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The individual and population effects of tetracycline on Daphnia magna in multigenerational exposure

Ecotoxicology volume 21, pages 993–1002 (2012)Cite this article

Abstract

Multigenerational exposure of Daphnia magna to tetracycline was carried out through four consecutive generations. The effects of tetracycline on the survival, reproduction and growth of D. magna were assessed over a period of 21 days per generation. The evaluated endpoints were overall fecundity (total mean neonates per female over 21 days), time to first reproduction, longevity, molting number and somatic growth, such as body weight and body length. Using the results obtained for reproduction and survival rates, the intrinsic population growth rate (PGR) was calculated and compared throughout the generations. Reproductive impairment was observed in all generations and magnified with increasing generation number. The value of no observed effect concentration on D. magna also markedly decreased with increasing generation number. This subsequently resulted in a reduction of the PGR value. In addition, the PGR value was decreased with increasing exposure concentration, decreasing by about 30 and 60% at 0.1 and 5.0 mg/L tetracycline, respectively. On the other hands, somatic growth increased with increasing generation number, because the remaining input energy from the reduced reproduction was mainly used for body maintenance. As a result, the somatic growth and reproduction showed reversed trends on continuous exposure of tetracycline to four generations. In conclusion, multigenerational exposure of tetracycline can induce overall responses on reproduction and the somatic growth of D. magna. Moreover, the PGR value of D. magna exposed to tetracycline was reduced with increasing generation number; thereby, inhibiting the long term propagation of D. magna.

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This study was supported by the “Innovative Technology of Ecological Restoration” project at GIST.

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    Hyun Young Kim & Sang Don Kim

  2. Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, Jeonbuk, 580-185, Republic of Korea

    Myun Joo Lee & Seung Ho Yu

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Kim, H.Y., Lee, M.J., Yu, S.H. et al. The individual and population effects of tetracycline on Daphnia magna in multigenerational exposure. Ecotoxicology 21, 993–1002 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-012-0853-z

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Keywords

  • Multigenerational exposure
  • Tetracycline
  • Population effect
  • Daphnia magna