@article{fdi:010090484,
  title = {{B}ioconcentration, bioaccumulation and biomagnification of mercury in plankton of the {M}editerranean {S}ea},
  author = {{T}esán-{O}nrubia, {J}.{A}. and {H}eimbürger-{B}oavida, {L}.{E}. and {D}ufour, {A}. and {H}armelin-{V}ivien, {M}. and {G}arcía-{A}r{\'e}valo, {I}. and {K}noery, {J}. and {T}homas, {B}. and {C}arlotti, {F}. and {T}edetti, {M}arc and {B}anaru, {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{P}lankton plays a prominent role in the bioaccumulation of mercury ({H}g). {T}he {MERITE}-{HIPPOCAMPE} campaign was carried out in spring 2019 along a north-south transect including coastal and offshore areas of the {M}editerranean {S}ea. {S}ampling of sea water and plankton  by pumping and nets was carried out in the chlorophyll maximum layer. {T}wo size-fractions of phytoplankton (0.7-2.7 and 2.7-20 {M}m) and five of zooplankton (between 60 and >2000 {M}m) were separated, and their total mercury ({TH}g) and monomethylmercury ({MMH}g) contents were measured. {B}ioconcentration of {TH}g was significantly higher in the smallest phytoplankton size-fraction dominated by {S}ynechococcus spp. {T}he bioaccumulation and biomagnification of {MMH}g in zooplankton was influenced by size, food sources, biochemical composition and trophic level. {MMH}g was biomagnified in the plankton food web, while {TH}g decreased toward higher trophic levels. {H}igher {MMH}g concentrations were measured in oligotrophic areas. {P}lankton communities in the {S}outhern {M}editerranean {S}ea had lower {MMH}g concentrations than those in the {N}orthern {M}editerranean {S}ea. {T}hese results highlighted the influence of environmental conditions and trophodynamics on the transfer of {H}g in {M}editerranean plankton food webs, with implications for higher trophic level consumers.},
  keywords = {{MEDITERRANEE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin},
  volume = {194, {P}art {B}},
  numero = {},
  pages = {115439 [11 ]},
  ISSN = {0025-326{X}},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115439},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090484},
}