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Alberts, J.M., and S.M.P. Sullivan. 2016. Factors influencing aquatic-to-terrestrial contaminant transport to terrestrial arthropod consumers in a mid-size river system. Environmental Pollution 213: 53-62
Research highlights:
- River contamination decreased with downstream longitudinal distance from a large urban center (see Figure below).
- Recipient consumer dynamics were influenced by riparian habitat complexity.
- Contaminant flux via emergent insects was not a strong predictor of terrestrial arthropod body burdens.
- Terrestrial consumer body burdens were best predicted by riparian land cover.
- Riparian land cover regulated aquatic-to-terrestrial contaminant transport.
