Zooming in the plastisphere: the ecological interface for phytoplankton–plastic interactions in aquatic ecosystems

Article Article scientifique Article Zooming in the plastisphere: the ecological interface for phytoplankton–plastic interactions in aquatic ecosystems eng 2024-11-14 2024-11-14 author Nava Veronica 0000-0002-2770-1937 Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, Milan, 20126, Italy. author Dar Jaffer Y ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, India.,Department of Experimental Limnology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, Berlin, 12587, Germany. author De Santis Vanessa Water Research Institute, National Research Council, Corso Tonolli 50, Verbania-Pallanza, Verbania, 28922, Italy. author Fehlinger Lena 0000-0002-5642-5185 GEA Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia, Carrer de la Laura 13, Catalonia, 08500 Vic, Spain. author Pasqualini Julia 0000-0002-8045-7873 Department of River Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Brückstr. 3a, Magdeburg, 39114, Germany. author Adekolurejo Oloyede A Ecology and Evolution, School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.,Department of Biology, Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo City, Ondo, PMB 520, Nigeria. author Burri Bryan Department F-A. Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet Sciences II, Genève, CH-1205, Switzerland. 914404 Département de médecine (DEMED) author Cabrerizo Marco J Department of Ecology & Institute of Water Research, University of Granada, Campus Fuentenueva s/n, Granada, 18071, Spain.,Estación de Fotobiología Playa Unión, casilla de correos 15, Rawson, Chubut, 9103, Argentina. author Chonova Teofana Department Environmental Chemistry, Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Überlandstr. 133, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland. author Cour Mathilde Independent Researcher. author Dory Flavia Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, Milan, 20126, Italy. author Drost Annemieke M Department of Aquatic Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Droevendaalsesteeg 10, Wageningen, 6708 PB, The Netherlands.,Department of Freshwater and Marine Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94240, Amsterdam, 1090 GE, The Netherlands. author Figler Aida Department of Bioinformatics, Semmelweis University, Tűzoltó utca 7-9, Budapest, 1094, Hungary. author Gionchetta Giulia Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), Spanish Council of Scientific Research (CSIC), Barcelona, 0803, Spain. author Halabowski Dariusz Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, Lodz, 90-237, Poland. author Harvey Daniel R Lake Ecosystems Group, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK.,Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK. author Manzanares-Vázquez Víctor 0000-0002-0695-4150 Department of Research and Development, Coccosphere Environmental Analysis, C/Cruz 39, 29120 Alhaurín el Grande, Málaga, Spain. author Misteli Benjamin WasserCluster Lunz - Biologische Station, Dr Carl Kupelwieser Promenade 5, Lunz am See, 3293, Austria. author Mori-Bazzano Laureen Department F-A. Forel for Environmental and Aquatic Sciences, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet Sciences II, Genève, CH-1205, Switzerland. 895113 author Moser Valentin Community Ecology, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, Birmensdorf, CH-8903, Switzerland.,Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 133, Dübendorf, CH-8600, Switzerland. author Rotta Federica Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, Pavia, 27100, Italy.,Institute of Earth Science, University of Applied Science and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Via Flora Ruchat-Roncati 15, Mendrisio, CH-6850, Switzerland. author Schmid-Paech Bianca University Weihenstephan-Triesdorf of Applied Science, Am Hofgarten 4, Freising, 85354, Germany. author Touchet Camille M Université Claude Bernard - Lyon 1, "LEHNA UMR 5023, CNRS, ENTPE, 3-6, rue Raphaël Dubois, Villeurbanne, F-69622, France. author Gostyńska Julia Department of Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 6, Poznan, 61-614, Poland. brv.13164 10.1111/brv.13164 39542439 0006-3231 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.13164 <p>Phytoplankton is an essential resource in aquatic ecosystems, situated at the base of aquatic food webs. Plastic pollution can impact these organisms, potentially affecting the functioning of aquatic ecosystems. The interaction between plastics and phytoplankton is multifaceted: while microplastics can exert toxic effects on phytoplankton, plastics can also act as a substrate for colonisation. By reviewing the existing literature, this study aims to address pivotal questions concerning the intricate interplay among plastics and phytoplankton/phytobenthos and analyse impacts on fundamental ecosystem processes (e.g. primary production, nutrient cycling). This investigation spans both marine and freshwater ecosystems, examining diverse organisational levels from subcellular processes to entire ecosystems. The diverse chemical composition of plastics, along with their variable properties and role in forming the “plastisphere”, underscores the complexity of their influences on aquatic environments. Morphological changes, alterations in metabolic processes, defence and stress responses, including homoaggregation and extracellular polysaccharide biosynthesis, represent adaptive strategies employed by phytoplankton to cope with plastic‐induced stress. Plastics also serve as potential habitats for harmful algae and invasive species, thereby influencing biodiversity and environmental conditions. Processes affected by phytoplankton–plastic interaction can have cascading effects throughout the aquatic food web <i>via</i> altered bottom‐up and top‐down processes. This review emphasises that our understanding of how these multiple interactions compare in impact on natural processes is far from complete, and uncertainty persists regarding whether they drive significant alterations in ecological variables. A lack of comprehensive investigation poses a risk of overlooking fundamental aspects in addressing the environmental challenges associated with widespread plastic pollution.</p> Aquatic food webs Autotrophs Epiplastic organisms Harmful algae Macroplastics Metabolic traits Microalgae biodiversity Microplastics Primary productivity Dewey 550 Junta de Andalucía 41 Département F.-A. Forel des sciences de l'environnement et de l'eau 153 false 757 Microbial Ecology Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society a0c1ae7c-bec8-45d4-ba51-7e485fcef091 Article (Published version) Public Biological_Reviews_-_2024_-_Nava_-_.pdf 1209280 application/pdf CC BY-NC-4.0 602dc087268c2a47f65b81c62e39eb49e19540689957cf98f5629aea8afb665f openAccess Faculté des sciences / Section des sciences de la Terre et de l'Environnement / Département F.-A. Forel des sciences de l'environnement et de l'eau

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