Trophic Transfer of Arsenic from an Aquatic Insect to Terrestrial Insect Predators.

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Mogren, Christina L.; Walton, William E.; Parker, David R.; Trumble, John T.;

(2013)

Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Journal: PLoS ONE,volume 8,issue 6 (issn: 1932-6203, eissn: 1932-6203)

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Related identifiers: doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067817, pmc: PMC3694899
Subject: Toxicology | Trophic Interactions | Research Article | Biology | Freshwater Environments | Community Ecology | Chemical Ecology | Ecological Environments | Medicine | Freshwater Ecology | Q | Ecology | R | Toxic Agents | Entomology | Science | Energy Flow | Aquatic Environments | Zoology
mesheuropmc: inorganic chemicals | integumentary system | fungi

The movement of energy and nutrients from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems can be substantial, and emergent aquatic insects can serve as biovectors not only for nutrients, but also for contaminants present in the aquatic environment. The terrestrial predators Tenodera ... View more

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dataset Arsenic accumulation in the terrestrial predators. (2013)	73%
dataset Lifespan, morphometric characteristics, and number of mosquitoes consumed for <i>Tenodera aridifolia sinensis</i>. (2013)	73%

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Department of Environmental Science & Policy University of California, Davis
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE
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University of California Riverside
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Department of Environmental Science & Policy University of California, Davis	77%
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE	90%
University of California Riverside United States	90%