Transfer of heavy metals from soils to arthropods and their impacts on the arthropod populations
Author of the article:ZHU Chun-Xiang;JI Xiang-Hua; JIANG Ming-Xing;CHENG Jia-An
Author's Workplace：Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
Key Words：arthropod; heavy-metal contamination; biotransfer
Abstract：Heavy metals in soils can be transferred to arthropods through trophic chains and accumulated in these animals. The paper reviews the major factors affecting their transfer to and accumulation in arthropods, and their impacts on arthropod herbivores, pred