Dietary Reliance on Benthic Primary Production as a Predictor of Mercury Accumulation in Freshwater...
Dietary Reliance on Benthic Primary Production as a Predictor of Mercury Accumulation in Freshwater Fish and Turtles
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Cham: Springer International Publishing
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The feeding ecology of a species can affect the transfer and accumulation of contaminants such as mercury (Hg). Modeling the accumulation of Hg through food webs can help identify which animals are likely to be burdened by elevated Hg concentrations. In lakes, most of the Hg is sequestered in the sediments. Therefore, species ultimately relying on...
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Dietary Reliance on Benthic Primary Production as a Predictor of Mercury Accumulation in Freshwater Fish and Turtles
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1790964260
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1790964260
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0049-6979
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1573-2932
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10.1007/s11270-015-2610-4
