Land use, season, and parasitism predict metal concentrations in Australian flying fox fur
Sánchez C, Penrose M, Kessler M, Becker D, McKeown A, Hannappel M, Boyd V, Camus M, Padgett-Stewart T, Hunt B, Graves A, Peel A, Westcott D, Rainwater T, Chumchal M, Cobb G, Altizer S, Plowright R, Boardman W. Land use, season, and parasitism predict metal concentrations in Australian flying fox fur. The Science Of The Total Environment 2022, 841: 156699. PMID: 35710009, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetal concentrationsMetal exposureMetal loadingHigh metal concentrationsConcentrations of cadmiumHuman-modified habitatsExposed to contaminantsSpectacled flying foxQuantify metal concentrationsFlying fox speciesHigher metal loadingMercury concentrationsMetal contaminationHeavy metalsSublethal consequencesEnvironmental predictorsP. conspicillatusHuman impactEastern AustraliaSeason samplesFox speciesLand useBat speciesFood availabilityHuman health
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