@article{fdi:010064167, title = {{P}o-210 and {P}b-210 trophic transfer within the phytoplankton-zooplankton -anchovy/sardine food web : a case study from the {G}ulf of {L}ion ({NW} {M}editerranean {S}ea)}, author = {{S}trady, {E}milie and {H}armelin-{V}ivien, {M}. and {C}hiffoleau, {J}. {F}. and {V}eron, {A}. and {T}ronczynski, {J}. and {R}adakovitch, {O}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he transfer of {P}o-210 and {P}b-210 in the food web of small pelagic fishes (from phytoplankton and zooplankton to anchovy {E}ngraulis encrasicolus and sardine {S}ardina pilchardus) is investigated in the {G}ulf of {L}ion ({G}o{L}). {W}e present original data of {P}o-210 and {P}b-210 activity concentrations, {C} and {N} stable isotope ratios, measured (i) from different size classes of phytoplankton and zooplankton during spring and winter in different environments of the {G}o{L}, and (ii) in two fish species. {S}ignificant spatial patterns based on {P}o-210, {P}b-210 activity concentrations and {P}o-210/{P}b-210 ratios in the different plankton size classes are evidenced by hierarchical clustering, both in spring and winter. {T}his variability, also observed for {C} and {N} stable isotopes ratios, is connected to local specific pelagic habitats and hydrodynamics. {T}he sampling strategy suggests that {P}o-210 bioaccumulation in the {G}o{L} remains at a constant level from the first (dominated by phytoplankton) to the second trophic level (zooplankton), while {P}b-210 bioaccumulation shows an increase in winter. {B}ased on stable {N} isotope ratios and {P}o-210 activity concentrations measured in anchovies and sardines, we evidence {P}o-210 bio-magnification along the trophic food web of these two planktivorous pelagic fishes.}, keywords = {{P}o-210 ; {P}b-210 ; {P}hytoplankton ; {Z}ooplankton ; {P}elagic fishes ; {M}editerranean {S}ea ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {GOLFE} {DU} {LION}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {E}nvironmental {R}adioactivity}, volume = {143}, numero = {}, pages = {141--151}, ISSN = {0265-931{X}}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1016/j.jenvrad.2015.02.019}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064167}, }