Molecular markers of stress in the sea urchin embryo test: analysing the effect of climate change and pollutant mixtures on Paracentrotus lividus larvae - Ocean Acidification

Molecular markers of stress in the sea urchin embryo test: analysing the effect of climate change and pollutant mixtures on Paracentrotus lividus larvae - Ocean Acidification

Highlights Abstract Climate change and pollution represent critical stressors for marine ecosystems, particularly for calcifying organisms such as the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus. This study examines the combined effects of ocean acidification (OA), ocean warming (OW), and microplastics (MP) loaded with chlorpyrifos (CPF), a broad-spectrum organophosphate insecticide, on sea urchin larvae, evaluating growth and molecular endpoints. […] The …