Heavy Metal Concentrations in the SpidersPirata piraticus(Clerck, 1757) andClubiona phragmitis(C.L. Koch, 1843) along the Scheldt Estuary (Belgium) | Zendy

Catarina Tojal | Zendy; Frederik Hendrickx | Zendy; Filip Tack | Zendy; JeanPierre Maelfait | Zendy; Nicolas Bogaert | Zendy; Katrien Willems | Zendy; Pieter Vernaillen | Zendy; Johan Mertens | Zendy; Marc Verloo | Zendy

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Heavy Metal Concentrations in the SpidersPirata piraticus(Clerck, 1757) andClubiona phragmitis(C.L. Koch, 1843) along the Scheldt Estuary (Belgium)

Author(s) -

Catarina Tojal,

Frederik Hendrickx,

Filip Tack,

JeanPierre Maelfait,

Nicolas Bogaert,

Katrien Willems,

Pieter Vernaillen,

Johan Mertens,

Marc Verloo

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

the scientific world journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.453

H-Index - 93

eISSN - 2356-6140

pISSN - 1537-744X

DOI - 10.1100/tsw.2002.170

Subject(s) - brackish marsh , wetland , marsh , brackish water , biology , estuary , ecology , ecosystem , salinity

Wetland ecosystems may be affected by deposition and accumulation of heavy metals. Metal concentrations in the spiders Pirata piraticus and Clubiona phragmitis living in marshes along the river Scheldt (Flanders, Belgium) were analyzed. The organisms were sampled on seven sites along a gradient from freshwater to brackish marshes. Except for lead, P. piraticus contained higher metal concentrations than C. phragmitis. This is related to physiological and ecological differences between species. No correlation was found between metal concentration in the organisms and soil total concentration.

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