Trace metals and aquatic invertebrates in a floodplain: from chemical speciation to community composition

Hug Peter, Dorothea

doi:10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:90899

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Title		Trace metals and aquatic invertebrates in a floodplain: from chemical speciation to community composition
Author		Hug Peter, Dorothea
Directors		Slaveykova, Vera Castella, Emmanuel
Defense		Thèse de doctorat : Univ. Genève, 2016 - Sc. 5014 - 2016/09/02
Abstract		Trace metals occur naturally in aquatic systems under different forms (dissolved, bound to suspended particulate matter or sediment) and they interact with organisms in these systems. This thesis aims to improve our mechanistic understanding of the distribution of trace metals in floodplains and their interactions with aquatic invertebrates. The study system was the French Rhône floodplain that harbors secondary channels with various characteristics. An interdisciplinary approach integrating tools from environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology and ecology allowed to characterize metals in different floodplain water bodies and to construct models for the quantitative link between concentrations in the environment and concentrations found in different aquatic invertebrates. Two case studies allowed to test the impact of perturbations on the patterns described above. The results have potential implications for risk assessment and for floodplain restoration.
Keywords		Trace metals — Aquatic Invertebrates — Floodplain — Ecotoxicology — DGT
Identifiers		DOI: 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:90899 URN: urn:nbn:ch:unige-908991
Full text		Thesis (5.5 MB) - Limited access to UNIGE
Structures		Faculté des sciences / Section des sciences de la Terre et de l'Environnement / Département F.-A. Forel des sciences de l'environnement et de l'eau Centres et instituts / Institut des sciences de l'environnement
Research group		Ecology and Aquatic Biology
Citation (ISO format)		HUG PETER, Dorothea. Trace metals and aquatic invertebrates in a floodplain: from chemical speciation to community composition. Université de Genève. Thèse, 2016. doi: 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:90899 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:90899