Mercury exposure and short-term consequences on physiology and reproduction in Antarctic petrels

• Published in: Environmental Pollution
• Main Authors: Carravieri, Alice, Fort, Jérôme, Tarroux, Arnaud, Cherel, Yves, Love, Oliver P., Prieur, Solène, Brault-Favrou, Maud, Bustamante, Paco, Descamps, Sébastien
• Other Authors: 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
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2018
• Subjects: 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; Antarctic; Svarthamaren; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Petrel; Thalassoica antarctica
• Online Access: 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

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...