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. 2024 Jan;31(3):3754-3762.
doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-31365-z. Epub 2023 Dec 13.

Effects of bifenthrin on microcrustaceans grazing behavior on a phytoplankton assemblage dominated by Cyanobacteria

Diego Frau  1 , Victoria Soledad Andrade  2 , Betsabe Ailén Lares  3 , María Florencia Gutierrez  2   4
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Effects of bifenthrin on microcrustaceans grazing behavior on a phytoplankton assemblage dominated by Cyanobacteria

Diego Frau et al. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Jan.

Abstract

Insecticides are widely used for pest control and frequently reach aquatic systems, imposing a risk to the biota. In this work, the effect of environmental concentrations of bifenthrin on the grazing capacity of Simocephalus vetulus (Cladocera) and Argyrodiaptomus falcifer (Copepoda) on phytoplankton was evaluated. Fifteen microcrustacean individuals and a natural phytoplankton assemblage dominated by Cyanobacteria were exposed during 46 h to three concentrations of bifenthrin (C0 0 μg L-1, C1 0.02 μg L-1, and C2 0.05 μg L-1). A significant decrease in both microcrustaceans grazing rates on total phytoplankton was observed in C2 compared to C0 and C1. The filtration rate (ml ind-1 h-1) of S. vetulus decreased significantly for the cyanobacteria Anabaenopsis arnoldii, Dolichospermum circinale, and Glaucospira sp. in C2 compared to C0 and C1. The ingestion rate (org ind-1 h-1) of A. falcifer decreased significantly in C1 and C2 compared to C0 only for A. arnoldii. Regarding phytoplankton morphological groups, the filtration rate of S. vetulus decreased in C1 and C2 compared to C0 for Colonies and Coenobiums in C2 concerning C0 and C1 for Filaments and in C2 compared to C0 for Silicified. For A. falcifer, the ingestion rate was reduced in C2 compared to C0 for Silicified, Flagellated, and Sessile. The results showed that bifenthrin affected both microcrustaceans grazing capacity on phytoplankton, especially at the highest insecticide concentration.

Keywords: Cyanobacteria; Grazing rate; Insecticide; Zooplankton.

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