Negative effects of parasite exposure and variable thermal stress on brown trout (Salmo trutta) under future climatic and hydropower production scenarios

Future water temperature changes may have a profound impact on fish-parasite interactions. However, while the effect of temperature on fish, and particularly salmonids, is well-understood, its combined effects with parasitic exposure are not. Here, we use a multi-stage experimental approach to explo...

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Autores principales: Roser Casas-Mulet, Emily Matthews, Juergen Geist, Isabelle Durance, Jo Cable
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8925489857914f7c9f5322ce72def8d42021-11-22T04:33:14ZNegative effects of parasite exposure and variable thermal stress on brown trout (Salmo trutta) under future climatic and hydropower production scenarios2666-900510.1016/j.ecochg.2021.100039https://doaj.org/article/8925489857914f7c9f5322ce72def8d42021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666900521000393https://doaj.org/toc/2666-9005Future water temperature changes may have a profound impact on fish-parasite interactions. However, while the effect of temperature on fish, and particularly salmonids, is well-understood, its combined effects with parasitic exposure are not. Here, we use a multi-stage experimental approach to explore the impact of increased water temperatures consistent with persistent climate change-induced warming and extreme thermal fluctuations from hydropower (thermopeaking) on brown trout alevins and fry before and during exposure to Saprolegnia parasitica. Parasite exposure had the strongest and most significant effect on survival of both host life stages. The combination of parasite exposure, thermal pre-conditioning and the ongoing thermal regime had a weak but significant influence on alevin mortality. Both parasite-exposed alevin and fry experienced increased mortality when a constant increase in temperature was combined with intermittent thermal increases. The outcomes of this experimental approach provide the basis for future studies scaling up the potential impacts of temperatures and parasite exposure that key fish species may face in the wild. They also highlight the effects of anthropogenic changes on brown trout populations, as pressures on aquatic organisms are likely to intensify in future climate scenarios with increased hydropower development and thermopeaking, particularly in the presence of pathogens.Roser Casas-MuletEmily MatthewsJuergen GeistIsabelle DuranceJo CableElsevierarticleClimate changeHydropeakingThermopeakingMultiple stressorsFish infectious diseaseRiver resilience managementEcologyQH540-549.5ENClimate Change Ecology, Vol 2, Iss , Pp 100039- (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic Climate change
Hydropeaking
Thermopeaking
Multiple stressors
Fish infectious disease
River resilience management
Ecology
QH540-549.5
spellingShingle Climate change
Hydropeaking
Thermopeaking
Multiple stressors
Fish infectious disease
River resilience management
Ecology
QH540-549.5
Roser Casas-Mulet
Emily Matthews
Juergen Geist
Isabelle Durance
Jo Cable
Negative effects of parasite exposure and variable thermal stress on brown trout (Salmo trutta) under future climatic and hydropower production scenarios
description Future water temperature changes may have a profound impact on fish-parasite interactions. However, while the effect of temperature on fish, and particularly salmonids, is well-understood, its combined effects with parasitic exposure are not. Here, we use a multi-stage experimental approach to explore the impact of increased water temperatures consistent with persistent climate change-induced warming and extreme thermal fluctuations from hydropower (thermopeaking) on brown trout alevins and fry before and during exposure to Saprolegnia parasitica. Parasite exposure had the strongest and most significant effect on survival of both host life stages. The combination of parasite exposure, thermal pre-conditioning and the ongoing thermal regime had a weak but significant influence on alevin mortality. Both parasite-exposed alevin and fry experienced increased mortality when a constant increase in temperature was combined with intermittent thermal increases. The outcomes of this experimental approach provide the basis for future studies scaling up the potential impacts of temperatures and parasite exposure that key fish species may face in the wild. They also highlight the effects of anthropogenic changes on brown trout populations, as pressures on aquatic organisms are likely to intensify in future climate scenarios with increased hydropower development and thermopeaking, particularly in the presence of pathogens.
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author Roser Casas-Mulet
Emily Matthews
Juergen Geist
Isabelle Durance
Jo Cable
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Emily Matthews
Juergen Geist
Isabelle Durance
Jo Cable
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title Negative effects of parasite exposure and variable thermal stress on brown trout (Salmo trutta) under future climatic and hydropower production scenarios
title_short Negative effects of parasite exposure and variable thermal stress on brown trout (Salmo trutta) under future climatic and hydropower production scenarios
title_full Negative effects of parasite exposure and variable thermal stress on brown trout (Salmo trutta) under future climatic and hydropower production scenarios
title_fullStr Negative effects of parasite exposure and variable thermal stress on brown trout (Salmo trutta) under future climatic and hydropower production scenarios
title_full_unstemmed Negative effects of parasite exposure and variable thermal stress on brown trout (Salmo trutta) under future climatic and hydropower production scenarios
title_sort negative effects of parasite exposure and variable thermal stress on brown trout (salmo trutta) under future climatic and hydropower production scenarios
publisher Elsevier
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