Assessing the effect of mercury pollution on cultured benthic foraminifera community using morphological and eDNA metabarcoding approaches.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.10.022
Abstract: Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic element for living organisms and is known to bioaccumulate and biomagnify. Here, we analyze the response of benthic foraminifera communities cultured in mesocosm and exposed to different concentrations of… read more here.
Keywords: pollution; benthic foraminifera; effect mercury; assessing effect ... See more keywords
Effect of Mercury Transfer from Producerto Consumer in a Marine Environment
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DOI: 10.15244/pjoes/74016
Abstract: Biomonitoring a stressed Kuwait Bay environment revealed a differential and collective transfer of mercury (Hg) between the primary producer and primary and secondary consumers, in addition to possible Hg bioconcentrations and bioaccumulation in such marine… read more here.
Keywords: marine; transfer; mercury transfer; environment ... See more keywords