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Conceptual diagram demonstrating the connections between aquatic and terrestrial food webs

By Upper Midwest Water Science Center 2022 (approx.)
Conceptual diagram demonstrating the connections between aquatic and terrestrial food webs
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Conceptual diagram demonstrating the connections between aquatic and terrestrial food webs. Contaminants, such as mercury, can be taken up at the base of the aquatic food web and transferred to terrestrial ecosystems. Figure: Chumchal et al. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5267

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