Seasonal changes of cadmium and copper levels in stem-boring larvae of Agapanthia villosoviridescens (Coleoptera) on salt marshes of the Westerschelde estuary
Hemminga, M.A.; Nieuwenhuize, J.; Poley-Vos, C.H.; van Soelen, J. (1989). Seasonal changes of cadmium and copper levels in stem-boring larvae of Agapanthia villosoviridescens (Coleoptera) on salt marshes of the Westerschelde estuary. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 43(5): 747-754. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01701998 In: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Springer: New York, NY. ISSN 0007-4861; e-ISSN 1432-0800, more |  |
| Keywords | Biological phenomena > Accumulation > Bioaccumulation
Chemical elements > Metals > Heavy metals > Cadmium
Chemical elements > Metals > Transition elements > Heavy metals > Copper
Developmental stages > Larvae > Invertebrate larvae > Insect larvae
Temporal variations > Periodic variations > Seasonal variations
Water bodies > Inland waters > Wetlands > Marshes > Salt marshes
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 [WoRMS]; Coleoptera [WoRMS]
ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde [Marine Regions]
Brackish water |
| Authors | | Top | - Hemminga, M.A., more
- Nieuwenhuize, J.
- Poley-Vos, C.H.
- van Soelen, J., more
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| Abstract | Analyses of heavy metals in insects, including their developmental stages, have been widely used to monitor the penetration of these pollutants in various ecosystems, or have been carried out in attempts to make ecological generalizations regarding transfer and accumulation along food chains. To obtain detailed information on seasonal changes of heavy metal levels in insects and their relation with the seasonally changing conditions in the habitat, the authors studied the time course of cadmium and copper concentrations in larvae of the longhorn beetle Agapanthia villosoviridescens . |
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