Factors Affecting MeHg Contamination of Spiders and Insect-Mediated MeHg Flux from Human-Made Ponds
Description:
The present study focused on methylmercury (MeHg) in emergent aquatic insects and spiders from human-made ponds. This dissertation addresses two main topics: (1) factors affecting variation in spider MeHg concentrations around human-made ponds and (2) the magnitude of MeHg transported out of human-made ponds by emergent aquatic insects (insect-mediated MeHg flux). Spiders were specifically targeted in this study because they have been proposed as sentinels of MeHg contamination (organism whose …
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Date:
December 2023
Creator:
Hannappel, Madeline Pratt