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del Río L, Navarro-Martínez ZM, Cobián-Rojas D, Chevalier-Monteagudo PP, Angulo-Valdes JA, Rodriguez-Viera L. Biology and ecology of the lionfish Pterois volitans/Pterois miles as invasive alien species: a review. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15728. [PMID: 37520263 PMCID: PMC10377442 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
Abstract
The lionfish is an exotic invasive fish native to the Indo-Pacific, which is established in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Lionfish can affect native fishes and invertebrates through direct predation or competition for food. The present review aims to analyze the most relevant characteristics of the biology and ecology of lionfish as an invasive alien species, with an emphasis on Cuba. We provide a current view of the well-known lionfish as a successful invasive fish, and we put in this context the information regarding lionfish in Cuban waters, enriching the background knowledge, and giving novel and relevant information. The compilation of numerous publications on the subject has allowed for a more complete analysis of essential aspects of this invader in the Cuban archipelago. The consulted literature records that the first report of lionfish in Cuba occurred in 2007; subsequently, sightings of lionfish were reported in numerous localities. In 2010, the lionfish was considered an invasive alien species, which currently is established in various habitats, at depths up to 188 m, throughout the Cuban archipelago (e.g., coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass beds, submerged artificial structures). In addition, it has reached very high densities (12.42 ind./100 m2), which exceed those reported in the Indo-Pacific as well as in many locations in the Western Atlantic. It has been confirmed that the lionfish in Cuba also presents numerous characteristics that guarantee its success as an invader, among them: less quantity and diversity of parasites than other Atlantic fishes found in similar environments, a high number of gametes in the gonads, reproductive activity during all year and wide diet. The most important fish families for the lionfish diet in Cuba have been Pomacentridae, Gobiidae, Scaridae, Holocentridae, Mullidae, Labridae and Acanthuridae; and the most important crustacean orders are Decapoda, Mysida, Stomatopoda and Isopoda. In Cuba, as in the entire invaded region, numerous investigations have been directed to evaluate the impact of this invader on ecosystems, and although there is enough information, their results differ. Additional studies are required to assess the impact of lionfish as a predator after several years of invasion on a larger geographic scale in Cuba and other areas of the region. This knowledge will allow the development of more effective control strategies. Periodic lionfish culling have been carried out in Cuban MPAs as a control strategy, and some positive results have been observed, such as the average size reduction; however, further efforts are still required. Due to the importance of the study of lionfish as an invader, this review is a necessity as it provides, for the first time, a comprehensive analysis of lionfish information and results from Cuba, which is adequately contrasted with previous studies of other areas, particularly, from the Greater Caribbean.
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- Laura del Río
- Center for Marine Research, Universidad de La Habana, La Habana, Cuba
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- Guanahacabibes National Park, Center of Research and Evironmental Services, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Pinar de Río, Cuba
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- Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEIMAR), University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain
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Acosta-Coley I, Cabarcas-Montalvo M, Hernandez-Lambraño RE, Sierra-Marquez L, Valcarcel-Castellanos C, Duque D, Martinez-Silva S, Marrugo M, Benavides-Serrato M. Mercury assessment in invasive Lionfish Pterois (Oken, 1817) from marine protected areas in the Colombian Caribbean. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 189:114753. [PMID: 36867968 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Lionfish (Pterois spp.) are invasive species reported since 2009 in the Corales del Rosario y San Bernardo National Natural Park in the Caribbean. Their capture and consumption are strategies to control their dispersion and limit ecological damage. The natural park is influenced by the vicinity of Cartagena's residential, industrial, and touristic activities, as well as sediments loaded with mercury from the Dique Channel. For the first time, total mercury levels in muscle from 58 lionfish were determined, with values ranging from 0.01 to 0.38 μg/g (mean = 0.11 ± 0.01 μg/g). Fish length ranged from 17.4 to 44.0 cm (mean = 28.0 ± 0.63 cm). Mercury levels did not increase proportionally to fish length for pooled data, but the relationship was significant for specimens from Rosario Island. Mercury levels comply with legislation for fish consumption, but the risk to human health may appear if it occurs daily. Therefore, precautionary approach and a permanent monitoring strategy are strongly advised.
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- Isabel Acosta-Coley
- Environmental and Computational Chemistry Group, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia.
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- Environmental and Computational Chemistry Group, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia
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- Environmental and Computational Chemistry Group, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia
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- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Caribe, Colombia; Instituto de Estudios en Ciencias del Mar-Cecimar, Colombia
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Czaran V, Edwards J, Buchweitz J, Finney C, Chikweto A, Butler BP, Marancik D. Occurrence of Histamine Toxicity and Metal and Mineral Contaminants in Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) in Grenada, West Indies. CARIBB J SCI 2022. [DOI: 10.18475/cjos.v52i1.a9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Viktoria Czaran
- Department of Pathobiology, Department of Pathobiology, St. George's University, School of Veterinary Medicine, True Blue, Grenada, West Indies
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- Department of Pathobiology, Department of Pathobiology, St. George's University, School of Veterinary Medicine, True Blue, Grenada, West Indies
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A
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- Department of Pathobiology, Department of Pathobiology, St. George's University, School of Veterinary Medicine, True Blue, Grenada, West Indies
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- Department of Pathobiology, Department of Pathobiology, St. George's University, School of Veterinary Medicine, True Blue, Grenada, West Indies
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- Department of Pathobiology, Department of Pathobiology, St. George's University, School of Veterinary Medicine, True Blue, Grenada, West Indies
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Johnson EG, Dichiera A, Goldberg D, Swenarton M, Gelsleichter J. Total mercury concentrations in invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) from the Atlantic coast of Florida. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0234534. [PMID: 34547024 PMCID: PMC8454969 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) pose a serious threat to marine ecosystems throughout the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The development of a fishery for lionfish has been proposed as a strategy for controlling populations; however, there is concern about consumption of this species by humans due to its high trophic position and potential for bioaccumulation of mercury. We analyzed total mercury (THg) in tissues of lionfish from two locations on the east coast of Florida. THg in lionfish increased with size and differed by location and sex. THg was highest in muscle tissue and was strongly positively correlated among tissues. THg in lionfish was lower than other commonly consumed marine fishes, and falls into Florida's least restrictive advisory level. Consumption of lionfish poses a low risk and concerns over mercury bioaccumulation should not present a significant barrier to lionfish harvest.
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- Eric G. Johnson
- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, United States of America
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Squadrone S, Brizio P, Stella C, Mantia M, Favaro L, Biancani B, Gridelli S, Da Rugna C, Abete MC. Differential Bioaccumulation of Trace Elements and Rare Earth Elements in the Muscle, Kidneys, and Liver of the Invasive Indo-Pacific Lionfish (Pterois spp.) from Cuba. Biol Trace Elem Res 2020; 196:262-271. [PMID: 31741203 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-019-01918-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The Indo-Pacific lionfish is a saltwater fish that inhabits the Red Sea waters and the Indian and Pacific oceans; it is an invasive species in the western Atlantic and was recently introduced into the local diet in the USA, Central and South America, and the Caribbean with the aim of controlling the invasion of this species. Due to its predatory nature, it tends to bioaccumulate metals and other contaminants via the marine food web and could thus constitute a suitable species for monitoring aquatic ecosystems. The presence and distribution of 23 trace elements and 16 rare earth elements (REEs) were investigated by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in the muscle, liver, and kidneys of lionfish from Cuba. Significant differences in metal concentrations were found in the different fish organs. The liver and kidneys registered the highest concentrations for most trace elements and for ΣREE, thus demonstrating that they are effective bioindicators of possible pollution on the environment in which fish live, and assuming great importance in the choice of early biomonitoring. Trace element concentrations in the muscle are instead of crucial interest for consumer safety. The limits set by EU regulations and Cuban guidelines for Cd and Pb in fish muscle were never exceeded, suggesting that lionfish from Cuba could therefore represent a good source of minerals and proteins for the local population. Graphical abstract.
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- Stefania Squadrone
- Chemistry Department, Environmental Contaminants Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154, Turin, Italy.
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- Chemistry Department, Environmental Contaminants Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154, Turin, Italy
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- Chemistry Department, Environmental Contaminants Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154, Turin, Italy
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- Chemistry Department, Environmental Contaminants Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123, Turin, Italy
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- Chemistry Department, Environmental Contaminants Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154, Turin, Italy
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van den Hurk P, Edhlund I, Davis R, Hahn JJ, McComb MJ, Rogers EL, Pisarski E, Chung K, DeLorenzo M. Lionfish (Pterois volitans) as biomonitoring species for oil pollution effects in coral reef ecosystems. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 156:104915. [PMID: 32174335 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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With oil spills, and other sources of aromatic hydrocarbons, being a continuous threat to coral reef systems, and most reef fish species being protected or difficult to collect, the use of the invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) might be a good model species to monitor biomarkers in potentially exposed fish in the Caribbean and western Atlantic. The rapid expansion of lionfish in the Caribbean and western Atlantic, and the unregulated fishing for this species, would make the lionfish a suitable candidate as biomonitoring species for oil pollution effects. However, to date little has been published about the responses of lionfish to environmental pollutants. For this study lionfish were collected in the Florida Keys a few weeks after Hurricane Irma, which sank numerous boats resulting in leaks of oil and fuel, and during the winter and early spring after that. Several biomarkers indicative of exposure to PAHs (bile fluorescence, cytochrome P450-1A induction, glutathione S-transferase activity) were measured. To establish if these biomarkers are inducible in PAH exposed lionfish, dosing experiments with different concentrations of High Energy Water Accommodated Fraction of crude oil were performed. The results revealed no significant effects in the biomarkers in the field collected fish, while the exposure experiments demonstrated that lionfish did show strong effects in the measured biomarkers, even at the lowest concentration tested (0.3% HEWAF, or 25 μg/l ƩPAH50). Based on its widespread distribution, relative ease of collection, and significant biomarker responses in the controlled dosing experiment, it is concluded that lionfish has good potential to be used as a standardized biomonitoring species for oil pollution in its neotropical realm.
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- Peter van den Hurk
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA; Graduate Program in Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.
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- Graduate Program in Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, College of Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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- Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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- NOAA, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Charleston, SC, USA
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Heavy Metals in Muscle Tissue of Pterois volitans from the Veracruz Reef System National Park, Mexico. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16234611. [PMID: 31757088 PMCID: PMC6926681 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16234611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Concentrations of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), vanadium (V), and zinc (Zn) were measured in the muscle of 30 specimens of Pterois volitans, captured on April 2018, in the Veracruz Reef System National Park (VRSNP), Veracruz, Mexico. Concentrations, in the samples, were quantified with atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS), after microwave digestion. Results of the mean concentration, in descending order were V = 7.3 ± 0.7; Pb = 0.66 ± 0.07; Zn = 0.43 ± 0.14; and Cd = 0.03 ± 0.01 mg kg−1 dry weight. These values did not exceeded limits established in the Mexican National Standard (NOM-242-SSA1-2009), of Cd and Pb (0.5 mg kg−1) wet weight. This means that consumption of lionfish from this site does not pose a potential risk for human health.
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Fey P, Bustamante P, Bosserelle P, Espiau B, Malau A, Mercader M, Wafo E, Letourneur Y. Does trophic level drive organic and metallic contamination in coral reef organisms? THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 667:208-221. [PMID: 30831362 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Metallic and organic pollutants constitute a serious threat for coral reef ecosystems, potentially affecting a great number of species interacting within complex trophodynamic processes. Pesticides, PCBs and trace elements were measured on coral reef communities of three Pacific islands (Moorea, Wallis and New Caledonia) in relation with δ15N values, a proxy of trophic level. Several potential sources of organic matter, benthic invertebrates and fish belonging to various trophic strategies were sampled at each island. Wallis and New Caledonia displayed, respectively, the highest concentrations of pesticides and trace elements. In the three islands, most trace element concentrations (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and V) decreased when δ15N was rising (i.e. bioreduction), whereas Hg and Se biomagnified with increasing δ15N values. Only few trace elements in some islands did not show any significant trend in relation with δ15N (i.e., Ag in New Caledonia, Zn in Wallis and As plus Zn in Moorea). PCBs concentrations showed a significant bioreduction in New Caledonia and in Moorea, but a significant biomagnification in Wallis. Aldrin and heptachlor were the only pesticides to show a similar significant bioreduction in the three islands. Other pesticides, such as chlordecone, diazinon, endosulfan I and II, heptachlor-epoxide A and B, lindane and pp'-DDE displayed contrasted patterns (e.g. chlordecone significantly biomagnified in New Caledonia, significantly bioreduced in Wallis and did not displayed any significant trend in Moorea). Finally, for unclear reasons, Moorea displayed only negative significant correlations between δ15N and all pesticides (except pp'-DDT). Our results highlight that trophic level, here assessed through δ15N values, is a good predictor of metallic trace elements biomagnification or bioreduction in coral reef organisms. However, at large spatial scale, trophic level relevance to predict pesticides and PCBs biomagnification or bioreduction should be considered with caution and studied in close relation with local characteristics.
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- P Fey
- Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, Institut de Sciences Exactes et Appliquées, EA 7484, LabEx "CORAIL", BP R4, 98851 Nouméa Cedex, New Caledonia
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- Littoral Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs), UMR 7266 CNRS-Université La Rochelle, 2 rue Olympe de Gouges, 17000 La Rochelle, France
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- Pacific Community (SPC), Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystem division, BP D5, 98848 Nouméa Cedex, New Caledonia; Centre de Recherche Insulaire et Observatoire de l'Environnement (CRIOBE), LabEx "CORAIL" USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE, BP 1013, 98729 Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia
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- Centre de Recherche Insulaire et Observatoire de l'Environnement (CRIOBE), LabEx "CORAIL" USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE, BP 1013, 98729 Papetoai, Moorea, French Polynesia
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- Service de l'Environnement de Wallis et Futuna, BP 294, 98600 Mata Utu, Wallis and Futuna
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- Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens (CEFREM), UMR 5110 CNRS-UPVD, 52 avenue Paul Alduy, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique, Aix-Marseille Université, INSERM, SSA, IRBA, MCT, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, Institut de Sciences Exactes et Appliquées, EA 7484, LabEx "CORAIL", BP R4, 98851 Nouméa Cedex, New Caledonia.
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