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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
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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

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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