Potential of invasive alien top predator as a biomonitor of nickel deposition – the case of American mink in Iceland

• Published in: The European Zoological Journal
• Main Authors: J. Skorupski, P. Śmietana, R. A. Stefánsson, M. von Schmalensee, R. Panicz, A. Nędzarek, P. Eljasik, M. Szenejko
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021
• Subjects: bioindicator; breiðafjörður; ecotoxicology; neovison vison; spleen; Zoology; QL1-991; Breiðafjörður; Brokey; Dalabyggð; Hvammsfjörður; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2020.1853264; https://doaj.org/article/eeeb34c342254001bfd1f1b3aca2ce87

American mink Neovison vison is one of the most harmful non-indigenous species in Iceland and has been proven to be a useful indirect bioindicator and biomonitor for numerous environmental pollutants. Therefore, the main objective of the study was to determine the total nickel concentration in the s...