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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 368, 期 2-3, 页码 723-731出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.02.001
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environmental impact; carbon isotopes; nitrogen isotopes; aquaculture waste; sewage; Mediterranean Sea
Stable isotope ratios were used to determine the impact of anthropogenically derived organic matter from onshore and offshore fish farming and a sewage outfall on organisms at different trophic levels (primary producers and consumers) on the south-east coast of Sicily (Italy, Mediterranean). Representative macroalgae and consumers were collected in three sampling locations: Impact and two putative Controls sited to the north of the impacted location. While delta C-13 values of both organic matter sources and consumers varied little between locations delta N-15 spatial variability was higher and delta N-15 was shown to be a good descriptor of organic enrichment and uptake of anthropogenically derived material within coastal food webs. Isotopic data were analysed using a multivariate approach. Organic matter sources and benthic components were more sensitive to pollution than nektobenthic species and revealed that the effects of anthropogenic activities seem to be detectable over a wide area. The study site is characterised by wide waste dispersal, which brings a reduction in impact in the area directly affected by organic matter inputs and enlarges the area of moderate impact. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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