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Parasite communities in the red mullet, Mullus barbatus L., respond to small-scale variation in the levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in the Western Mediterranean
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SYSNO ASEP 0382167 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Parasite communities in the red mullet, Mullus barbatus L., respond to small-scale variation in the levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in the Western Mediterranean Author(s) Carreras-Aubets, M. (ES)
Montero, F. E. (ES)
Kostadinova, Aneta (BC-A) RID
Carrasson, M. (ES)Source Title Marine Pollution Bulletin. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0025-326X
Roč. 64, č. 9 (2012), s. 1853-1860Number of pages 8 s. Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords Mullus barbatus ; Parasite communities ; Abundance ; Similarity ; Western Mediterranean ; Polychlorinated biphenyls Subject RIV GJ - Animal Vermins ; Diseases, Veterinary Medicine R&D Projects GAP505/10/1562 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) GBP505/12/G112 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support BC-A - RVO:60077344 UT WOS 000308851400025 DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.06.008 Annotation We examined parasite populations and communities in the Mediterranean sentinel fish species, Mullus barbatus, sampled at a small-scale PCB gradient at the shelf sediments off Catalonian coasts of the Western Mediterranean. A recurrent feature at both the population and community level was the differentiation of the samples along the increasing PCB levels simultaneously registered in the sediments. Both directly transmitted ectoparasites and endoparasites with complex life-cycles transmitted via food chains exhibited a decrease in abundance with the increase in PCB levels. Parasite numerical responses translated into significant differences in infracommunity structure with decreasing predictability associated with increasing PCB levels. The abundance of two species, the specialist Opecoeloides furcatus and the generalist nematode Hysterothylacium fabri, contributed substantially to the observed dissimilarity between infracommunity samples along the gradient. The observed parasite responses to moderate levels of pollution were simultaneously validated by both chemical monitoring and effect biomarkers. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2013 Electronic address http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X1200269X#
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