| Levels of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in the critically endangered Iberian lynx and other sympatric carnivores in Spain. | |
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PMID: 22099537 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Accumulation of organochlorine compounds is well studied in aquatic food chains whereas little information is available from terrestrial food chains. This study presents data of organochlorine levels in tissue and plasma samples of 15 critically endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) and other 55 wild carnivores belonging to five species from three natural areas of Spain (Doñana National Park, Sierra Morena and Lozoya River) and explores their relationship with species diet. The Iberian lynx, with a diet based on the consumption of rabbit, had lower PCB levels (geometric means, plasma: <0.01ngmL(-1), liver: 0.4ngg(-1) wet weight, fat: 87ngg(-1)lipid weight) than other carnivores with more anthropic and opportunistic foraging behavior, such as the red fox (Vulpes vulpes; plasma: 1.11ngmL(-1), liver: 459ngg(-1), fat: 1984ngg(-1)), or with diets including reptiles at higher proportion, such as the Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon; plasma: 7.15ngmL(-1), liver: 216ngg(-1), fat: 540ngg(-1)), or the common genet (Genetta genetta; liver: 466ngg(-1), fat: 3854ngg(-1)). Chlorinated pesticides showed interspecific variations similar to PCBs. Organochlorine levels have declined since the 80s in carnivores from Doñana National Park, but PCB levels are still of concern in Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra; liver: 3873-5426ngg(-1)) from the industrialized region of Madrid. |
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Rafael Mateo; Javier Millán; Jaime Rodríguez-Estival; Pablo R Camarero; Francisco Palomares; Manuel E Ortiz-Santaliestra |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-16 |
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Title: Chemosphere Volume: - ISSN: 1879-1298 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0320657 Medline TA: Chemosphere Country: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s/n, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain. |
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