Body metal concentrations and glycogen reserves in earthworms (Dendrobaena octaedra) from contaminated and uncontaminated forest soil

Martin Holmstrup; Jesper Givskov Sørensen; Johannes Overgaard; Mark Bayley; Anne-Mette Høtbjerg Bindesbøl; Stine Slotsbo; Karina Vincents Fisker; Kristine Maraldo; Dorthe Waagner; Rodrigo Labouriau; Gert Asmund

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Body metal concentrations and glycogen reserves in earthworms (Dendrobaena octaedra) from contaminated and uncontaminated forest soil

Martin Holmstrup, Jesper Givskov Sørensen, Johannes Overgaard, Mark Bayley, Anne-Mette Høtbjerg Bindesbøl, Stine Slotsbo, Karina Vincents Fisker, Kristine Maraldo, Dorthe Waagner, Rodrigo Labouriau, Gert Asmund

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Stress originating from toxicants such as heavy metals can induce compensatory changes in the energy metabolism of organisms due to increased energy expenses associated with detoxification and excretion processes. These energy expenses may be reflected in the available energy reserves such as glycogen. In a field study the earthworm, Dendrobaena octaedra, was collected from polluted areas, and from unpolluted reference areas. If present in the environment, cadmium, lead and copper accumulated to high concentrations in D. octaedra. In contrast, other toxic metals such as aluminium, nickel and zinc appeared to be regulated and kept at low internal concentrations compared to soil concentrations. Lead, cadmium and copper accumulation did not correlate with glycogen reserves of individual worms. In contrast, aluminium, nickel and zinc were negatively correlated with glycogen reserves. These results suggest that coping with different metals in earthworms is associated with differential energy demands depending on the associated detoxification strategy.

Detoxification and accumulation of cadmium and lead by earthworms carries little energetic expenses whereas strict internal regulation of aluminium and nickel has energetic costs.

Original language	English
Journal	Environmental Pollution
Volume	159
Issue	1
Pages (from-to)	190-197
Number of pages	8
ISSN	0269-7491
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.09.005
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Bio-concentration factor
Energy reserves
Scope-for-growth
Heavy metals
Earthworms

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Holmstrup, M., Sørensen, J. G., Overgaard, J., Bayley, M., Bindesbøl, A.-M. H., Slotsbo, S., Fisker, K. V., Maraldo, K., Waagner, D., Labouriau, R., & Asmund, G. (2011). Body metal concentrations and glycogen reserves in earthworms (Dendrobaena octaedra) from contaminated and uncontaminated forest soil. Environmental Pollution, 159(1), 190-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.09.005

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Body metal concentrations and glycogen reserves in earthworms (Dendrobaena octaedra) from contaminated and uncontaminated forest soil. / Holmstrup, Martin ; Sørensen, Jesper Givskov ; Overgaard, Johannes et al.
In: Environmental Pollution, Vol. 159, No. 1, 2011, p. 190-197.

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Body metal concentrations and glycogen reserves in earthworms (Dendrobaena octaedra) from contaminated and uncontaminated forest soil

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