@article{fdi:010090231,
  title = {{D}o marine protected areas influence mercury exposure ? {I}nsights from a shark community in the tropical {N}ortheast {P}acific},
  author = {{L}e {C}roizier, {G}ael and {L}orrain, {A}nne and {H}oyos-{P}adilla, {M}. and {K}etchum, {J}. {T}. and {A}mezcua-{M}artinez, {F}. and {L}e {L}oc'h, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {M}unaron, {J}ean-{M}arie and {S}chaal, {G}. and {P}oint, {D}avid},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}iomass depletion caused by overfishing is likely to alter the structure of food webs and impact mercury transfer to marine predators. {A}lthough marine protected areas ({MPA}s) are spared from fishing pressure, their influence on biota mercury levels is poorly understood. {H}ere, we used carbon and nitrogen stable isotope compositions as well as mercury concentrations in fin clips to characterize foraging habitat and mercury exposure of a shark community composed of migratory and resident species of the {R}evillagigedo archipelago, an offshore {MPA} in the {N}ortheast {P}acific off {M}exico. {W}e found that the probability of finding migratory sharks in the isotopic niche of {R}evillagigedo-resident sharks was low, likely reflecting the use of habitats outside the archipelago by highly mobile species. {C}ommunity-wide variations in mercury were primarily explained by shark length, revealing that bioaccumulation was the main driver of {H}g concentrations. {W}e failed to detect a clear effect of foraging habitat on shark mercury exposure, which may be related to migratory species using both exploited and protected areas when moving outside the {R}evillagigedo {MPA}. {M}ore similar studies on the potential mitigation of {H}g contamination by {MPA}s are needed in the future if fishing pressure increases to satisfy the growing global human population.},
  keywords = {{M}arine {P}rotected {A}rea ; {R}evillagigedo archipelago ; {S}harks ; {M}ercury concentrations ; {C}arbon and nitrogen stable isotopes ; {N}ortheast {P}acific ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {MEXIQUE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}nvironmental {P}ollution},
  volume = {336},
  numero = {},
  pages = {122352 [9 ]},
  ISSN = {0269-7491},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122352},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090231},
}