Metal concentrations in coastal sharks from The Bahamas with a focus on the Caribbean Reef shark

Abstract Over the last century anthropogenic activities have rapidly increased the influx of metals and metalloids entering the marine environment, which can bioaccumulate and biomagnify in marine top consumers. This may elicit sublethal effects on target organisms, having broad implications for hum...

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Main Authors: Oliver N. Shipley, Cheng-Shiuan Lee, Nicholas S. Fisher, James K. Sternlicht, Sami Kattan, Erica R. Staaterman, Neil Hammerschlag, Austin J. Gallagher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79973-w