Discovery of mineralization in the caudal vertebrae of perch (<i>Perca fluviatilis</i> L.): A potential new tool for environmental impact assessment-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Discovery of mineralization in the caudal vertebrae of perch (Perca fluviatilis L.): A potential new tool for environmental impact assessment

Published:2024-06 Issue:3 Volume:4 Page:
ISSN:2693-8847
Container-title:Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries
language:en
Short-container-title:Aquaculture Fish & Fisheries

Author:

Karlsson O. Magnus¹^ORCID,Delling Bo²,Viktor Tomas¹,Sandström Olof³,Waldetoft Hannes¹,Bengtsson Bengt‐Erik⁴

Affiliation:

1. IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute Stockholm Sweden

2. Department of Zoology Swedish Museum of Natural History Stockholm Sweden

3. NordMiljö AB Brunskog Sweden

4. Trosa Stockholm Sweden

Abstract

AbstractThe frequency of skeletal deformations in fish is a common biomarker when investigating the environmental response to effluents of various origins. This study discovered a new biomarker: elevated mineralization levels of the vertebrae in the caudal region of perch Perca fluviatilis. The study was conducted in northern Sweden in lakes receiving discharges from an iron ore mine and adjacent reference lakes. The field observation was followed up with an egg‐hatching experiment showing a similar lake‐specific pattern in hatching and deformation frequencies in larvae.

Publisher

Wiley

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/aff2.183

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