Mercury biomagnification in a contaminated estuary food web: Effects of age and trophic position using stable isotope analyses

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 110-115

  Coelho, J P ^a   Mieiro, C L ^a   Pereira, E ^a   Duarte, A C ^a   Pardal, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomagnification; Mercury; Organic mercury; Stable isotopes; Trophic level; Trophic magnification factor (TMF)

Indexed keywords

BIOMAGNIFICATION; ORGANIC MERCURY; STABLE ISOTOPES; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC MAGNIFICATIONS;

CARBON; ECOLOGY; ESTUARIES; ISOTOPES;

MERCURY (METAL);

CARBON 13; MERCURY; NITROGEN 15; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND;

AGE STRUCTURE; BIOACCUMULATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARINE POLLUTION; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NITROGEN ISOTOPE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOMAGNIFICATION; CARBON SOURCE; ESTUARY; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARIES; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATES; MERCURY; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; SEAWEED; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZOOPLANKTON;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84876105844     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.01.021     Document Type: Article

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