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Metal mobility and bioaccumulation differences at lower trophic levels in marine ecosystems dominated by Sargassum species

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2014

Pablo Hernández-Almaraz ,
Lía Méndez-Rodríguez ,
Tania Zenteno-Savín ,
Federico García-Domínguez ,
Alfonso Vázquez-Botello  and
Elisa Serviere-Zaragoza
Pablo Hernández-Almaraz
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz, B.C.S. 23096, Mexico
Lía Méndez-Rodríguez
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz, B.C.S. 23096, Mexico
Tania Zenteno-Savín
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz, B.C.S. 23096, Mexico
Federico García-Domínguez
Affiliation:
Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional s/n, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita, La Paz, B.C.S. 23096, Mexico
Alfonso Vázquez-Botello
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología-UNAM (ICMyL-UNAM), Circuito Exterior S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, Mexico City, D.F. 04510, Mexico
Elisa Serviere-Zaragoza*
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz, B.C.S. 23096, Mexico
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: E. Serviere-Zaragoza, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz, B.C.S. 23096, Mexico. email: serviere04@cibnor.mx
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Abstract

Concentrations of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) were measured in three macroalgal species, Codium simulans, Sargassum sinicola and Gracilaria pachydermatica, and in the sea slug Elysia diomedea, living in marine ecosystems dominated by Sargassum species and located near exploited phosphorite deposits. Metal concentrations in macroalgae and sea slugs were significantly different among sites. The highest concentrations of Cd recorded in C. simulans and S. sinicola, as well as in E. diomedea were recorded at the site closest to the phosphorite deposit. In general, Cd and Zn concentrations in E. diomedea were higher than those recorded in specimens of C. simulans, S. sinicola and G. pachydermatica. In contrast, Pb, Cu, and Fe concentrations in E. diomedea were lower than or similar to those in macroalgae from all sampled sites. The information generated contributes to the knowledge about potential mobility and metal bioaccumulation at lower trophic levels in marine eco systems.

Keywords

bioaccumulationmetalsSargassum bedsGulf of CaliforniaElysia diomedeamacroalgae
Type
Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 94 , Issue 3 , May 2014 , pp. 435 - 442
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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