The Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) as an indicator of coastal trace metal pollution

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 205; pp. 365 - 377
• Main Authors: Finger, Annett, Lavers, Jennifer L., Dann, Peter, Nugegoda, Dayanthi, Orbell, John D., Robertson, Bruce, Scarpaci, Carol
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Animals; anthropogenic activities; Australia; Bioindicator; Blood; Coastal; Environmental monitoring; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Eudyptula minor; Feathers; Feathers - chemistry; foraging; industrialization; iron; lead; Marine; marine ecosystems; mercury; Metalloids; Metalloids - blood; Metalloids - metabolism; Metals - blood; Metals - metabolism; monitoring; penguins; pollution; Pollution abatement; Seabird; Spheniscidae - metabolism; Trace element; Trace metals; Victoria; Water Pollutants, Chemical - classification; Water Pollutants, Chemical - metabolism; Victoria; Trace element; Seabird; Australia; Bioindicator; Blood

Monitoring trace metal and metalloid concentrations in marine animals is important for their conservation and could also reliably reflect pollution levels in their marine ecosystems. Concentrations vary across tissue types, with implications for reliable monitoring. We sampled blood and moulted feat...