Stable isotopes and metals and metalloids in the smallest Megamouth Shark (Megachasma pelagios) reported to date from the Atlantic Ocean
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Abstract
), likely reflecting ocean-basin-specific biogeochemical baseline and mainly organic chemical forms typical of deep-water elasmobranchs. Finally, the findings reinforce the importance of continuous monitoring in the Atlantic Ocean to expand and consolidate knowledge on the ecology and ecotoxicology of this species.
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Authors: Lilian Glória Xavier, Cyntia R.F. de Moraes, Georgia Maria de Oliveira Aragão, Luiz D. Lacerda, Moisés Fernandes Bezerra, Patrícia Charvet, Tatiana Dillenburg Saint’Pierre, Rachel Ann Hauser‐Davis, Vicente Vieira Faria
Institutions: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade Federal do Ceará