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Data on metal accumulation in the tails of the lizard Microlophus atacamensis in a coastal zone of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile: A non-destructive biomonitoring tool for heavy metal pollution
In this data article, we investigated the accumulation of heavy metals in the lizard Microlophus atacamensis, in three coastal areas of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile. We captured lizards in a non-intervened area (Parque Nacional Pan de Azucar, PAZ), an area of mining impact (Caleta Palitos, PAL...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7394858/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32775559 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.106032 |
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author | Marambio-Alfaro, Yery Saavedra, Jorge Valdés Enciso, Luis Ñacari Marras, Américo López Serrano, Antonio E. Peláez, Rodrigo Martínez Bruna, Alexis Castillo Ávalos, Gabriel Álvarez Maldonado, Marcela Vidal |
author_facet | Marambio-Alfaro, Yery Saavedra, Jorge Valdés Enciso, Luis Ñacari Marras, Américo López Serrano, Antonio E. Peláez, Rodrigo Martínez Bruna, Alexis Castillo Ávalos, Gabriel Álvarez Maldonado, Marcela Vidal |
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description | In this data article, we investigated the accumulation of heavy metals in the lizard Microlophus atacamensis, in three coastal areas of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile. We captured lizards in a non-intervened area (Parque Nacional Pan de Azucar, PAZ), an area of mining impact (Caleta Palitos, PAL) and an active industrial zone (Puerto de Caldera, CAL). Our methods included a non-lethal sampling of lizard's tails obtained by autotomy. The concentrations of lead, copper, nickel, zinc and cadmium were measured in both soil and prey and compared to those recorded in the lizards' tails. We estimated metal concentrations in the soil, in putative prey and M. atacamensis tails, using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. In order to characterize the trophic ecology of M. atacamensis and to relate it to possible differences in metal loads between sites, we included a few slaughtered animals to perform a stomach contents analysis (SCA). The software R Core Team (2019) was used to carry out all statistical tests to evaluate and analyze the data, applying a priori and a posteriori statistical tests to test the variance and mean hypotheses. Analysis of the data of the content of heavy metals in the tails, prey and soil inhabited by M. atacamensis in PAZ, PAL and CAL showed that the concentration of metals found in the tails and the range of environmental exposure to heavy metals of these animals were related. This article shows for the first time a quantification of the metal concentration on lizard tissues with a non-lethal technique in anthropically disturbed sites in the South Pacific. |
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spelling | pubmed-73948582020-08-06 Data on metal accumulation in the tails of the lizard Microlophus atacamensis in a coastal zone of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile: A non-destructive biomonitoring tool for heavy metal pollution Marambio-Alfaro, Yery Saavedra, Jorge Valdés Enciso, Luis Ñacari Marras, Américo López Serrano, Antonio E. Peláez, Rodrigo Martínez Bruna, Alexis Castillo Ávalos, Gabriel Álvarez Maldonado, Marcela Vidal Data Brief Environmental Science In this data article, we investigated the accumulation of heavy metals in the lizard Microlophus atacamensis, in three coastal areas of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile. We captured lizards in a non-intervened area (Parque Nacional Pan de Azucar, PAZ), an area of mining impact (Caleta Palitos, PAL) and an active industrial zone (Puerto de Caldera, CAL). Our methods included a non-lethal sampling of lizard's tails obtained by autotomy. The concentrations of lead, copper, nickel, zinc and cadmium were measured in both soil and prey and compared to those recorded in the lizards' tails. We estimated metal concentrations in the soil, in putative prey and M. atacamensis tails, using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. In order to characterize the trophic ecology of M. atacamensis and to relate it to possible differences in metal loads between sites, we included a few slaughtered animals to perform a stomach contents analysis (SCA). The software R Core Team (2019) was used to carry out all statistical tests to evaluate and analyze the data, applying a priori and a posteriori statistical tests to test the variance and mean hypotheses. Analysis of the data of the content of heavy metals in the tails, prey and soil inhabited by M. atacamensis in PAZ, PAL and CAL showed that the concentration of metals found in the tails and the range of environmental exposure to heavy metals of these animals were related. This article shows for the first time a quantification of the metal concentration on lizard tissues with a non-lethal technique in anthropically disturbed sites in the South Pacific. Elsevier 2020-07-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7394858/ /pubmed/32775559 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.106032 Text en © 2020 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Environmental Science Marambio-Alfaro, Yery Saavedra, Jorge Valdés Enciso, Luis Ñacari Marras, Américo López Serrano, Antonio E. Peláez, Rodrigo Martínez Bruna, Alexis Castillo Ávalos, Gabriel Álvarez Maldonado, Marcela Vidal Data on metal accumulation in the tails of the lizard Microlophus atacamensis in a coastal zone of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile: A non-destructive biomonitoring tool for heavy metal pollution |
title | Data on metal accumulation in the tails of the lizard Microlophus atacamensis in a coastal zone of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile: A non-destructive biomonitoring tool for heavy metal pollution |
title_full | Data on metal accumulation in the tails of the lizard Microlophus atacamensis in a coastal zone of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile: A non-destructive biomonitoring tool for heavy metal pollution |
title_fullStr | Data on metal accumulation in the tails of the lizard Microlophus atacamensis in a coastal zone of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile: A non-destructive biomonitoring tool for heavy metal pollution |
title_full_unstemmed | Data on metal accumulation in the tails of the lizard Microlophus atacamensis in a coastal zone of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile: A non-destructive biomonitoring tool for heavy metal pollution |
title_short | Data on metal accumulation in the tails of the lizard Microlophus atacamensis in a coastal zone of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile: A non-destructive biomonitoring tool for heavy metal pollution |
title_sort | data on metal accumulation in the tails of the lizard microlophus atacamensis in a coastal zone of the atacama desert, northern chile: a non-destructive biomonitoring tool for heavy metal pollution |
topic | Environmental Science |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7394858/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32775559 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.106032 |
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