Spatial Variation in Mercury Bioaccumulation and Magnification in a Temperate Estuarine Food Web

Spatial Variation in Mercury Bioaccumulation and Magnification in a Temperate Estuarine Food Web

Estuaries are renown sinks or repositories of contaminants and reflect historical pollution of persistent compounds. In particular, mercury (Hg) contamination is widespread in coastal environments and occurs in both inorganic (THg) and highly toxic organic forms (OHg) with high bioaccumulation poten...

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Main Authors: Vanessa F. Fonseca, Susana França, Bernardo Duarte, Isabel Caçador, Henrique N. Cabral, Cláudia L Mieiro, João P. Coelho, Eduarda Pereira, Patrick Reis-Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
mercury
trophic transfer
isotopic signature
δ15N
δ13C
nursery area
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00117/full

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