Seabirds as bioindicators of Southern Ocean ecosystems : concentrations of inorganic and organic contaminants, ecological explanation and critical evaluation

• Main Author: Carravieri, Alice
• Other Authors: 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), Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de La Rochelle, Paco Bustamante, Yves Cherel
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2014
• Subjects: Albatrosses; Feathers; Feeding habits; Mercury; Penguins; Persistent organic pollutants; Petrels; Stable isotopes; Trace elements; Albatros; Écologie alimentaire; Éléments traces métalliques; Isotopes stables; Mercure; Manchots; Pétrels; Plumes; Polluants organiques persistants; [SDV.SA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences; Antarctic; Indian; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Islands; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Antarctica; Crozet Islands
• Online Access: https://theses.hal.science/tel-01245450; https://theses.hal.science/tel-01245450/document; https://theses.hal.science/tel-01245450/file/2005Carravieri58905.pdf

Antarctic and subantarctic marine environments are reached by inorganic and organic contaminants through ocean circulation and atmospheric transport. Yet, environmental contamination is poorly known in the Southern Ocean, in particular in the Indian sector. Among environmental contaminants, mercury...