebrates ; prioritization ; protocols ; species richness ; Italy
Language	English
Dates of publication	2020-08
Size	p. 1483-1504.
Publishing place	John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Document type	Article
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ZDB-ID	1146285-1
ISSN	1052-7613
ISSN	1052-7613
DOI	10.1002/aqc.3411
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