A field study on stress indices in the sea mussel, Mytilus edulis: application on the "stress approach" in biomonitoring
Veldhuizen-Tsoerkan, M.B.; Holwerda, D.A.; de Bont, A.M.T.; Smaal, A.C.; Zandee, D.I. (1991). A field study on stress indices in the sea mussel, Mytilus edulis: application on the "stress approach" in biomonitoring. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 21(4): 497-504. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01183870
In: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Springer: New York. ISSN 0090-4341; e-ISSN 1432-0703, more
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Environmental effects > Temperature effects > Heat shock
Environmental impact
Monitoring
Pollutants
Properties > Biological properties > Tolerance > Exposure tolerance
Stress-strain relations
Water bodies > Coastal waters
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Veldhuizen-Tsoerkan, M.B.
- Holwerda, D.A.
- de Bont, A.M.T.
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| Abstract |
Sea mussels, Mytilus edulis, collected from a relatively unpolluted area of the Eastern Scheldt, were transplanted along contaminated sites of the Western Scheldt for 21/2z and 5 months. Several established stress indices were determined such as accumulation of pollutants, adenylate energy charge (AEC), and condition index. Following field exposure, mussels were also subjected to an additional lethal or sublethal stress. The data show that environmental exposure alters the mussel's response to stress, viz., aerial exposure and increased temperature, at the organismal (anoxic survival time), biochemical (AEC), and molecular (heat shock protein synthesis) level. The “stress approach” to assessment of environmental contamination appears to be a promising method to disclose early changes in the organism at a stage when conventional parameters (condition index, AEC) remain still unchanged. |
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