Relationship between subcellular cadmium distribution in prey and cadmium trophic transfer to a predator
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Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that exposure-related alterations in the subcellular Cd distribution in prey relate to changes in Cd absorption by a predator. Oligochaete worms,Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri were exposed for 1 wk or 6 wk to 0.5 μg Cd 1−1, 47 μg Cd 1−1, or 140 μg Cd 1−1 (including109Cd as a tracer) and relationships between oligochaete subcellular Cd distribution and Cd absorption by a predator, the grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio), were determined. Concentration and duration of Cd exposure had direct effects on oligochaete subcellular Cd distribution. Changes in oligochaete subcellular Cd distribution were characterized by increases in both the amount and proportion of Cd bound to the cytosolic fraction. The induction of Cd-binding proteins (e.g., metallothioneins) were suspected to be responsible for these changes. We found 1∶1 relationships between the amount and percentage of Cd in oligochaete cytosol and the amount and percentage of Cd adsorbed by shrimp. These results demonstrate that only metal bound to the soluble fraction of prey is available to higher trophic levels, and that factors influencing subcellular metal distribution in prey will directly alter metal trophic transfer to predators.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Relationship between subcellular cadmium distribution in prey and cadmium trophic transfer to a predator |
| Series title | Estuaries |
| DOI | 10.2307/1352308 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Description | 8 p. |
| First page | 923 |
| Last page | 930 |
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