Accumulate or eliminate? Seasonal mercury dynamics in albatrosses, the most contaminated family of birds
International audience Albatrosses (Diomedeidae) are iconic pelagic seabirds whose life-history traits (longevity, high trophic position) put them at risk of high levels of exposure to methylmercury (MeHg), a powerful neurotoxin that threatens humans and wildlife. Here, we report total Hg (THg) conc...
Published in: | Environmental Pollution |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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HAL CCSD
2018
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Online Access: | https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01844106 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01844106/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01844106/file/Cherel%20et%20al%202018%20ENPO.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.05.048 |