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Slide presentation reporting mercury (Hg) bioaccumulation in South River amphibians. Species- and life-stage-specific patterns were observed (notably high THg in Eurycea bislineata and Bufo tadpoles). Salamander tail tissue and toad blood provide reliable nonlethal exposure indices. Females transfer ≈5% of body THg to eggs, and higher maternal/egg Hg is negatively correlated with hatching success.

File Type: pdf
Categories: Presentations
Tags: Bufo americanus, Christine Bergeron, Eurycea bislineata, Jason Unrine, maternal-transfer, mercury, methylmercury, nonlethal-monitoring, Plethodon cinereus, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, south-river
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Type : Presentation
Review Notes : Presentation slides clearly show title, authors, study locations, methods, and results but no explicit publication or presentation date was visible. The original site filename (srst2007.pdf) was not used to infer a date.

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