Bioaccumulation of mercury and other metal contaminants in invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) from Curaçao

A wide range of ecological and environmental factors influence metal bioaccumulation in fish. Studies of mercury and other metal contaminants in invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish are limited, yet consumption of the invasive predator is increasingly utilized as a management strategy. In this study, we e...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine pollution bulletin 2018-06, Vol.131 (Pt A), p.38-44
Hauptverfasser:	Ritger, Amelia L., Curtis, Amanda N., Chen, Celia Y.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Animals Bioaccumulation Body condition Body Size Carbon sources Contaminants Contamination Curacao Curaçao Ecological effects Ecological monitoring Ecotoxicology - methods Environmental factors Female Fish Food Contamination - analysis Heavy metals Introduced Species Lionfish Low concentrations Male Mercury Mercury (metal) Mercury - analysis Mercury - pharmacokinetics Metal concentrations Metal contaminant Metals Nonnative species Oil and Gas Industry Perciformes - metabolism Perciformes - physiology Petroleum Predators Pterois Pterois volitans/miles Refineries Stable isotope Trophic levels Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis Water Pollutants, Chemical - pharmacokinetics Water pollution effects
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