Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals by Grasshoppers and a Mantid Along a Pollution Gradient

Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals by Grasshoppers and a Mantid Along a Pollution Gradient

The concentrations of Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Zn were studied in soil, plants, three grasshopper species (Aiolopus thalassinus (Fabricius, 1781), Calephorus compressicornis (Latreille, 1804), and Acrotylus patruelis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)), and a mantid (Miomantis paykullii Stål, 1871), to est...

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Main Authors: Mustafa M. Soliman, Mohamed M. El-Shazly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Union of Scientists in Bulgaria 2017-12-01
Series:Ecologia Balkanica
Subjects:
bioaccumulation
bioindicator
food chain
grasshoppers
industrial activities
influence range
Online Access:http://web.uni-plovdiv.bg/mollov/EB/2017_vol9_iss2/07-21_eb.17109.pdf

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