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Mean metal concentrations in different tissues of P. oceanica. |
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| N |
Chromium |
Nickel |
Copper |
Zinc |
Cadmium |
Lead |
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| Leaves |
30 |
1.6 ± 1.5 |
22.9 ± 10.2 |
11.1 ± 6.5 |
109.3 ± 41.1 |
2.8 ± 0.9 |
5.2 ± 3.8 |
| Scales |
28 |
19.7 ± 12.0 |
7.6 ± 5.6 |
9.5 ± 2.8 |
20.7 ± 4.4 |
1.0 ± 0.3 |
11.4 ± 7.7 |
| M-W U Z |
-6.504 |
4.964* |
0.498 |
6.100* |
6.100* |
-3.750 |
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Leaf and dead sheath concentrations were expressed in μg gDW-1 (mean ± standard deviations) and Mann-Whitney U test Z was used for each metal. N corresponds to the number of samples and significantly different samples are marked as * (p < 0.01). | |||||||
Gosselin et al. BMC Ecology 2006 6:12 doi:10.1186/1472-6785-6-12 |
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