The methylated mercury is passed up the food chain, becoming more concentrated in the bodies of larger animals through a phenomenon known as biomagnification. Biomagnification of mercury in fish and ...

Mercury In River Moves Into Terrestrial Food Chain Through Spiders Fed To Baby Birds. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 13, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2008 / 04 / 080417175221.htm ...

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have discovered elevated levels of mercury in mountain lions, the latest indication that the neurotoxin is being carried in fog, deposited on the land, and making its ...

Loss of Predators Impacts Food Chain July 18 ... like pollution, habitat destruction, overfishing and ... in an increase in the abundance of plants or in most cases in terrestrial ...

Plastic "Has Entered" Antarctic Terrestrial Food Chain While the infiltration of microplastics throughout the oceans is well-known, researchers said their findings provided the first evidence of ...

This research examines how beaver-induced flooding affects pied flycatchers in Evo, analyzing breeding success and diet. Using nest boxes, insect sampling, and fatty acid analyses, Eszter Megyeri and ...

PARIS (AFP) - Scientists have found bits of polystyrene in the guts of tiny, soil-dwelling organisms in the Antarctic, raising concern that microplastics pollution has already "deeply" entered the ...