Site-specific heavy metal concentrations in blood of South Island pied oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus finschi from the Auckland region, New Zealand

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 202-206

  Thompson, David R ^a   Dowding, John E ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomonitor; Blood; Haematopus ostralegus; Heavy metals; New Zealand; Oystercatcher

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; SHOREBIRD;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; AVES; HAEMATOPODIDAE; HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032950001     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00169-6     Document Type: Article

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