Seabird-Transported Contaminants Are Reflected in the Arctic Tundra, But Not in Its Soil-Dwelling Springtails (Collembola)

• Published in: Environmental Science & Technology
• Main Authors: Kristiansen, Silje M., Leinaas, Hans P., Herzke, Dorte, Hylland, Ketil, Gabrielsen, Geir W., Borgå, Katrine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 2019
• Subjects: contamination; impurities; mercury; phenyls; soils; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økotoksikologi: 489; Arctic; Guano; Arktis; Arktis*; Tundra; Springtail
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3064952; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b05316

Arctic-breeding seabirds contain high levels of many anthropogenic contaminants, which they deposit through guano to the tundra near their colonies. Nutrient-rich soil in vicinity to seabird colonies are favorable habitats for soil invertebrates, such as springtails (Collembola), which may result in...