Abstract
Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient for human and animal organisms, playing an important role in the metabolic process in endothermic animals. This metal is one of the most abundant elements in the Earth. In this review the recent studies on Fe existence in environment and terrestrial ecosystems and their organisms are presented. The reports show that Fe concentration in tissues of different avian and mammalian species can be influenced by the type of diet and biological parameters. Owing to the wide range of Fe concentration in animal tissues of different taxonomic groups and between individuals of the same species, it is hard to indicate the bioindicator of environmental Fe concentration.
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Kosik-Bogacka, D., Łanocha-Arendarczyk, N., Kalisińska, E., Kot, K., Czernomysy-Furowicz, D., Pilarczyk, B., & Tomza-Marciniak, A. (2019). Iron, Fe. In Mammals and Birds as Bioindicators of Trace Element Contaminations in Terrestrial Environments: An Ecotoxicological Assessment of the Northern Hemisphere (pp. 181–212). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00121-6_6
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