biomagnifiers

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biomagnifiers

  1. plural of biomagnifier
    • 2015 November 11, “Biomonitoring Heavy Metal Pollution Using an Aquatic Apex Predator, the American Alligator, and Its Parasites”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Conclusively, we suggest that parasites, particularly intestinal trematodes, are superior biomagnifiers of As, Cu, Se, and Zn, whereas alligators are likely good biological indicators of Fe, Cd, and Pb levels within the environment.