Mercury exposure and short-term consequences on physiology and reproduction in Antarctic petrels

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 237; pp. 824 - 831
• Main Authors: Carravieri, Alice, Fort, Jérôme, Tarroux, Arnaud, Cherel, Yves, Love, Oliver P., Prieur, Solène, Brault-Favrou, Maud, Bustamante, Paco, Descamps, Sébastien
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2018; Elsevier
• Subjects: Antarctic region; Antarctica; Bioaccumulation; Biodiversity and Ecology; Body condition; breeding; Breeding success; carbon; chicks; diet; Ecotoxicology; Environmental Sciences; erythrocytes; fish; foraging; habitats; hatching date; Life Sciences; mercury; nitrogen; predators; Procellariidae; reproductive success; seabirds; Stable isotopes; toxicity; Toxicology; trophic levels; Trophic position; Antarctica; Antarctic region; Trophic position; Antarctica; Bioaccumulation; Stable isotopes; Breeding success; Body condition

Mercury (Hg) is a pervasive contaminant reaching Antarctic environments through atmospheric transport and deposition. Seabirds as meso to top predators can accumulate high quantities of Hg through diet. Reproduction is one of the most sensitive endpoints of Hg toxicity in marine birds. Yet, few stud...