title: Integrated assessment of trace elements in a marine ranching area based on multi-species and multi-level biomarkers: a case study in China’s national-level marine ranching demonstration area
abstract: The goal of this study was to evaluate the trace element pollution in a marine ranching area in China based on molecular responses (expression of metallothionein and antioxidant enzyme genes), and biochemical biomarkers (metallothionein content, antioxidant enzyme activities, and malonaldehyde level) in four indicator species. We collected samples of two fish ( Lateolabrax maculatus and Sebastes schlegelii ), one crustacean ( Charybdis japonica ), and one gastropod ( Rapana venosa ) from the wes
journal: Frontiers in Marine Science