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ArticleEnvironmental monitoring and assessment2024

Trace element levels in the muscles of three tern species (Aves: Laridae) from the western Arabian Gulf: environmental assessment and implications for conservation.

Lamia Yacoubi, Dario Savoca, Radhouan Belgacem El Zrelli, Jinoy Gopalan, Mazen Nazal, Yu-Jia Lin, Antonella Maccotta, Foued Hamza, Md Simul Bhuyan, Marco Arculeo and 1 more

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11 authors at 6 institutions in 6 countries.

Lamia YacoubiFaculty of Science of Tunis, Laboratory of Biodiversity & Parasitology of Aquatic Ecosystems (LR18ES05), University Campus, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia.
Dario SavocaDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie BiologicheChimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi 20, 90123, Palermo, Italy. dario.savoca@unipa.it.
Radhouan Belgacem El ZrelliSADEF Agronomy & Environment, 30 Rue de la Station, 68700, Aspach-Le-Bas, France.
Jinoy GopalanApplied Research Center for Environment and Marine Studies, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), 31261, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Mazen NazalApplied Research Center for Environment and Marine Studies, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), 31261, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Yu-Jia LinInstitute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.
Antonella MaccottaDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie BiologicheChimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi 20, 90123, Palermo, Italy.
Foued HamzaNational Center for Wildlife, Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Md Simul BhuyanBangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute, Cox's Bazar, 4730, Bangladesh.
Marco ArculeoDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie BiologicheChimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi 20, 90123, Palermo, Italy.
Lotfi Jilani RabaouiNational Center for Wildlife, Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals · SAUniversity of Palermo · ITBangladesh Fisheries Research Institute · BDNational Biodiversity Institute · CRNational Taiwan University · TWTunis El Manar University · TN

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Abstract

In the Arabian Gulf (called also Persian Gulf; hereafter 'the Gulf'), Jana and Karan Islands are recognized as one of the most Important Bird Areas in the region. Many migratory breeding seabirds, like the Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii, White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa and Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus, depend on these islands during the breeding season. However, these aquatic wildlife species are suffering from intensified urban and industrial coastal development and various contamination events including wars and related oil spills. In this study, we used these three piscivorous top predator birds to analyse the levels of 19 trace elements (TEs; i.e. Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Sr, V and Zn) in 15 muscular tissue samples from Jana and Karan Islands. PERMANOVA analysis showed no difference in contamination profile between sites nor between species probably due to their spatial and ecological proximity and therefore similar levels of exposure to TEs. Comparing these levels with existing literature, our results showed no particular concern for all elements, except for Al (maximum values recorded = 116.5 µg g

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CharadriiformesMetals, HeavyTrace ElementsWater Pollutants, ChemicalAnimalsBirdsEnvironmental MonitoringLeadMusclesLeadMetals, HeavyTrace ElementsWater Pollutants, ChemicalArabian/Persian-GulfConservationContaminationMarine pollutionMigratory seabirdsTrace elements

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