Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6360725 Marine Pollution Bulletin 2011 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
► We measure metal accumulation in different tissues of submarine vent crabs. ► The distribution patterns of metals vary with crab tissues. ► Most metals show the highest accumulation in the gills likely through respiration. ► Different pathways of metal utilization determine the metal patterns of tissues.
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Physical Sciences and Engineering Earth and Planetary Sciences Oceanography
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Bioaccumulation of trace metals in the submarine hydrothermal vent crab Xenograpsus testudinatus off Kueishan Island, Taiwan
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