Mercury bioaccumulation and isotopic relation between Trichiurus lepturus (Teleostei) and its preferred prey in coastal waters of southeastern Brazil

The trophic transfer of total mercury (THg) and its bioaccumulation from prey species to the predator fish Trichiurus lepturus was analysed in coastal waters of southeastern Brazil to evaluate the trace element dynamic in this predator-prey system. The isotopic (δ13C and δ15N) relation between this...

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Main Authors: VANESSA T. BITTAR, CARLOS E. REZENDE, HELENA A. KEHRIG, ANA PAULA M. DI BENEDITTO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2016-06-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652016000300801&lng=en&tlng=en