海鸟揭示了北大西洋的分布
Céline Albert1, Børge Moe2, Hallvard Strøm3
1Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés, UMR 7266 CNRS-La Rochelle Université, La Rochelle 17000, France.
概括
(Hg) 污染在北大西洋食物网中各不相同,在格陵兰岛和加拿大附近的高水平. 这项研究利用海鸟绘制了Hg分布图,以确定野生动物和人类面临风险的地区.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 生态毒理学 生态毒理学
- 海洋生物学 海洋生物学
背景情况:
- (Hg) 是一种广泛存在的有毒物质,在海洋食物网中空间分布不明.
- 评估Hg污染对于评估对野生动物和人类群体的风险至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 以高分辨率绘制北大西洋海洋食物网中 (Hg) 的空间分布图.
- 使用海鸟作为生物指标识别Hg"热点"和"冷点".
主要方法:
- 结合了来自北大西洋和北极的7个物种和27个殖民地837只海鸟的跟踪数据.
- 分析了羽毛的Hg度,以反映基于冬季场所的个体污染.
主要成果:
- 在北大西洋的Hg度中确定了东向西的梯度.
- 在格陵兰南部和加拿大东部附近观察到Hg"热点",在巴伦茨海和卡拉海观察到"冷点".
结论:
- 海流 (挪威大西洋流,西斯皮茨伯根流,东格陵兰流) 和格陵兰冰盖融化可能会影响Hg的分布.
- 为国际决策提供关键数据,以优先考虑海洋生态系统中的污染物监管.
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