Assessing temporal trends in contaminants from long-term avian monitoring programs: The influence of sampling frequency

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 141-151

  Hebert, Craig E ^a   Weseloh, D V Chip ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contaminant trends; Environmental monitoring; Herring gull; POPs; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; DIELDRIN; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

EGG; POLLUTION MONITORING; SAMPLING; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRDS; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GREAT LAKES REGION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OVUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CLUPEA HARENGUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS;

EID: 0037307612     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022542408144     Document Type: Article

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