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Ecology of the bottom fauna and bioaccumulation of trace metals along the Lena River–Laptev Sea transect

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The first data on ecology and trace metal (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb) bioaccumulation by macrozoobenthic organisms in area along the 130°E meridional transect from shallow water near the Lena River’s delta till the 78°N are presented. At the newly discovered methane seeps in the shallow Laptev Sea areas (72 m depth), a higher total abundance and biomass compared with background stations were recorded. In carbonate shells and soft tissues of Bivalvia Portlandia arctica and Astarte borealis, the high concentrations of Mn, Fe, Pb, Ni and Co were detected that varied in dependence from sampling site. In the dominating taxa of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea), there were found no significant differences between majority of trace metal content in organisms inhabiting the seeps area and background ones. An elevated content of some metals was detected in the Asteroidea bodies that may be attributed to its trophic behavior (deposit feeder).

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The authors express great appreciation to the crews and participants of expedition 63 Cruise on Research Vessel “Akademik Mstislav Keldysh.” We greatly appreciate the help in the identification the animals of the following experts: Dr. E. Krylova (Bivalvia), Dr. I. Zhirkov (Polychaeta), Dr. A. Dilman (Asteroidea), Dr. V. Spiridonov (Crustacea), Dr. N. Rimskaja-Korsakova (Pogonophora), Dr. A. Martynov (Ophiuroidea). We thank Dr. A. Vedenin and Dr. V. Kokarev for quantitative treatment of trawl and core samples. Work was performed in accordance with the State Assignment of Federal Agency of Scientific Organization FANO No. 014920160001 and supported by Russian Science Foundation, Project No. 14-50-00095 and the Program of Fundamental Research of the RAS Presidium No. 1.3 P.

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Demina, L.L., Galkin, S.V. Ecology of the bottom fauna and bioaccumulation of trace metals along the Lena River–Laptev Sea transect. Environ Earth Sci 77, 43 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-018-7231-y

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