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Special Issue: Assessing Global Environmental Mercury Exposure in Biota and Potential Impacts on Biodiversity
- Submission status
- Open
- Open for submission from
- 24 October 2022
- Submission deadline
- Ongoing
Understanding the biotic response to methylmercury availability in the environment for all biomes
and key biota is vital for evaluating the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention on Mercury. A
comprehensive global analysis of spatiotemporal patterns of mercury exposure and effect to biota
requires obtaining and synthesizing critical information from known as well as remote and/or poorly
documented areas.
As part of this investigative synthesis, environmental mercury loads will be documented geographically
by major biomes (Arctic, Temperate and Tropical) and their associated freshwater and marine waters, as
well as for major taxa (elasmobranch and teleost fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals).
A synthesis paper of much of the published mercury data for fish, sea turtles, birds and marine mammals
will be a core part of this special issue, as will the development of a global model assessing ecosystem
sensitivity, risk and threats to biota, as well as biological diversity
Editors
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David Evers
Biodiversity Research Institute, Portland, ME, USA
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Paco Bustamante
Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266 CNRS--La Rochelle Université, La Rochelle, France
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Luiz Fernandez
Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability and Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC USA and Centro de Innovación Científica Amazonica (CINCIA), Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru
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Manoela Pessoa de Miranda
Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, United Nations Environment Programme, Genève 10, Switzerland
Articles (18 in this collection)
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An evaluation of fish and invertebrate mercury concentrations in the Caribbean Region
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Linroy D. Christian
- Mark E. H. Burton
- David C. Evers
- Content type: OriginalPaper
- Open Access
- Published: 05 June 2024
- Pages: 397 - 414
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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining and biodiversity: a global literature review
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Imelda M. Dossou Etui
- Malgorzata Stylo
- Mark E. H. Burton
- Content type: OriginalPaper
- Published: 07 May 2024
- Pages: 484 - 504
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Mercury biomagnification in the food chain of a piscivorous turtle species (Testudines: Chelidae: Chelus fimbriata) in the Central Amazon, Brazil
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Fábio Andrew G. Cunha
- Bruce R. Forsberg
- Marcelo Ândrade
- Content type: OriginalPaper
- Published: 03 May 2024
- Pages: 425 - 439
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Global mercury concentrations in biota: their use as a basis for a global biomonitoring framework
Authors (first, second and last of 31)
- David C. Evers
- Joshua T. Ackerman
- Pianpian Wu
- Content type: Mini Review
- Open Access
- Published: 29 April 2024
- Pages: 325 - 396
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The global challenge of reducing mercury contamination from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM): evaluating solutions using generic theories of change
Authors
- Allison R. Aldous
- Tim Tear
- Luis E. Fernandez
- Content type: OriginalPaper
- Open Access
- Published: 02 March 2024
- Pages: 506 - 517
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Elevated mercury exposure in bird communities inhabiting Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining landscapes of the southeastern Peruvian Amazon
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Jessica N. Pisconte
- Claudia M. Vega
- Luis E. Fernandez
- Content type: OriginalPaper
- Published: 16 February 2024
- Pages: 472 - 483
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Mercury bioaccumulation in bats in Madre de Dios, Peru: implications for Hg bioindicators for tropical ecosystems impacted by artisanal and small-scale gold mining
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Alejandro Portillo
- Claudia M. Vega
- Luis E. Fernandez
- Content type: OriginalPaper
- Published: 14 December 2023
- Pages: 457 - 469
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Investigating the diet source influence on freshwater fish mercury bioaccumulation and fatty acids—Experiences from Swedish lakes and Chinese reservoirs
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Pianpian Wu
- Haiyu Yan
- Kevin Bishop
- Content type: OriginalPaper
- Published: 15 November 2023
- Pages: 415 - 424
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Mercury in Neotropical birds: a synthesis and prospectus on 13 years of exposure data
Authors (first, second and last of 37)
- Christopher J. Sayers II
- David C. Evers
- Luis E. Fernandez
- Content type: ReviewPaper
- Open Access
- Published: 31 October 2023
- Pages: 1096 - 1123
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Circumpolar assessment of mercury contamination: the Adélie penguin as a bioindicator of Antarctic marine ecosystems
Authors (first, second and last of 28)
- Fanny Cusset
- Paco Bustamante
- Yves Cherel
- Content type: OriginalPaper
- Published: 25 October 2023
- Pages: 1024 - 1049
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Factors influencing mercury exposure in Arctic-breeding shorebirds
Authors (first, second and last of 27)
- Marie Perkins
- Iain J. Stenhouse
- Niladri Basu
- Content type: OriginalPaper
- Published: 24 October 2023
- Pages: 1062 - 1083
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Distribution and trends of mercury in aquatic and terrestrial biota of New York, USA: a synthesis of 50 years of research and monitoring
Authors (first, second and last of 19)
- Evan M. Adams
- Julia E. Gulka
- Nina Schoch
- Content type: OriginalPaper
- Published: 20 October 2023
- Pages: 959 - 976
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Using Crocodylians for monitoring mercury in the tropics
Authors
- Jérémy Lemaire
- Content type: Mini Review
- Open Access
- Published: 10 October 2023
- Pages: 977 - 993
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Mercury contamination in the tropical seabird community from Clipperton Island, eastern Pacific Ocean
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Paco Bustamante
- Thibault Le Verge
- Yves Cherel
- Content type: OriginalPaper
- Published: 24 August 2023
- Pages: 1050 - 1061
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Mercury accumulation and biomarkers of exposure in two popular recreational fishes in Hawaiian waters
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Stephanie Shaw Holbert
- Colleen E. Bryan
- Brenda A. Jensen
- Content type: Article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 July 2023
- Pages: 1010 - 1023
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Mercury and methylmercury concentration in the feathers of two species of Kingfishers Megaceryle torquata and Chloroceryle amazona in the Upper Paraguay Basin and Amazon Basin
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Thaysa Costa Hurtado
- Gerlane de Medeiros Costa
- Áurea Regina Alves Ignácio
- Content type: Correspondence
- Published: 22 June 2023
- Pages: 1084 - 1095
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Are tunas relevant bioindicators of mercury concentrations in the global ocean?
Authors
- Anaïs Médieu
- Anne Lorrain
- David Point
- Content type: Mini Review
- Published: 16 June 2023
- Pages: 994 - 1009