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Oribatid communities and heavy metal bioaccumulation in selected species associated with lichens in a heavily contaminated habitat

The study examines oribatid communities and heavy metal bioaccumulation in selected species associated with different microhabitats of a post-smelting dump, i.e. three lichen species of Cladonia with various growth forms and the slag substrate. The abundance of oribatids collected from the substrate...

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Autores principales: Skubała, Piotr, Rola, Kaja, Osyczka, Piotr
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4850176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26810668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-6100-z
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description The study examines oribatid communities and heavy metal bioaccumulation in selected species associated with different microhabitats of a post-smelting dump, i.e. three lichen species of Cladonia with various growth forms and the slag substrate. The abundance of oribatids collected from the substrate was significantly lower than observed in lichen thalli. The morphology and chemical properties of lichens, and to some extent varying concentrations of heavy metals in thalli, are probably responsible for significant differences in oribatid communities inhabiting different Cladonia species. Some oribatids demonstrate the ability to accumulate zinc and cadmium with unusual efficiency, whereas lead is the most effectively regulated element by all species. A positive correlation was found between Zn content in all studied oribatids and their microhabitats. Oribatids exploring different food resources, i.e. fungivorous and non-fungivorous grazers, show considerable differences in bioconcentrations of certain elements. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s11356-016-6100-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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spelling pubmed-48501762016-05-17 Oribatid communities and heavy metal bioaccumulation in selected species associated with lichens in a heavily contaminated habitat Skubała, Piotr Rola, Kaja Osyczka, Piotr Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Research Article The study examines oribatid communities and heavy metal bioaccumulation in selected species associated with different microhabitats of a post-smelting dump, i.e. three lichen species of Cladonia with various growth forms and the slag substrate. The abundance of oribatids collected from the substrate was significantly lower than observed in lichen thalli. The morphology and chemical properties of lichens, and to some extent varying concentrations of heavy metals in thalli, are probably responsible for significant differences in oribatid communities inhabiting different Cladonia species. Some oribatids demonstrate the ability to accumulate zinc and cadmium with unusual efficiency, whereas lead is the most effectively regulated element by all species. A positive correlation was found between Zn content in all studied oribatids and their microhabitats. Oribatids exploring different food resources, i.e. fungivorous and non-fungivorous grazers, show considerable differences in bioconcentrations of certain elements. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s11356-016-6100-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016-01-26 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4850176/ /pubmed/26810668 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-6100-z Text en © The Author(s) 2016 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
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title Oribatid communities and heavy metal bioaccumulation in selected species associated with lichens in a heavily contaminated habitat
title_full Oribatid communities and heavy metal bioaccumulation in selected species associated with lichens in a heavily contaminated habitat
title_fullStr Oribatid communities and heavy metal bioaccumulation in selected species associated with lichens in a heavily contaminated habitat
title_full_unstemmed Oribatid communities and heavy metal bioaccumulation in selected species associated with lichens in a heavily contaminated habitat
title_short Oribatid communities and heavy metal bioaccumulation in selected species associated with lichens in a heavily contaminated habitat
title_sort oribatid communities and heavy metal bioaccumulation in selected species associated with lichens in a heavily contaminated habitat
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4850176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26810668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-6100-z
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