Temporal and spatial changes in mercury concentrations in the North Atlantic as indicated by museum specimens of glacier lanternfish Benthosema glaciale (Pisces: Myctophidae)

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 528-532

  Martins, I ^a   Costa, V ^a   Porteiro, F M ^a   Santos, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Lanternfish; Mercury accumulation; Mesopelagic environment; Museum specimens; Northern Atlantic

Indexed keywords

LANTERNFISH; MESOPELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; MESOPELAGIC ORGANISMS; MUSEUM SPECIMENS;

BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD PRODUCTS; GLACIERS;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; FISH; MARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MESOPELAGIC ZONE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENTHOSEMA GLACIALE; BIOACCUMULATION; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAR; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; ICE COVER; MERCURY; MUSEUMS; TIME FACTORS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

BENTHOSEMA GLACIALE; MYCTOPHIDAE; NEOSCOPELUS MICROCHIR; PISCES;

EID: 33748999774     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20217     Document Type: Article

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