Impact ID | 2362 |
Impact Type | Disease/Parasite/Toxicity |
Study Type | Experimental |
Study Location | Laboratory |
Impact Description | Before the invasion of round gobies, few dreissenid predators occurred in Lake Erie, keeping contaminants confined to the benthos. The invasion of the round goby has produced a new pathway through which these contaminants enter the food web. Our key finding was that Pb biodiminished whereas Hg biomagnified through the food web to top predators. |
Reference | 24186 |
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