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Mercury biomagnification in a Southern Ocean food web
Seco, José; Aparício, Sara; Brierley, Andrew S.; Bustamante, Paco; Ceia, Filipe R.; Coelho, João P.; Philips, Richard A.; Saunders, Ryan A.Biomagnification of mercury (Hg) in the Scotia Sea food web of the Southern Ocean was examined using the stable isotope ratios of nitrogen (d15N) and carbon (d13C) as proxies for trophic level and feeding habitat, respectively. Total Hg and stable isotopes were measured in samples of particulate organic matter (POM), zooplankton, squid, myctophid fish, notothenioid fish and seabird tissues collected in two year...
Date: 2021
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Origin: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra