Biomarkers of Heavy Metal Stress in Mangrove Ecosystems

澳大利亚拥有世界上第三大红树林，这些红树林系统作为初级生产者、栖息地和许多商业幼鱼的育苗区具有很高的生产力。由于人类的影响，局部红树林遭到破坏的后果是鱼类生产力下降和水质下降。对红树林重金属胁迫的预测性预警生物标志物的验证将提供一种强有力的管理工具，使污染物暴露的证据和生物/环境影响的准确“预警”指示成为可能，从而允许采取有效的补救行动，并在国内和国际上保护河口水域和资源。

Australia has the third largest area of mangroves internationally and these systems are highly productive as primary producers, habitat and nursery area for many juvenile commercial fish species. The consequences of local destruction of mangroves through human impacts are lower fish productivity and loss of water quality. The validation of predictive early warning biomarkers of heavy metal stress in mangroves would provide a powerful management tool that would enable evidence of pollutant exposure and accurate 'early-warning' indication of biological/environmental effects, allowing effective remedial action and protection of estuarine waters and resources both nationally and internationally.