Six invertebrate species from Macquarie Island were exposed to copper, zinc, and cadmium in controlled 14-day laboratory tests. The study, conducted by AU_AADC and last updated in 2015, used a static non-renewal regime with five metal concentrations and a control, each with 3-5 replicates. Collection sites were verified as free of metal contamination via ICP-OES analysis of seawater.
Use Cases
- Modeling species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) based on toxicity test results for copper, zinc, and cadmium.
- Comparing the relative toxicity of three heavy metals across different marine invertebrate taxa and life stages.
- Benchmarking laboratory toxicity test protocols for Antarctic species using the described static non-renewal method.
- Assessing ecological risk for Macquarie Island based on the sensitivity of key intertidal and subtidal invertebrates.
Strengths
- Experimental design included five metal concentrations plus a control with 3-5 replicates per test.
- Collection sites were verified as uncontaminated via ICP-OES analysis of seawater samples.
- Tests covered six species representing a range of taxa and ecological niches from Macquarie Island.
Limitations
- Last updated 2015 04 30 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- AU_AADC
- Collection Method
- Laboratory toxicity tests under a static non-renewal regime over 14 days.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2015-04-30 23:59:59.999000
- Geography
- Macquarie Island