对澳大利亚毛皮海中微量元素度的热带和环境影响
Heather Q Mathews1, Damien L Callahan2, Kathryn Jeal2
1School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia; Krijgslaan 281/S8, Faculty of Science, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
The Science of the total environment
|September 25, 2024
概括
澳大利亚毛皮海的微量元素含量受到饮食和气候变化的影响. 这些因素可能会影响这些顶级海洋捕食者的健康.
科学领域:
- 环境毒理学环境毒理学
- 海洋哺乳动物健康
- 生态毒理学 生态毒理学
背景情况:
- 微量元素 (TEs) 存在健康风险,取决于度.
- 顶级捕食者的饮食中TE暴露可能会受到气候变化和人类活动的影响.
- 澳大利亚毛皮海 (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus;AUFS) 是澳大利亚东南部的主要海洋捕食者,其食范围有限.
研究的目的:
- 在AUFS中分析TE度.
- 调查饮食和海洋学变化对TE水平的影响.
- 评估对AUFS人口的潜在健康影响.
主要方法:
- 来自AUFS (1998-2022) 的血,红细胞和牛奶样本的分析.
- 使用感应合等离子体质谱法 (ICP-MS) 量化14个TEs.
- 与血脂肪酸概况和气候变量相关性分析 (南方年线模式,南方振荡指数).
主要成果:
- 哺乳雌性中TE度与其他海洋哺乳动物相比,除了Se和Mn.
- 幼的血显示出更高的Fe,Mn和Sn度,这表明了体外移植.
- 饮食和气候指数影响了TE度,因暴露于Se和As而存在潜在风险.
结论:
- 在AUFS中TE度对饮食变化和气候驱动的海洋变化敏感.
- 由于气候变化而改变的猎物可用性将继续影响TE暴露.
- 这些变化可能对AUFS人口健康产生重大影响.
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