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Trace element concentration in whale faeces and muscle, and krill tissue, collected from the Southern Ocean

NutrimentsBiomasse et diversité zooplanctoniqueAbondance et distribution de mammifères marinsAbondance et distribution des invertébrés

Whale muscle samples were collected from stranded and dead blue (Baleoptera musculus) and fin (Baleoptera physalus) whales in South-western Australia. Blue, fin, sperm (Physeter macrocephalus), humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) and pygmy blue (Baleoptera musculus brevicauda) whale faecal samples were collected from coastal waters off Southern Australia by trawling 0.5 mm mesh nets over the surface waters following defecation. Four species of krill (Nyctiphanes australia, Euphausia pacifica, Meganyctiphanes norvegica), including Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) were collected from various locations worldwide.

We analysed the concentration of iron, cadmium, manganese, cobalt, copper, zinc, phosphorus and carbon in baleen whale faeces and muscle, and krill tissue using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.

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Étendue temporelle1997-01-01 – 2014-06-30
Date (creation)2014-08-25
Date (publication)2014-08-25
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LicenceThe data described in this record are the intellectual property of the University of Tasmania through the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS).
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Dernière mise à jour2026-11-05
Créé2026-11-05
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