Concentrations of lead in vegetation, invertebrates and small mammals in a grassland
ecosystem evolved from a mine waste revegetation scheme indicated the high concentration
of lead in the original tailings. Lead levels in invertebrates reflected dietary concentrations
and feeding strategy, a pattern also true of the indigenous small mammals. Total body and
tissue concentrations of lead in the herbivorous Microtus agrestis L.(field vole) and
insectivorous Sorex araneus L.(common shrew) were significantly higher in the …

Concentrations of zinc in vegetation, invertebrates and small mammals in a grassland
ecosystem derived from a mine waste vegetation scheme indicated the high concentration of
zinc in the original tailings. However, the considerable differences in soil and vegetation zinc
concentrations between the tailings and an uncontaminated site were not reflected in the
invertebrate and small mammal communities. Invertebrate zinc levels and total body
concentrations in Microtus agrestis L.(field vole) and Sorex araneus L.(common shrew) …