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| Cosson, R; Thiebaut, E; Company, R; Castrec Rouelle, M; Colaco, A; Martins, I; Sarradin, Pierre-marie; Bebianno, M. |
| The variability of the bioaccumulation of metals (Ag, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn) was extensively studied in the mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus from five hydrothermal vent sites inside three main vent fields of increasing depth along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Menez Gwen, Lucky Strike and Rainbow. Metal bioaccumulation varied greatly between vent fields and even between sites inside a vent field with B. azoricus showing a great capacity to accumulate metals. The bioaccumulation of these metals also varied significantly among tissues. The main target was the gills where metals were mainly associated with soluble compounds whereas in the digestive gland they were mainly associated with insoluble compounds. Storage of metals under insoluble forms in B. azoricus seems... |
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Palavras-chave: Bathymodiolus; Mytilids; Hydrothermal vents; Azores; Metals; Bioaccumulation. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-3954.pdf |
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| Martins, Irene; Colaco, Ana; Dando, Paul R; Martins, I; Desbruyeres, Daniel; Sarradin, Pierre-marie; Marques, J; Serrao Santos, R. |
| Bathymodiolus azoricus is a mussel from vent fields in the south-west of the Azores Triple junction (Mid-Atlantic Ridge-MAR). Experimental evidence indicates that B. azoricus is a mixotrophic organism, which obtains energy from a dual endosymbiosis and filter-feeding. Yet the relative contribution of symbiosis and filter-feeding to B. azoricus nutrition is still unclear. To address this question, we developed and individual-based model which describes sulphide and methane uptake by endosymbionts, the energy gained through microbial oxidations, the transfer of energy from endosymbionts to B. azoricus, filter-feeding of particulate organic matter (POC) by B. azoricus and the energetic wastes of the mytilid with respiration. The model accounts for... |
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Palavras-chave: Carbon flux model; Organic matter; Size; Filter feeding; Endosymbiosis; Bathymodiolus azoricus. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-4541.pdf |
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