Mercury enrichment in estuarine plant detritus |
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| Authors: | E Lindberg C Harriss |
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| Institution: | Department of Oceanography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32306, U.S.A.;Marine Laboratory, Florida State University, Sopchoppy, Florida, 32358, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Relative mercury concentrations are enriched by a factor of 10 in decomposition products of the red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle, compared with living plant tissue. The mercury content of mangrove detritus is 3 to 30 times higher than values reported for marine phytoplankton. Detritus formation represents a natural mechanism for mercury enrichment in estuarine food chains. |
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