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Changes in zooplankton communities along a mercury contamination gradient in a coastal lagoon (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)

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dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Sónia
dc.contributor.authorD’Ambrosio, Maria
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Eduarda
dc.contributor.authorDuarte, Armando
dc.contributor.authorAzeiteiro, Ulisses
dc.contributor.authorPardal, Miguel
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-26T09:44:23Z
dc.date.available2014-01-26T09:44:23Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe main objective of this paper was to evaluate the impact of mercury on the zooplankton communities’structure and functioning and their bioaccumulation patterns along a contamination gradient in a temperate coastal lagoon. Our results demonstrated that total abundance was not negatively affected by Hg contamination, since the most contaminated areas presented the highest values, being the copepod Acartia tonsa the dominant species, which means that it is a very well adapted and tolerant species to mercury. Nevertheless, negative effects were observed in terms of species diversity, since the most contaminated areas presented the lowest values of species richness, evenness and heterogeneity. Moreover,the spatial mercury gradient was reflected on the bioaccumulation patterns of the zooplankton communities. This reinforces the idea that zooplankton can be considered as an important vehicle of mercury transfer through the food pelagic web since it constitutes a primordial food resource for several commercial fish species.por
dc.identifier.citationAzeiteiro, Ulisses [et al.] - Changes in zooplankton communities along a mercury contamination gradient in a coastal lagoon (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal). "Marine Pollution Bulletin" [Em linha]. ISSN 0025-326X (Print) 1879-3363 (Online). Vol. 76, nº 1-2 (2013), p. 170-177por
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.issn1879-3363
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/2902
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherELSEVIERpor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.09.007por
dc.subjectMercurypor
dc.subjectContamination gradientpor
dc.subjectEstuariespor
dc.subjectMesozooplanktonpor
dc.subjectBioaccumulationpor
dc.titleChanges in zooplankton communities along a mercury contamination gradient in a coastal lagoon (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)por
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage177por
oaire.citation.startPage170por
oaire.citation.titleMarine Pollution Bulletinpor
oaire.citation.volume76por
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person.givenNameUlisses
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