Fish energy budget under ocean warming and flame retardant exposure

by | Jul 19, 2018 | CERES publications, marine aquaculture

The main goal of this study was to assess, for the first time, the effects of warming (+ 5 °C) and accumulation of a polybrominated diphenyl ethercongener (BDE-209, brominated flame retardant) through dietary exposure on energy budget of the juvenile white seabream (Diplodus sargus).

Overall, under future warming and chemical contamination conditions, fish energy budget was greatly affected, which may dictate negative cascading impacts at population and community levels.

Anacleto P, Figueiredo C, Baptista M, Maulvault AL, Camacho C, Pousão-Ferreira P, Valente LM, Marques A, Rosa R. Fish energy budget under ocean warming and flame retardant exposure. Environmental research. 2018 Jul 1;164:186-96.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.02.023