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| Caurant, Florence; Aubail, A; Lahaye, V; Van Canneyt, O; Rogan, E; Lopez, A; Addink, M; Churlaud, C; Robert, M; Bustamante, Paco. |
| Lead concentrations and isotopic composition have been measured in bone and teeth of small cetaceans belonging to three species (Delphinus delphis, Phocoena phocoena and Stenella coeruleoalba), to evaluate the toxicological risk and to determine sources of lead in the European waters. Lead concentrations, far lower than threshold value inducing toxic effects in human, were higher in teeth than in bones, but highly correlated between the two tissues (r = 0.92, p < 0.001). Large variations of Pb-206/Pb-207 values in bone tissue showed that cetaceans must be submitted to various atmospheric influences. No geographical differences appeared which is consistent with studies on their distribution indicating seasonal movements between Brittany waters and the... |
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Palavras-chave: Lead; Hard tissues; Heavy metals; Harbour porpoises; Striped dolphins; Common dolphins; Northeast Atlantic; Temporal trends; Biomonitoring. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-1813.pdf |
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| Lahaye, Virginie; Bustamante, Paco; Dabin, W; Van Canneyt, O; Dhermain, F; Cesarini, C; Pierce, G; Caurant, Florence. |
| This study aimed at comparing toxic element (Hg, Cd) bioaccumulation in relation to age for bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Mediterranean and Atlantic waters. Metal concentrations were also measured in selected prey to infer metal exposure through the diet. As expected, Mediterranean prey exhibited the highest Hg levels, probably as a consequence of the Hg enrichment of the Mediterranean Sea. Comparing the predators from each area and taking age into account, Mediterranean bottlenose dolphins displayed higher Hg levels than Atlantic dolphins (p = 0.032), whereas Mediterranean striped dolphins did not (p = 0.691). The consumption of Myctophid fish, which showed the highest Hg levels (105 +/- 80 ng g(-1)... |
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Palavras-chave: Exposure; Diet; Cadmium; Mercury; Tursiops truncatus; Stenella coeruleoalba. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-4713.pdf |
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| Morizur, Yvon; Le Gall, Yves; Van Canneyt, O; Gamblin, C. |
| An acoustic repellent was developed by Ixtrawl and Ifremer to mitigate incidental catches of common dolphins in trawl fisheries. The system developed-which bears the name of CETASAVER-was developed after behavioural tests performed on groups of common dolphins. These tests conducted at sea for the European project Necessity showed that the trajectories of animals could be changed by this pinger. The CETASAVER emits a beam directing conical with an opening between 75 and 15 degrees. This allows directional less disturbing environmental noise and must be directed towards the opening of the trawl and the frequency ranges from 30 to 150 kHz. The signals are modulated and pulsed. The average sound level is 178 dB which gives 139 dB at the entrance to the trawl... |
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| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/rapport-4506.pdf |
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