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The effects of mercury on the dynamics of the peracarida community in a temperate coastal lagoon (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)

dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorD’Ambrosio, Maria
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Sónia
dc.contributor.authorAzeiteiro, Ulisses
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, João
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Eduarda
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-23T13:46:10Z
dc.date.available2014-01-23T13:46:10Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis study focuses on the impact of mercury on the dynamics and bioaccumulation patterns of suprabenthic peracarida community along a mercury gradient. Suprabenthic peracarida was negatively affected in terms of biomass, diversity and productivity. Mysids including Mesopodopsis slabberi dominated the community,presenting a regular distribution along the Hg gradient, so are considered tolerant species to mercury. Then, isopods, the second most abundant group, dominated in the most contaminated areas being considered also a tolerant group. Contrarily, amphipods were negatively correlated with higher Hg concentrations, dominating in the intermediate areas, thus are considered more sensitive species. In addition, isopods and amphipods were the taxa with higher mercury body burden, followed by mysids. This paper highlights the importance of suprabenthic peracarida as a vehicle of mercury transference through the estuarine trophic web since it is a main link between benthic and pelagic levels and an essential food resource for numerous fish species.por
dc.identifier.citationAzeiteiro, Ulisses [et al.] - The effects of mercury on the dynamics of the peracarida community in a temperate coastal lagoon (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal). "Marine Pollution Bulletin" [Em linha]. ISSN 0025-326X. Vol. 72, nº 1 (2013), p. 188–196por
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/2865
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherELSEVIERpor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.04.004por
dc.subjectSuprabenthospor
dc.subjectPeracaridan crustaceanspor
dc.subjectMercurypor
dc.subjectBioaccumulationpor
dc.subjectPopulation dynamicspor
dc.titleThe effects of mercury on the dynamics of the peracarida community in a temperate coastal lagoon (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)por
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage196por
oaire.citation.startPage188por
oaire.citation.titleMarine Pollution Bulletinpor
oaire.citation.volume72por
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person.givenNameUlisses
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person.identifier.ridC-5933-2008
person.identifier.scopus-author-id6603109821
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