Search results for: RANGIFER TARANDUS PLATYRHYNCHUS

• Svalbard reindeer as an indicator of ecosystem changes in the Arctic terrestrial ecosystem

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  • A. Pacyna-Kuchta
  • K. Koziorowska
  • S. Chmiel
  • J. Mazerski
  • Ż. Polkowska

  - CHEMOSPHERE - Year 2018

  Over the years, noticeable effort has been directed towards contaminant determination in multiple biotic samples collected from the inhabitants of the Arctic. Little consideration has been given to polar herbivores, however, especially those from the European parts of the Arctic. To provide a broader perspective, we aimed to decipher trace element concentration in hairs of the key species in the Arctic, namely the Svalbard reindeer...

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• A screening of select toxic and essential elements and persistent organic pollutants in the fur of Svalbard reindeer

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  • A. Pacyna-Kuchta
  • P. Wietrzyk-Pełka
  • M. Węgrzyn
  • M. Frankowski
  • Ż. Polkowska

  - CHEMOSPHERE - Year 2020

  Reindeers play an important role in the polar ecosystem, being long-lived sole vegetarians feeding on local vegetation. They can be used as a valuable bioindicator, helping us to understand contaminants’ impact on the polar terrestrial ecosystem. Still, scarce data exist from research in which polar herbivores (especially those from the European parts of the Arctic) were a major study subject for trace elements and persistent organic...

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