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| Kojadinovic, Jessica; Potier, Michel; Le Corre, Matthieu; Cosson, Richard P.; Bustamante, Paco. |
| Trace elements were analyzed in fish of commercial interest to determine their importance in marine systems of the Western Indian Ocean and their bioaccumulation patterns. The results are equivalent or lower than levels reported in ichthyofauna worldwide. Certain values of muscular Cd, Hg, Pb and Zn were, however, above thresholds for human consumption. Levels varied among tissues, species and fish length, but were seldom influenced by the nutritional condition of the fish, its gender and its reproductive status. Correlations between hepatic Hg and Se levels in Swordfish (r(2) = 0.747) and Yellowfin Tunas (r(2) = 0.226), and among metallothionein linking metals imply the existence of detoxification processes in these species. Level differences between fish... |
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Palavras-chave: Guidelines; Detoxification; Contamination; Fish; Metals. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-2490.pdf |
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| Weimerskirch, Henri; Le Corre, Matthieu; Jaquemet, Sébastien; Marsac, Francis. |
| The foraging behaviour of animals depends on the distribution, abundance and predictability of their food resources. In the marine environment, top predators such as seabirds are known to concentrate their foraging effort in specific oceanic features where productivity is elevated or prey concentrated. When marine productivity is low and prey distribution unpredictable, such as in tropical waters, selection should favour the evolution of flexible foraging strategies. By using GPS, Argos transmitters and activity recorders, we studied the foraging strategy of red-footed boobies (RFBs) Sula sula breeding on Europa Island in the Mozambique Channel, to examine the way a central place forager searches for prey in tropical waters. RFBs only foraged during the... |
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Palavras-chave: Sula sula; GPS; Satellite tracking; Mozambique Channel; Chlorophyll concentration; Sea-level height anomalies. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00209/32068/30526.pdf |
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| Kojadinovic, Jessica; Bustamante, Paco; Churlaud, Carine; Cosson, Richard P.; Le Corre, Matthieu. |
| Breast feathers were used to estimate mercury levels in six marine birds nesting in the tropical western Indian Ocean, i.e. Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata), Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus), Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris), Audubon Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri bailloni), Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui) and the White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus). Juveniles consistently showed lower plumage mercury than adults. The lowest mean level was noted in juvenile Sooty Terns from the Glorioso Archipelago (0.05 mu g g(-1)). The highest levels were obtained for adult Barau's Petrels from Reunion Island (0.96 mu g g(-1)). An inter-site analysis of Sooty Tern showed higher mercury levels in birds nesting on Juan de Nova Island. Levels were low in comparison... |
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Palavras-chave: Tropical islands; Contamination; Bioaccumulation; Mercury; Trophic ecology; Marine birds. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-3416.pdf |
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