Browsing by Subject "Trophic transfer"

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Trophic transfer of metals and OCP’s in organisms from a warm temperate and a subtropical intertidal rocky shore

Greyling, C.J. (North-West University, 2018)

Globally, of all the services and functions that ecological systems provide to human welfare, ± 63 % comes from the marine domain. Pollution of the ocean by means of metals and organochlorine pesticides pose a great threat ...
Trophic-level investigations of microplastics in marine pelagic fish and squid

Bothma, Francois (North-West University (South Africa), 2023)

Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in marine environments, with a large number of species constantly being exposed to contamination. Fish ingest MPs, and much research has gone into the reporting on MP ingestion by different ...