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Kristen J Zemaitis¹, Thomas R Rainwater², Yank Moore³

¹Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602USA.

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概括

美国鱼中的 (Hg) 含量因息地而异,在Okefenokee沼泽发现的度更高. 个体大小和饮食也影响了Hg的积累,与环境因素相互作用.

科学领域:

环境毒理学环境毒理学
野生动物生态生态学
生态毒理学生态毒理学

背景情况:

(Hg) 是一种强大的神经毒素,具有生物积累和生物放大特性.
顶级捕食者可以积累大量的Hg身体负担,但影响这一点的因素尚未完全理解.
了解Hg积累需要考虑环境输入,生态动力学和生物体本体发生.

研究的目的:

研究大小和饮食如何影响美国鱼 (Alligator mississippiensis) 的积.
为了比较美国东南部三个不同息地的Hg度.
探索本体发生,息地和Hg体负荷之间的相互作用.

主要方法:

在美国鱼的133个全血样本中评估了总Hg,碳 (δ13C) 和 (δ15N) 的同位素比.
从三个不同的息地收集样本:乔治亚州的Okefenokee沼泽;乔治亚州的杰基尔岛;以及南卡罗来纳州的Yawkey野生动物中心.
使用模型选择方法来分析Hg度,鱼大小和饮食指标之间的关系.

主要成果:

与沿海息地相比,来自Okefenokee沼泽的鱼的度大约是沿海息地的八倍.
个体大小和同位素特征通常与Hg度有积极的关系.
这些关系在不同种群之间有所不同,表明Hg污染和鱼生命史对特定地点的影响.

结论:

美国鱼中的Hg度主要是由特定地点的环境污染驱动的.
饮食和身体大小可以进一步影响个体Hg变化.
生物体的本体发生与特定地点的污染和生态因素相互作用,形成Hg体负荷.

关键词:

生物积累生物积累生物积累生物指标生物指标生物放大生物放大饮食饮食饮食饮食生态毒理学生态毒理学

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