Mercury accumulation in gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua: spatial, temporal and sexual intraspecific variations

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Pedro, Sara, Xavier, José C., Tavares, Sílvia, Trathan, Phil N., Ratcliffe, Norman, Paiva, Vitor H., Medeiros, Renata, Vieira, Rui P., Ceia, Filipe R., Pereira, Eduarda, Pardal, Miguel A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2015
• Subjects: Mercury; Trophic level; Stable isotopes; Antarctica; Bird Island; Antarc*; Gentoo penguin; Pygoscelis papua
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/17277; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-015-1697-9

Mercury emissions have increased over the past decades affecting even remote areas such as Antarctica. As gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) breed on many of the islands surrounding Antarctica, foraging close to their colonies, their mercury load should reflect concentrations in the region. We there...