Oligotrophy as a major driver of mercury bioaccumulation in marine medium-to high-trophic level consumers: A marine ecosystem-comparative study
International audience Mercury (Hg) is a global contaminant of environmental concern. Numerous factors influencing its bioaccumulation in marine organisms have already been described at both individual and species levels (e.g., size or age, habitat, trophic level). However, few studies have compared...
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mercury Biomagnifying metal Bioaccumulation Trophic status Ecosystem productivity Temperate systems [SDV.TOX.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Toxicology/Ecotoxicology Chouvelon, Tiphaine Cresson, Pierre Bouchoucha, Marc Brach-Papa, Christophe Bustamante, Paco Crochet, Sylvette Fabri, Marie-Claire Marco-Miralles, Francoise Thomas, Bastien Knoery, Joel Oligotrophy as a major driver of mercury bioaccumulation in marine medium-to high-trophic level consumers: A marine ecosystem-comparative study |
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International audience Mercury (Hg) is a global contaminant of environmental concern. Numerous factors influencing its bioaccumulation in marine organisms have already been described at both individual and species levels (e.g., size or age, habitat, trophic level). However, few studies have compared the trophic characteristics of ecosystems to explain underlying mechanisms of differences in Hg bioaccumulation and biomagnification among food webs and systems. The present study aimed at investigating the potential primary role of the trophic status of systems on Hg bioaccumulation and biomagnification in temperate marine food webs, as shown by their medium-to high-trophic level consumers. It used data from samples collected at the shelf-edge (i.e. offshore organisms) in two contrasted ecosystems: the Bay of Biscay in the North-East Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Lion in the North-West Mediterranean Sea. Seven species including crustaceans, sharks and teleost fish, previously analysed for their total mercury (T-Hg) concentrations and their stable carbon and nitrogen isotope compositions, were considered for a metaanalysis. In addition, methylated mercury forms (or methyl-mercury, Me-Hg) were analysed. Mediterranean organisms presented systematically lower sizes than Atlantic ones, and lower δ13C and δ15N values, the latter values especially highlighting the more oligotrophic character of Mediterranean waters. Mediterranean individuals also showed significantly higher T-Hg and Me-Hg concentrations. Conversely, Me-Hg/T-Hg ratios were higher than 85% for all species, and quite similar between systems. Finally, the biomagnification power of Hg was different between systems when considering T-Hg, but not when considering Me-Hg, and was not different between the Hg forms within a given system. Overall, the different parameters showed the crucial role of the low primary productivity and its effects rippling through the compared ecosystems in the higher Hg bioaccumulation seen in organisms from oligotrophic Mediterranean ... |
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Laboratoire Biogéochimie des Contaminants Métalliques (LBCM) Biogéochimie et Ecotoxicologie (BE) Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) Laboratoire Environnement Ressources Provence Azur Corse (LERPAC) LITTORAL (LITTORAL) LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés - UMR 7266 (LIENSs) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) |
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Chouvelon, Tiphaine Cresson, Pierre Bouchoucha, Marc Brach-Papa, Christophe Bustamante, Paco Crochet, Sylvette Fabri, Marie-Claire Marco-Miralles, Francoise Thomas, Bastien Knoery, Joel |
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Oligotrophy as a major driver of mercury bioaccumulation in marine medium-to high-trophic level consumers: A marine ecosystem-comparative study |
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Oligotrophy as a major driver of mercury bioaccumulation in marine medium-to high-trophic level consumers: A marine ecosystem-comparative study |
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Oligotrophy as a major driver of mercury bioaccumulation in marine medium-to high-trophic level consumers: A marine ecosystem-comparative study |
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Oligotrophy as a major driver of mercury bioaccumulation in marine medium-to high-trophic level consumers: A marine ecosystem-comparative study |
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Oligotrophy as a major driver of mercury bioaccumulation in marine medium-to high-trophic level consumers: A marine ecosystem-comparative study |
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oligotrophy as a major driver of mercury bioaccumulation in marine medium-to high-trophic level consumers: a marine ecosystem-comparative study |
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ftinsu:oai:HAL:hal-02342820v1 2023-05-15T17:38:38+02:00 Oligotrophy as a major driver of mercury bioaccumulation in marine medium-to high-trophic level consumers: A marine ecosystem-comparative study Chouvelon, Tiphaine Cresson, Pierre Bouchoucha, Marc Brach-Papa, Christophe Bustamante, Paco Crochet, Sylvette Fabri, Marie-Claire Marco-Miralles, Francoise Thomas, Bastien Knoery, Joel Laboratoire Biogéochimie des Contaminants Métalliques (LBCM) Biogéochimie et Ecotoxicologie (BE) Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) Laboratoire Environnement Ressources Provence Azur Corse (LERPAC) LITTORAL (LITTORAL) LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés - UMR 7266 (LIENSs) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) 2018-02 https://hal.science/hal-02342820 https://hal.science/hal-02342820/document https://hal.science/hal-02342820/file/Chouvelon%20et%20al%202018%20ENPO.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.015 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.015 hal-02342820 https://hal.science/hal-02342820 https://hal.science/hal-02342820/document https://hal.science/hal-02342820/file/Chouvelon%20et%20al%202018%20ENPO.pdf doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.015 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0269-7491 EISSN: 1873-6424 Environmental Pollution https://hal.science/hal-02342820 Environmental Pollution, 2018, 233, pp.844-854. ⟨10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.015⟩ mercury Biomagnifying metal Bioaccumulation Trophic status Ecosystem productivity Temperate systems [SDV.TOX.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Toxicology/Ecotoxicology info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2018 ftinsu https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.015 2023-02-15T19:30:37Z International audience Mercury (Hg) is a global contaminant of environmental concern. Numerous factors influencing its bioaccumulation in marine organisms have already been described at both individual and species levels (e.g., size or age, habitat, trophic level). However, few studies have compared the trophic characteristics of ecosystems to explain underlying mechanisms of differences in Hg bioaccumulation and biomagnification among food webs and systems. The present study aimed at investigating the potential primary role of the trophic status of systems on Hg bioaccumulation and biomagnification in temperate marine food webs, as shown by their medium-to high-trophic level consumers. It used data from samples collected at the shelf-edge (i.e. offshore organisms) in two contrasted ecosystems: the Bay of Biscay in the North-East Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Lion in the North-West Mediterranean Sea. Seven species including crustaceans, sharks and teleost fish, previously analysed for their total mercury (T-Hg) concentrations and their stable carbon and nitrogen isotope compositions, were considered for a metaanalysis. In addition, methylated mercury forms (or methyl-mercury, Me-Hg) were analysed. Mediterranean organisms presented systematically lower sizes than Atlantic ones, and lower δ13C and δ15N values, the latter values especially highlighting the more oligotrophic character of Mediterranean waters. Mediterranean individuals also showed significantly higher T-Hg and Me-Hg concentrations. Conversely, Me-Hg/T-Hg ratios were higher than 85% for all species, and quite similar between systems. Finally, the biomagnification power of Hg was different between systems when considering T-Hg, but not when considering Me-Hg, and was not different between the Hg forms within a given system. Overall, the different parameters showed the crucial role of the low primary productivity and its effects rippling through the compared ecosystems in the higher Hg bioaccumulation seen in organisms from oligotrophic Mediterranean ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North East Atlantic Institut national des sciences de l'Univers: HAL-INSU Environmental Pollution 233 844 854 |