An approach to predict risks to wildlife populations from mercury and other stressors

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 283-293

  Nacci, Diane ^a,c   Pelletier, Marguerite ^a   Lake, Jim ^a   Bennett, Rick ^a   Nichols, John ^a   Haebler, Romona ^a   Grear, Jason ^a   Kuhn, Anne ^a   Copeland, Jane ^b   Nicholson, Matthew ^a   Walters, Steven ^a   Munns Jr , Wayne R ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Computer Sciences Corporation ^*  (United States)

^c Atlantic Ecology Division National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological risk assessment; Environmental protection conservation partnerships; Land use changes; Mercury effects; Wildlife populations

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD WEB; HABITAT QUALITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXICOKINETICS; UNITED STATES; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ATMOSPHERE; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAPTORS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AVES; FALCO SPARVERIUS; GAVIA IMMER;

EID: 20144387583     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-004-6275-9     Document Type: Article

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