Stable Isotope Analysis and Persistent Organic Pollutants in Crustacean Zooplankton: The Role of Size and Seasonality
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Site
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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DF | SS | MS | F | P | |
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DDTs | |||||
Size | 1 | 3.672 | 3.672 | 58.456 | <0.001 |
Season | 3 | 4.948 | 1.649 | 26.256 | <0.001 |
Size X Season | 3 | 0.593 | 0.198 | 3.149 | 0.048 |
PCBs | |||||
Size | 1 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.011 | 0.918 |
Season | 3 | 8.550 | 2.850 | 14.312 | <0.001 |
Size X Season | 3 | 1.052 | 0.351 | 1.760 | 0.187 |
δ15N‰ | |||||
Size | 1 | 3.239 | 3.239 | 1.195 | 0.287 |
Season | 3 | 7.226 | 79.075 | 26.169 | <0.001 |
Size X Season | 3 | 5.229 | 1.743 | 0.643 | 0.596 |
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Piscia, R.; Mazzoni, M.; Bettinetti, R.; Caroni, R.; Cicala, D.; Manca, M.M. Stable Isotope Analysis and Persistent Organic Pollutants in Crustacean Zooplankton: The Role of Size and Seasonality. Water 2019, 11, 1490. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11071490
Piscia R, Mazzoni M, Bettinetti R, Caroni R, Cicala D, Manca MM. Stable Isotope Analysis and Persistent Organic Pollutants in Crustacean Zooplankton: The Role of Size and Seasonality. Water. 2019; 11(7):1490. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11071490
Chicago/Turabian StylePiscia, Roberta, Michela Mazzoni, Roberta Bettinetti, Rossana Caroni, Davide Cicala, and Marina Marcella Manca. 2019. "Stable Isotope Analysis and Persistent Organic Pollutants in Crustacean Zooplankton: The Role of Size and Seasonality" Water 11, no. 7: 1490. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11071490