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MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
卷 64, 期 12, 页码 2790-2806出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.09.009
关键词
Deep-sea tailings placement; Pelagic food web; Trace metal; Species diversity; Biomagnification; Lihir Island group
资金
- Lihir Gold Limited
We used a comparative approach to investigate the impact of the disposal of gold mine tailings into the ocean near the Lihir mine (Niolam Island, Papua New Guinea). We found abundance and diversity of zooplankton, micronekton and pelagic fish to be similar or higher in the mine region compared to the reference site. We also found relatively high trace metal concentrations in lower trophic level groups, especially zooplankton, near the mine discharge, but few differences in tissue concentrations of micronekton, bait-fish and pelagic fish between the two regions. Biomagnification of some trace metals by micronekton, and of mercury by fish was evident in both regions. We conclude that ocean mine waste disposal at Niolam Island has a local impact on the smaller and less mobile pelagic communities in terms of trace metal concentrations, but has little effect on the abundance and biodiversity of the local food web. Crown Copyright (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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