Small mammals and arsenic in Salsigne (France) (2015)

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Data creators : Francis Raoul [1] [2], Renaud Scheifler [1] [2]
Data collector : Christelle Tougard [3], Séverine Drouhot [1] [2]
[1] : Laboratoire Chrono-environnement (UMR 6249) (Université de Franche-Comté)
[2] : Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers - Terre, Homme, Environnement, Temps, Astronomie (UAR 3245) (Université de Franche-Comté)
[3] : Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier (UMR 5554)
Description :
Provides data on arsenic contamination in soils, exposure and bioaccumulation in small mammals, around a former gold mine extraction site in southern France (Salsigne, Aude). Provides also biometric data.

Small mammal species are Apodemus sylvaticus (204), Mus spretus (55), Chionomys nivalis (2), Microtus arvalis (4) and Crocidura russula (18).
Biological materials are liver, kidney, lungs, embryos, testes, seminal vesicles, bladder, digestive tract, faeces and stomach content.
Sampling took place in October 2008 and 2009, April 2009 and 2010. 327 small mammal trap lines (small break back traps) have been set-up. Also, 45 soil samples have been taken and analysed for physico-chemical characteristics and trace metal contamination.
Disciplines :
ecology (applied biology - ecology), environmental sciences (sciences of the universe)
Access details :
Restreint

General metadata

Data acquisition date : from Sep 2008 to Apr 2010
Data acquisition methods :
  • Observational data :
    Voir Drouhot, S., Raoul, F., Crini, N., Tougard, C., Prudent, A.S., Druart, C., Rieffel, D., Lambert, J.C., Tête, N., Giraudoux, P., and Scheifler, R. (2014). Responses of wild small mammals to arsenic pollution in a partially remediated mining site in Southern France. Science of the Total Environment 470-471, 1012-1022
  • Experimental data :
    Voir Drouhot, S., Raoul, F., Crini, N., Tougard, C., Prudent, A.S., Druart, C., Rieffel, D., Lambert, J.C., Tête, N., Giraudoux, P., and Scheifler, R. (2014). Responses of wild small mammals to arsenic pollution in a partially remediated mining site in Southern France. Science of the Total Environment 470-471, 1012-1022
Update periodicity : no update
Language : English (eng)
Formats : application/vnd.ms-excel
Audience : Research

Coverages

Spatial coverage :

  • Salsigne: latitude between 43° 21' 37" N and 43° 18' 35" N, longitude between 2° 22' 43" E and 2° 25' 35" E

Taxonomic coverage :

  • Small mammal species are Apodemus sylvaticus (204), Mus spretus (55), Chionomys nivalis (2), Microtus arvalis (4) and Crocidura russula (18)
    Species
    Microtus arvalis MSW (Common vole), Apodemus sylvaticus TAXREF (Wood Mouse), Mus spretus MSW (Western Mediterranean Mouse), Crocidura russula MSW (Greater White-toothed Shrew), Chionomys nivalis MSW (European Snow Vole)
Publications :
Record created 1 Jul 2015 by Francis Raoul.
Last modification : 13 May 2016.
Local identifier: FR-18008901306731-2015-07-01.

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Université de Bourgogne, Université de Franche-Comté, UTBM, AgroSup Dijon, ENSMM, BSB, Arts des Metiers