
Toxics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(12), С. 863 - 863
Опубликована: Ноя. 28, 2024
Mercury is considered to be one of the chemical elements posing greatest threats health most animals and can transferred from aquatic ecosystems terrestrial food webs. Many bat species forage above water, their sources include amphibious organisms. Bats are very sensitive slightest changes in environment. The objective was determine accumulation mercury fur insectivorous bats summer habitats an area with limited anthropogenic activity conditions middle taiga northwest European part Russian Federation. In studied species, average values metal’s content (μg/g) increased following order: Myotis daubentonii (3.294 ± 0.934), dasycneme (3.909 0.543), Vespertilio murinus (8.011 1.136), Pipistrellus nathusii (8.366 0.546), Nyctalus noctula (8.408 1.386). key factor regarding each foraging strategy. adult higher than subadults.
Язык: Английский