Influence of species, age and diet on mercury concentrations in Shetland seabirds

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 151, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 237-244

  Stewart, F M ^a   Phillips, R A ^a,b   Catry, P ^a   Furness, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Diet; Heavy metals; Individual variation; Mercury; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRDS; DIET; MERCURY; METAL CONCENTRATION; SEABIRD;

UK, SCOTLAND, SHETLAND ISLANDS;

CATHARACTA SKUA; RISSA TRIDACTYLA; STERCORARIUS PARASITICUS; STERNA PARADISAEA; URIA AALGE;

EID: 0030618571     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps151237     Document Type: Article

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