Pinna nobilis in suboptimal environments are more tolerant to disease but more vulnerable to severe weather phenomena
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Prado, Patricia
Grau, Amalia
Catanese, Gaetano
Cabanes, Pep
Carella, Francesca
Andree, Karl B.
Añón, Teresa
Hernandis, Sebastián
Tena, José
García-March, José Rafael
Fecha de publicación
2020-11-30ISSN
0141-1136
Resumen
We examined a disease outbreak of the fan mussel, Pinna nobilis (L.), in the Alfacs Bay (South Ebro Delta, Spain) during a period of two years in three zones exposed to a summer salinity gradient resulting from agricultural freshwater discharges and distance to the open sea. Long-term monitoring was also conducted in Fangar Bay (North Ebro Delta), featuring lower salinities and no evidence of disease. Results showed that the salinity gradient of Alfacs Bay (37.4–35.7) was associated to cumulative mortality (100% near the mouth, 43% in middle regions, and 13% in inner regions), thus hindering the spread of pathogens. Young specimens showed to be more tolerant to disease than large adults but become vulnerable over time. In Fangar Bay, lower salinities (30.5–33.5) prevented the disease but individuals were highly vulnerable to Storm Gloria which caused 60% mortality in 3 weeks, and ~100% in 6 weeks.
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English
Materias (CDU)
574 - Ecología general y biodiversidad
637 - Productos de los animales domésticos, de la caza y de la pesca
Páginas
45
Publicado por
Elsevier
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Marine Environmental Research
Citación
Prado, Patricia, Amalia Grau, Gaetano Catanese, Pep Cabanes, Francesca Carella, Margarita Fernández-Tejedor, and Karl B. Andree et al. 2021. "Pinna Nobilis In Suboptimal Environments Are More Tolerant To Disease But More Vulnerable To Severe Weather Phenomena". Marine Environmental Research 163: 105220. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105220.
Número del acuerdo de la subvención
INIA/Programa Estatal de I+D+i orientada a los retos de la sociedad/E-RTA2015-00004-00-00/ES/Gestión sanitaria integrada en las enfermedades emergentes de bivalvos con interés comercial en el Mediterráneo español/EMERGER
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Aigües Marines i Continentals
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