Can cyanobacterial biomass applied to soil affect survival and reproduction of springtail Folsomia candida?

LÁNA, Jan, Luděk BLÁHA and Jakub HOFMAN. Can cyanobacterial biomass applied to soil affect survival and reproduction of springtail Folsomia candida? Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. San Diego (CA) USA: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 2011, vol. 74, No 4, p. 840-843. ISSN 0147-6513. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.11.003.

Basic information

• Original name: Can cyanobacterial biomass applied to soil affect survival and reproduction of springtail Folsomia candida?
• Authors: LÁNA, Jan (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Luděk BLÁHA (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jakub HOFMAN (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, San Diego (CA) USA, ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 2011, 0147-6513.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 30304 Public and environmental health
• Country of publisher: United States of America
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 2.294
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/11:00053846
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.11.003
• UT WoS: 000290553400038
• Keywords in English: Arthropods; Microcystins; Cyanobacteria; Folsomia candida; Water bloom; Irrigation; Soil
• Tags: AKR, rivok

Abstract

Biomass of cyanobacterial water blooms including cyanobacterial toxins may enter soils, for example, when harvested water bloom is directly applied as an organic fertilizer or when water with massive cyanobacterial biomass is used for irrigation. In spite of this, no information is available about the potential effects on soil arthropods. The objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the effects of water bloom biomass sampled in five different fresh water lakes on the soil dwelling arthropod, springtail Folsomia candida (Collembola). These samples contained different dominant species of cyanobacteria and varied significantly in microcystin content (21-3662 mu g/g dw biomass). No adverse effects on survival or reproduction were observed for any tested sample at concentration up to 4 g dw biomass/kg dw soil. Despite the known hazardous properties of water blooms in aquatic ecosystems, our pilot results suggest that cyanobacterial biomass might have no significant impact on arthropods in soil. It remains a question, if this is due to low bioavailability of cyanobacterial toxins in soil.

Abstract (in Czech)

Pilotní studie zkoumající vliv biomasy vodních květů s různým obsahem microcystinů získaných z vodních nádrží na přežití a reprodukci půdních arthropos. Výsledkem byl nevýznamný dopad vodních květů sinic na Folsomia candida (Collembola).

Links

• ED0001/01/01, research and development project: Name: CETOCOEN
• MSM0021622412, plan (intention): Name: Interakce mezi chemickými látkami, prostředím a biologickými systémy a jejich důsledky na globální, regionální a lokální úrovni (INCHEMBIOL) (Acronym: INCHEMBIOL)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Interactions among the chemicals, environment and biological systems and their consequences on the global, regional and local scales (INCHEMBIOL)