Changes in the tissue concentrations of trace elements during the reproductive cycle of Noah’s Ark shells (Arca noae Linnaeus, 1758)

Erk, Marijana; Ivanković, Dušica; Župan, Ivan; Čulin, Jelena; Dragun, Zrinka; Puljas, Sanja; Peharda Uljević, Melita (2018) Changes in the tissue concentrations of trace elements during the reproductive cycle of Noah’s Ark shells (Arca noae Linnaeus, 1758). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 133 . pp. 357-366. ISSN 0025-326X

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Abstract

Concentrations of 23 trace elements (TEs ; essential: Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Se, V, Zn ; non- essential: Ag, Al, As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cs, Li, Ni, Pb, Rb, Sr, Ti, Tl, U) in whole soft tissues of Noah’s Ark shell (Arca noae) were determined monthly during one year (March 2013 - February 2014) at two sampling sites in the central part of the Eastern Adriatic Sea. Our aim was to detect the influence of reproductive cycle and changes in the environmental factors on the variabilities of TEs’ contents. Higher concentrations of Pb, Ba, V, Mo, Mn and Fe were found at potentially contaminated site in Pašman channel, whereas higher concentrations of Tl, Ni, Li, Cr, Cd, Ti and Se were found at reference site in Nature Park Telašćica. Since several bioaccumulated TEs were associated to mean gonadal index, in TEs monitoring in A. noae, animal gonadal status has to be considered.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This work was supported by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sport of the Republic of Croatia under Grant 098-0982934-2721. Special thanks are due to the colleague from the Division for Marine and Environmental Research at Ruder Bogkovid Institute, Dr. Nevenka Mikac, for the opportunity to use HR ICP-MS. The authors express their gratitude to Nikolina Bakovid and Milena Ramov from the management of the Nature Park Telakica for supporting this research.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Noah’s Ark shell, Arca noae ; the Adriatic Sea ; trace metals/metalloids ; mean gonadal index ; seasonal variability
Subjects:	NATURAL SCIENCES > Biology NATURAL SCIENCES > Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences > Marine Science
Divisions:	Division for Marine and Enviromental Research
Projects:	Project title Project leader Project code Project type Stanične promjene u vodnih organizama pobuđene metalima- Marijana Erk 098-0982934-2721 MZOS
Depositing User:	Marijana Erk
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2019 10:50
URI:	http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/5092
DOI:	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.054

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