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TI Relationship between metal levels in the vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus and local microhabitat chemical characteristics of Eiffel Tower (Lucky Strike)
BT 
AF MARTINS, Ines
   COSSON, Richard P.
   RIOU, Virginie
   SARRADIN, Pierre-Marie
   SARRAZIN, Jozee
   SANTOS, Ricardo S.
   COLACO, Ana
AS 1:1;2:2;3:1,3;4:4;5:4;6:1;7:1;
FF 1:;2:;3:PDG-DRV-VP-CMM;4:PDG-REM-EEP;5:PDG-REM-EEP-LEP;6:;7:PDG-DOP-DCB-EEP-LEP;
C1 Univ Azores, DOP Dept Oceanog & Fisheries, IMAR, P-9901862 Horta, Portugal.
   Univ Nantes, Biol Marine Lab, ISOMer, MMS, F-44322 Nantes, France.
   Vrije Univ Brussel, Dept Analyt & Environm Chem, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
   IFREMER, Ctr Brest, Lab Environm Profond, Dept Etudes Ecosyst Profond, F-29280 Plouzane, France.
C2 UNIV AZORES, PORTUGAL
   UNIV NANTES, FRANCE
   UNIV VRIJE BRUSSEL, BELGIUM
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI BREST
   NANTES
SE PDG-DRV-VP-CMM
   PDG-REM-EEP
   PDG-REM-EEP-LEP
   PDG-DOP-DCN-BE-LBEX
   PDG-DOP-DCB-EEP-LEP
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-france
   copubli-europe
   copubli-univ-france
IF 2.421
TC 12
TU Centre national de la recherche scientifique
   Université catholique de l'Ouest
   Université de Nantes
   Université du Maine
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00030/14097/11327.pdf
LA English
DT Article
CR MOMARETO
   MOMARSAT : MONITORING THE MID ATLANTIC RIDGE
BO Unknown
DE ;Metals;Metallothioneins;Bathymodiolus azoricus;Hydrothermal vent;Environmental conditions;Physiological condition;Spatial distribution
AB The turbulent mixing of hydrothermal hot fluid with cold seawater creates large chemical gradients at a small spatial scale that may induce variable physiological and biochemical adaptations within the vent fauna. The adaptation to such a variable environment by the vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus relies on a dual symbiosis hosted in the gills, and digestion of particulate organic matter. The surrounding environment not only provides the necessary energy sources and suspended organic particles for the vent mussel nutrition, but also potentially toxic compounds such as metals. Our main goal was to see if there is a relation between metal accumulation in mussel organs and the chemical characteristics of their close environment. Mussels were collected at six locations in a cold part of the Eiffel Tower fluid-seawater mixing zone, characterized by distinct chemical compositions. Metals (Cd, Cu, Fe and Zn) and metallothioneins were quantified in the gills and digestive gland. The physiological condition of the sampled mussels was also evaluated using tissues and gill indices. Our study indicates that the accumulation of metals in B. azoricus is related to their spatial distribution and linked to fine scale environmental conditions that influence the physiological status of the organism.  Research highlights ► Bathymodiolus azoricus were collected along a hydrothermal chemical gradient. ► Metals and metallothioneins were quantified in the gills and digestive gland. ► Metal levels reflect mussels spatial distribution and physiological status. ► Metallothionein levels are high and almost constant.
PY 2011
PD MAR
SO Deep-sea Research Part I-oceanographic Research Papers
SN 0967-0637
PU Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd
VL 58
IS 3
UT 000288635600008
BP 306
EP 315
DI 10.1016/j.dsr.2011.01.002
ID 14097
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