| Sediment organic tin contamination promotes impoverishment of non-biting midge species communities in the Archipelago Sea, S-W Finland. | |
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PMID: 22481472 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Chironomid species are a vital component in many benthic and terrestrial food webs; they have an important role in the detritus cycle, and are an important source of food for many species. We studied how tributyltin (TBT) in brackish water sediments affect the composition of chironomid species communities. Emergence traps were used at selected sites on a TBT gradient in the Archipelago Sea, S-W Finland. Increased sediment TBT concentration was associated with significant chironomid species turnover, which in turn was related to decreased species diversity (number of species and genera). However, the overall number of individuals did not decrease markedly with increasing TBT contamination. This suggests that the ecological role of chironomids in the food web may be preserved even under severe impoverishment of the chironomid community due to organic tin contamination. The increased prevalence of more TBT tolerant species can potentially lead to a transport of organic tin compounds between aquatic and terrestrial food webs. Furthermore, the reduced diversity of an ecologically influential group might lower the resistance of the entire food web to other environmental hazards and perturbations. |
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T Lilley; L Ruokolainen; E Vesterinen; L Paasivirta; K Norrdahl |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-4-6 |
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Title: Ecotoxicology (London, England) Volume: - ISSN: 1573-3017 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Apr |
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Created Date: 2012-4-6 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9885956 Medline TA: Ecotoxicology Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Section of Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, 20014, Turku, Finland, tmlill@utu.fi. |
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