The Effect of Urbanization on Trace Element Concentration and Symmetry of Woodlice (Armadillidium vulgare Latreille, 1804)

Papp, Dalma; Simon, Edina; Nagy, Leila; Mizser, Szabolcs; Tóthmérész, Béla

doi:10.1007/s12011-018-1454-3

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“…Both higher (Peters et al 2001) and lower (Godet et al 2012) levels of FA were reported from contaminated sites compared to control sites. Papp et al (2018) found no difference along an urban-rural gradient. Exploring a different type of environmental stress, Vilisics et al (2005) reported higher asymmetry at a locality with dramatic changes in soil moisture conditions, than from a more stable habitat.…”

Section: Terrestrial Isopods In Citiesmentioning

confidence: 81%

“…Isopods were proposed to use as indicators of pollution levels in cities (Dallinger et al 1992, Komarnicki 2005) and even at global scale (Hopkin et al 1993). Recently Pedrini-Martha et al (2012) showed that isopods are good indicators of mercury (Hg) contamination, while Papp et al (2018) reported significant differences in Ba and Cu concentration of Armadillidiumvulgare individuals along an urbanization gradient. Heavy metal concentration in isopod and other invertebrate tissue can be significantly affected by sampling and sample preparation protocols, which is important to keep in mind when making between-city comparisons (Zödl and Wittmann 2003).…”

Section: Terrestrial Isopods In Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Terrestrial isopods in urban environments: an overview

Szlávecz¹,

Vilisics²,

Tóth³

et al. 2018

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In an increasingly urbanized world scientific research has shifted towards the understanding of cities as unique ecosystems. Urban land use change results in rapid and drastic changes in physical and biological properties, including that of biodiversity and community composition. Soil biodiversity research often lags behind the more charismatic groups such as vertebrates and plants. This paper attempts to fill this gap and provides an overview on urban isopod research. First, a brief overview on urban land use change is given, specifically on the major alterations on surface soils. Historical studies on urban isopods is summarized, followed by the status of current knowledge on diversity, distribution, and function of urban isopod species and communities. A review of more than 100 publications revealed that worldwide 50 cities and towns have some record of terrestrial isopod species, but only a few of those are city-scale explorations of urban fauna. A total of 110 isopod species has been recorded although the majority of them only once. The ten most frequently occurring isopods are widely distributed synanthropic species. Knowledge gaps and future research needs call for a better global dataset, long term monitoring of urban populations, multi-scale analyses of landscape properties as potential drivers of isopod diversity, and molecular studies to detect evolutionary changes.

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Section: Terrestrial Isopods In Citiesmentioning

confidence: 81%

Section: Terrestrial Isopods In Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Terrestrial isopods in urban environments: an overview

Szlávecz¹,

Vilisics²,

Tóth³

et al. 2018

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“…Ghemari et al (2019) determined the competition of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) on their assimilation on the food consumption and the growth of the terrestrial isopod Porcellio laevis Latreille, 1804. The effects of urbanization on trace element concentrations (Ba, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, and Zn) and fluctuating asymmetry of A. vulgare individuals in and around Debrecen city, Hungary were evaluated by Papp et al (2019). The researchers found that urbanization had a notable effect on Cu and Ba accumulations by A. vulgare from soil and leaf litter.…”

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Influence of saprophages (Isopoda, Diplopoda) on leaf litter decomposition under different levels of humidification and chemical loading

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The paper presents a study about the influence of two saprophage groups (Isopoda, Diplopoda) on leaf litter decomposition under different levels of humidification and chemical stress. Because of their worldwide distribution, we focused on the common pillbug Armadillidium vulgare (Latreille, 1804) (Isopoda, Armadillidiidae), and the common millipede species Rossiulus kessleri (Lohmander, 1927) (Julida, Julidae). The function of environment creation by the given saprophages, as destructors of dead plant matter, supporting such ecosystem services as soil fertility improvement and nutrients’ turnover, is highlighted. To conduct the experiment, the animals were collected manually and using pitfall trapping. In order to bring the experimental conditions closer to the natural, the individuals were not sexed. The maximum consumption of leaf litter by woodlice was recorded in the conditions with adequate moisture (0.5 mL of distilled water per box) and amounted to 2.52 mg/10 individuals per day, which exceeds its consumption with low and increased moisture, respectively, by 1.82 and 1.24 times. As for the effect of interaction, the consumption of maple litter with optimal moisture (4.77 mg/10 individuals per day) was the greatest. The largest absolute difference between broad-leaved tree species in the average weight of leaf litter consumed by woodlice was between maple leaf litter and oak leaf litter, the minimum – between robinia leaf litter and oak leaf litter. According to the results of the obtained data (Diplopoda), it can be stated that there is a statistically significant effect of chemical stress and discrepancy of the average zinc content in the object of study (in Diplopoda and their faecal pellets). We found that the diet provided did not affect the distribution of zinc in Diplopoda under conditions of chemical stress. According to the results of pairwise comparisons, we determined that the zinc content in the Diplopoda clearly differs for control and almost every concentration of zinc sulfate solution – 0.03 and 0.15 g/L, the samples of which do not form a homogeneous group. The species composition, abundance and distribution in space of soil invertebrates are informative indicators which reflect the ecological state of soils, intensity in development of soil horizons as well as intensity of processes occurring in them.

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“…Considering these findings, woodlouse conservation should be a priority to protect and maintain biogeochemical cycles. The significance of these arthropods as bioindicators of ecosystems health status has been already emphasized ( Paoletti and Hassall, 1999 ; Solomou et al, 2019 ), together with their ability to accumulate heavy metals in their hepatopancreas (midgut caeca) vesicles ( Hopkin and Martin, 1982 ; Papp et al, 2019 ). However, there is no certainty on the impact that this could have on their performance as detritivores, since this tissue also harbors microorganisms related with cellulose and lignin biodegradation ( Hobbelen et al, 2004 ; Dittmer et al, 2016 ; Supplementary Table 1 ).…”

Section: Terrestrial Arthropods As a Case Of Ecosystem Holobiontsmentioning

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Arthropod-Microbiota Integration: Its Importance for Ecosystem Conservation

2021

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Recent reports indicate that the health of our planet is getting worse and that genuine transformative changes are pressing. So far, efforts to ameliorate Earth’s ecosystem crises have been insufficient, as these often depart from current knowledge of the underlying ecological processes. Nowadays, biodiversity loss and the alterations in biogeochemical cycles are reaching thresholds that put the survival of our species at risk. Biological interactions are fundamental for achieving biological conservation and restoration of ecological processes, especially those that contribute to nutrient cycles. Microorganism are recognized as key players in ecological interactions and nutrient cycling, both free-living and in symbiotic associations with multicellular organisms. This latter assemblage work as a functional ecological unit called “holobiont.” Here, we review the emergent ecosystem properties derived from holobionts, with special emphasis on detritivorous terrestrial arthropods and their symbiotic microorganisms. We revisit their relevance in the cycling of recalcitrant organic compounds (e.g., lignin and cellulose). Finally, based on the interconnection between biodiversity and nutrient cycling, we propose that a multicellular organism and its associates constitute an Ecosystem Holobiont (EH). This EH is the functional unit characterized by carrying out key ecosystem processes. We emphasize that in order to meet the challenge to restore the health of our planet it is critical to reduce anthropic pressures that may threaten not only individual entities (known as “bionts”) but also the stability of the associations that give rise to EH and their ecological functions.

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The Effect of Urbanization on Trace Element Concentration and Symmetry of Woodlice (Armadillidium vulgare Latreille, 1804)

Cited by 7 publications

References 48 publications

Terrestrial isopods in urban environments: an overview

Terrestrial isopods in urban environments: an overview

Influence of saprophages (Isopoda, Diplopoda) on leaf litter decomposition under different levels of humidification and chemical loading

Arthropod-Microbiota Integration: Its Importance for Ecosystem Conservation

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