Shell layer variation in trace element concentration for the freshwater bivalve Elliptio complanata

Carroll, Monica; Romanek, Christopher S.

doi:10.1007/s00367-008-0117-3

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“…Significant additions to our knowledge were made by Carpenter (1844), Prenant (1927), Bøggild (1930) and Carter (1980). Unionid bivalves have been favoured for studies of environmental change in freshwater systems because they are widespread and longlived (Dunca et al 2005, Carroll & Romanek 2008. The filter-feeding unionid Diplodon chilensis is widespread in Chile (Peredo et al 2005), and was chosen as the subject of the present study.…”

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Trace elements in bivalve shells from the Río Cruces, Chile

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Burchell²,

Roo³

et al. 2010

Aquat. Biol.

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In May 1960, the largest recorded earthquake in the earth's history struck southern Chile, and lowered the course of the Río Cruces by approximately 2 m. This created a wetland, which was colonised by the waterweed Egeria densa and, subsequently, by large populations of the blacknecked swan, which fed on the weed. Reported catastrophic declines in the weed and swan populations in 2004 coincided with the opening of a large cellulose plant upstream, leading to popular and scientific condemnation of the plant. In 2008, samples of the freshwater bivalve Diplodon chilensis were retrieved from the bed of the Río Cruces at several locations downstream of the plant, and the growth patterns of the bivalves were studied in thin section. Trace element profiles of bivalves were determined by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP/MS). Some of the bivalves had ages of almost 50 yr, indicating that they colonised the drowned riverbed less than a decade after the earthquake. There were no growth recessions or abnormalities in the shells corresponding to 2004, the year the plant opened. Patterns of trace elements in the shells describe aspects of the evolution of the watershed, track annual cycles in rainfall and indicate patterns of soil erosion and/or sediment input. Sr, Ba and Mn have strong annual cyclicity; Ba and Mn are viewed as indicators of soil erosion. Peaks in Ba were large immediately after the earthquake, whereas Ba peaks in the last few decades were of much smaller amplitude. The changes in Ba patterns probably indicate changes in patterns of soil erosion: high erosion rates immediately after the earthquake, slowing as the basin fills. Cu appears as annual low-level peaks in abundance in about 1975, which continue to the present. This may be the result of spraying of fungicides in the watershed, which is heavily used by agriculture. Similarly

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Section: Use Of Bivalves As Indicatorsmentioning

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Trace elements in bivalve shells from the Río Cruces, Chile

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Burchell²,

Roo³

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Aquat. Biol.

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“…record environmental parameters such as temperature and humidity (e.g. Dettman et al 1999;Verdegaal et al 2005;Carroll and Romanek 2008;Versteegh et al 2009;Schöne and Fiebig 2009;Schöll-Barna et al 2012). However, local data should be gathered to investigate whether the shells collected at a given environment operate the same way as at other locations.…”

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“…Beside stable C and O isotope compositions, trace element concentrations in the shells may also carry environmental information (Vander Putten et al 2000;Lazareth et al 2003;Anadón et al 2008;Carroll and Romanek 2008;Carroll et al 2009;Higuera-Ruiz and Elorza 2009). Although the shell-water partition coefficients depend on many factors such as temperature, metabolism, or growth rate, and incorporation of trace elements into the shell carbonate is a very complex process (Al-Aasm et al 1998;Bailey and Lear 2006;Dick et al 2007;Carroll and Romanek 2008;Cravo et al 2008;Foster et al 2009), the relative changes among shells in a sedimentary sequence may point to changes in water composition.…”

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“…Although the shell-water partition coefficients depend on many factors such as temperature, metabolism, or growth rate, and incorporation of trace elements into the shell carbonate is a very complex process (Al-Aasm et al 1998;Bailey and Lear 2006;Dick et al 2007;Carroll and Romanek 2008;Cravo et al 2008;Foster et al 2009), the relative changes among shells in a sedimentary sequence may point to changes in water composition. Arid climate would result in enhanced evaporation and -as a consequence -increased dissolved element concentration.…”

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Stable isotope compositions and trace element concentrations in freshwater bivalve shells (Uniosp.) as indicators of environmental changes at Tiszapüspöki, eastern Hungary

Demény¹,

Schöll-Barna²,

Fórizs³

et al. 2012

Central European Geology

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Stable carbon and oxygen isotope compositions of living Unio shells and oxygen isotope compositions of water samples were determined in order to demonstrate how the shells' compositions can reflect environmental conditions. With this information in hand, fossil shell fragments from a sedimentary section at Tiszapüspöki covering the period of about 3.5 to 10 ky BP were analyzed for their stable isotope as well as trace element compositions. Beside the determination of sedimentary facies effects on the geochemical compositions, the combined evaluation of isotopic and trace element records allowed us to detect past environmental changes at a millennial scale. The data indicate that the period of 6 to 8 ky BP was characterized by humid summers that -on the basis of comparison with an Alpine speleothem record -was associated with a generally warmer climate and increased winter precipitation in the Alps.

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“…The elemental composition of the shell is strongly controlled by element availability and partitioning. The relationship between the chemistry of ambient water and shell biogeochemistry is complicated by multiple confounding factors (Carroll and Romanek, 2008;see refs. in Zuykov et al, 2013).…”

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The Application of Long-Lived Bivalve Sclerochronology in Environmental Baseline Monitoring

Steinhardt¹,

Butler

Carroll

et al. 2016

Front. Mar. Sci.

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Assessments of the impact of construction, operation, and removal of large infrastructures and other human activities on the marine environment are limited because they do not fully quantify the background baseline conditions and relevant scales of natural variability. Baselines as defined in Environmental Impact Assessments typically reflect the status of the environment and its variability drawn from published literature and augmented with some short term site specific characterization. Consequently, it can be difficult to determine whether a change in the environment subsequent to industrial activity is within or outside the range of natural background variability representative of an area over decades or centuries. An innovative approach that shows some promise in overcoming the limitations of traditional baseline monitoring methodology involves the analysis of shell material (sclerochronology) from molluscs living upon or within the seabed in potentially affected areas. Bivalves especially can be effective biomonitors of their environment over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. A rapidly expanding body of research has established that numerous characteristics of the environment can be reflected in morphological and geochemical properties of the carbonate material in bivalve shells, as well as in functional responses such as growth rates. In addition, the annual banding pattern in shells can provide an absolute chronometer of environmental variability and/or industrial effects. Further, some species of very long-lived bivalves can be crossdated back in time, like trees, by comparing these annual banding patterns in their shells. It is therefore feasible to develop extended timeseries of certain marine environmental variables that can provide important insights into long temporal scales of baseline variability. We review recent innovative work on the shell structure, morphology, and geochemistry of bivalves and conclude that they have substantial potential for use as monitors of environmental variability and the effects of pollutants and disturbance.

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Shell layer variation in trace element concentration for the freshwater bivalve Elliptio complanata

Cited by 51 publications

References 36 publications

Trace elements in bivalve shells from the Río Cruces, Chile

Trace elements in bivalve shells from the Río Cruces, Chile

Stable isotope compositions and trace element concentrations in freshwater bivalve shells (Uniosp.) as indicators of environmental changes at Tiszapüspöki, eastern Hungary

The Application of Long-Lived Bivalve Sclerochronology in Environmental Baseline Monitoring

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