Susceptibility of sharks, rays and chimaeras to global extinction

IC Field, MG Meekan, RC Buckworth… - Advances in marine …, 2009 - Elsevier
Marine biodiversity worldwide is under increasing threat, primarily as a result of over-
harvesting, pollution and climate change. Chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, rays and …

Mercury hazards from gold mining to humans, plants, and animals

R Eisler - Reviews of Environmental Contamination and …, 2004 - Springer
Mercury has no beneficial biological function, and its presence in living organisms is
associated with cancer, birth defects, and other undesirable outcomes (Eisler 2000). The …

[图书][B] Cyanide hazards to fish, wildlife, and invertebrates: a synoptic review

R Eisler - 1991 - books.google.com
Page 1 Biological Report 85(1.23) December 1991 Library Contaminant Hazard Reviews
Report 23 US Fish & Wildlife Service National Ecology Research Center 4512 McMurry Avenue …

[图书][B] Tropical estuarine fishes: ecology, exploitation and conservation

SJM Blaber - 2008 - books.google.com
Research on the large array of tropical estuarine fishes has increased markedly in recent
years and hence scientific knowledge about most aspects of these important fishes' biology …

[图书][B] Mercury hazards to living organisms

R Eisler - 2006 - taylorfrancis.com
Complex and ever changing in its forms and functions, the element mercury follows a
convoluted course through the environment and up the food chain. The process is …

Total mercury in muscle tissue of five shark species from Brazilian offshore waters: effects of feeding habit, sex, and length

AP de Pinho, JRD Guimarães, AS Martins… - Environmental …, 2002 - Elsevier
This study was carried out to assess mercury levels in fish from Brazilian offshore waters.
Generally sharks have relatively high mercury levels which are also affected by diet, age …

Metal levels in marine vertebrates

DR Thompson - Heavy metals in the marine environment, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
The heavy metals can be divided into nonessential elements, such as lead, mercury, and
probably cadmium and essential elements with relatively well-defined roles and functions …

Feeding ecology of five commercial shark species of the Celtic Sea through stable isotope and trace metal analysis

N Domi, JM Bouquegneau, K Das - Marine Environmental Research, 2005 - Elsevier
In order to trace their feeding habits, stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios (δ15N and
δ13C), as well as trace metal concentrations (Zn, Cd, Fe, Cu, Se and Hg) were analysed in …

Evaluating catch and mitigating risk in a multispecies, tropical, inshore shark fishery within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

AV Harry, AJ Tobin, CA Simpfendorfer… - Marine and …, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
Small-scale and artisanal fisheries for sharks exist in most inshore, tropical regions of the
world. Although often important in terms of food security, their low value and inherent …

Hg, Zn and Cu levels in the muscle and liver of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) from the coast of Ishigaki Island, Japan: relationship between metal concentrations …

T Endo, Y Hisamichi, K Haraguchi, Y Kato, C Ohta… - Marine Pollution …, 2008 - Elsevier
We analyzed Hg, Zn and Cu concentrations in the liver and muscle of tiger sharks
(Galeocerdo cuvier) from the coast of Ishigaki Island, Japan. The Hg concentration in the …