Mercury exposure and short-term consequences on physiology and reproduction in Antarctic petrels
International audience Mercury (Hg) is a pervasive contaminant reaching Antarctic environments through atmospheric transport and deposition. Seabirds as meso to top predators can accumulate high quantities of Hg through diet. Reproduction is one of the most sensitive endpoints of Hg toxicity in mari...
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ftunivnantes:oai:HAL:hal-01648766v1 2023-05-15T13:32:30+02:00 Mercury exposure and short-term consequences on physiology and reproduction in Antarctic petrels Carravieri, Alice Fort, Jérôme Tarroux, Arnaud Cherel, Yves Love, Oliver P. Prieur, Solène Brault-Favrou, Maud Bustamante, Paco Descamps, Sébastien 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) LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés (LIENSs) La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Norwegian Polar Institute Department of Biological Sciences University of Windsor Ca 2018 https://hal.science/hal-01648766 https://hal.science/hal-01648766/document https://hal.science/hal-01648766/file/Carravieri%20et%20al%202018%20ENPO.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.004 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.004 hal-01648766 https://hal.science/hal-01648766 https://hal.science/hal-01648766/document https://hal.science/hal-01648766/file/Carravieri%20et%20al%202018%20ENPO.pdf doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.004 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0269-7491 EISSN: 1873-6424 Environmental Pollution https://hal.science/hal-01648766 Environmental Pollution, 2018, 237, pp.824-831. ⟨10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.004⟩ Antarctica Stable isotopes Trophic position Bioaccumulation Body condition Breeding success [SDV.TOX.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Toxicology/Ecotoxicology [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2018 ftunivnantes https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.004 2023-03-08T04:53:27Z International audience Mercury (Hg) is a pervasive contaminant reaching Antarctic environments through atmospheric transport and deposition. Seabirds as meso to top predators can accumulate high quantities of Hg through diet. Reproduction is one of the most sensitive endpoints of Hg toxicity in marine birds. Yet, few studies have explored Hg exposure and effects in Antarctic seabirds, where increasing environmental perturbations challenge animal populations. This study focuses on the Antarctic petrel Thalassoica antarctica from Svarthamaren, Antarctica, where the world's largest breeding population is thought to be in decline. Hg and the stable isotopes of carbon (δ13C, proxy of feeding habitat) and nitrogen (δ15N, trophic position/diet) were measured in red blood cells from 266 individuals over two breeding years (2012–13, 2013–14). Our aims were to 1) quantify the influence of individual traits (size and sex) and feeding ecology (foraging location, δ13C and δ15N values) on Hg exposure, and 2) test the relationship between Hg concentrations with body condition and breeding output (hatching success and chick survival). Hg concentrations in Antarctic petrels (mean ± SD, 0.84 ± 0.25, min-max, 0.42–2.71 μg g−1 dw) were relatively low when compared to other Antarctic seabirds. Hg concentrations increased significantly with δ15N values, indicating that individuals with a higher trophic level (i.e. feeding more on fish) had higher Hg exposure. By contrast, Hg exposure was not driven by feeding habitat (inferred from both foraging location and δ13C values), suggesting that Hg transfer to predators in Antarctic waters is relatively homogeneous over a large geographical scale. Hg concentrations were not related to body condition, hatching date and short-term breeding output. At present, Hg exposure is likely not of concern for this population. Nevertheless, further studies on other fitness parameters and long-term breeding output are warranted because Hg can have long-term population-level effects without consequences ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Petrel Antarctica Thalassoica antarctica Université de Nantes: HAL-UNIV-NANTES Antarctic Svarthamaren ENVELOPE(3.423,3.423,-54.438,-54.438) The Antarctic Environmental Pollution 237 824 831 |
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Antarctica Stable isotopes Trophic position Bioaccumulation Body condition Breeding success [SDV.TOX.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Toxicology/Ecotoxicology [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology Carravieri, Alice Fort, Jérôme Tarroux, Arnaud Cherel, Yves Love, Oliver P. Prieur, Solène Brault-Favrou, Maud Bustamante, Paco Descamps, Sébastien Mercury exposure and short-term consequences on physiology and reproduction in Antarctic petrels |
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International audience Mercury (Hg) is a pervasive contaminant reaching Antarctic environments through atmospheric transport and deposition. Seabirds as meso to top predators can accumulate high quantities of Hg through diet. Reproduction is one of the most sensitive endpoints of Hg toxicity in marine birds. Yet, few studies have explored Hg exposure and effects in Antarctic seabirds, where increasing environmental perturbations challenge animal populations. This study focuses on the Antarctic petrel Thalassoica antarctica from Svarthamaren, Antarctica, where the world's largest breeding population is thought to be in decline. Hg and the stable isotopes of carbon (δ13C, proxy of feeding habitat) and nitrogen (δ15N, trophic position/diet) were measured in red blood cells from 266 individuals over two breeding years (2012–13, 2013–14). Our aims were to 1) quantify the influence of individual traits (size and sex) and feeding ecology (foraging location, δ13C and δ15N values) on Hg exposure, and 2) test the relationship between Hg concentrations with body condition and breeding output (hatching success and chick survival). Hg concentrations in Antarctic petrels (mean ± SD, 0.84 ± 0.25, min-max, 0.42–2.71 μg g−1 dw) were relatively low when compared to other Antarctic seabirds. Hg concentrations increased significantly with δ15N values, indicating that individuals with a higher trophic level (i.e. feeding more on fish) had higher Hg exposure. By contrast, Hg exposure was not driven by feeding habitat (inferred from both foraging location and δ13C values), suggesting that Hg transfer to predators in Antarctic waters is relatively homogeneous over a large geographical scale. Hg concentrations were not related to body condition, hatching date and short-term breeding output. At present, Hg exposure is likely not of concern for this population. Nevertheless, further studies on other fitness parameters and long-term breeding output are warranted because Hg can have long-term population-level effects without consequences ... |
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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) LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés (LIENSs) La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Norwegian Polar Institute Department of Biological Sciences University of Windsor Ca |
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Carravieri, Alice Fort, Jérôme Tarroux, Arnaud Cherel, Yves Love, Oliver P. Prieur, Solène Brault-Favrou, Maud Bustamante, Paco Descamps, Sébastien |
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Mercury exposure and short-term consequences on physiology and reproduction in Antarctic petrels |
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Mercury exposure and short-term consequences on physiology and reproduction in Antarctic petrels |
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Mercury exposure and short-term consequences on physiology and reproduction in Antarctic petrels |
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Mercury exposure and short-term consequences on physiology and reproduction in Antarctic petrels |
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Mercury exposure and short-term consequences on physiology and reproduction in Antarctic petrels |
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mercury exposure and short-term consequences on physiology and reproduction in antarctic petrels |
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https://hal.science/hal-01648766 https://hal.science/hal-01648766/document https://hal.science/hal-01648766/file/Carravieri%20et%20al%202018%20ENPO.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.004 |
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Antarctic Svarthamaren The Antarctic |
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Antarctic Svarthamaren The Antarctic |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Petrel Antarctica Thalassoica antarctica |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Petrel Antarctica Thalassoica antarctica |
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ISSN: 0269-7491 EISSN: 1873-6424 Environmental Pollution https://hal.science/hal-01648766 Environmental Pollution, 2018, 237, pp.824-831. ⟨10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.004⟩ |
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