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Metal concentrations of the soluble fraction of the cytoplasm (cytosol) and the whole body were determined in the caddisfly
Hydropsyche spp. (Trichoptera). Metal accumulation in the cytosol and the whole body were compared in samples collected along
380 kms of a contamination gradient in the Clark Fork river in four consecutive years (1992–1995), and from a contaminated
tributary (Flint Creek). Samples from the contaminated sites were compared to an uncontaminated tributary (Blackfoot River).
Relations between cytosolic metal concentration and cytosolic protein (used as a general biomarker of protein metabolism)
also were examined in 1994 and 1995. Relative to whole body concentrations, cytosolic metal concentrations varied among metals
and years. Spatial patterns in whole body and cytosolic Cd, Cu and Pb concentrations were qualitatively similar each year,
and these concentrations generally corresponded to contamination levels measured in bed sediments. The proportions of metals
recovered in the cytosol of ranged from 12 to 64% for Cd and Cu and from 2 to 38% for Pb. Zinc in the whole body also was
consistent with contamination levels, but cytosolic Zn concentrations increased only at the highest whole body Zn concentrations.
As a result, the proportion of Zn recovered in the cytosol ranged from 16 to 63% and tended to be inversely related to whole
body Zn concentrations. The proportions of cytosolic metals varied significantly among years and, as a result, interannual
differences in metal concentrations were greater in the cytosol than in the whole body. The results demonstrated that Hydropsyche
in the river were chronically exposed to biologically available metals. Some features of this exposure were not evident from
whole body concentrations. In general, protein levels did not correspond to cytosolic metal concentrations. A variety of environmental
factors could interact with metal exposures to produce complex responses in protein metabolism. Systematic study will be necessary
to differentiate the effects of multiple environmental stressors on organisms living in contaminated ecosystems.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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Organisms are subject to three types of morphological asymmetry: Directional Asymmetry, Antiasymmetry and Fluctuating Asymmetry, but only the latter (FA) is related to the environmental stress acting upon individuals during their development. Larvae of Hydropsyche morosa from five rivers in Ontario, Canada, each exhibiting different degrees of human impact, were examined for FA. Specimens were obtained from collections in the Royal Ontario Museum dating back to 1951, and from fresh collections to 1999. Twelve morphological characters were assessed on both the left and right sides of 297 larvae, and eight of them demonstrated FA. There was a tendency to increase the levels of FA over time. Levels of nitrogen, conductivity and chloride in the river water, used as an index of pollution, were significantly and positively correlated with increasing incidence of FA in four of the characters, the remainder were independent of pollution. 相似文献