Grit selection in waterfowl and how it determines exposure to ingested lead shot in Mediterranean wetlands

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 226-234

  Figuerola, Jordi ^a   Mateo, Rafael ^b   Green, Andy J ^a   Mondain Monval, Jean Yves ^c   Lefranc, Hughes ^a   Mentaberre, Gregorio ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^c OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Anatidae; Geographical variation; Lead poisoning; Phenotypic plasticity; Rallidae

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL POISONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETATION;

ANATIDAE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RALLIDAE;

BIODIVERSITY;

LEAD;

LEAD SHOT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; AVIAN STOMACH; BIRD; DUCKS AND GEESE; EUROPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEAD POISONING; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PHENOTYPE; PLASTICITY; SPECIES; VEGETATION; WETLAND;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANATIDAE; AVES; RALLIDAE;

EID: 30744477469     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892905002304     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. AEWA (2002) Lead poisoning in waterbirds through the ingestion of spent lead shot. African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement, Newsletter Special Issue 1, The Hague, the Netherlands.
2. Aitchison, J. (1986) The Statistical Analysis of Compositional Data. London, UK: Chapman & Hall.
3. Anderson, W.L. & Havera, S.P. (1985) Blood lead, protoporphyrin, and ingested shot for detecting lead-poisoning in waterfowl. Wildlife Society Bulletin 13: 26-31.
4. Barnes, G.G. & Thomas, V.G. (1986) Digestive organ morphology, diet and guild structure of North American Anatidae. Canadian Journal of Zoology 65: 1812-1817.
5. Beintema, N.H. (2001) Lead Poisoning in Waterbirds. International Update Report 2000. Wageningen, the Netherlands: Wetlands International.
6. Bellrose, F.C. (1959) Lead poisoning as a mortality factor in waterfowl populations. Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin 27: 235-288.
7. Bendell-Young, L.I. & Bendell, J.F. (1999) Grit ingestion as a source of metal exposure in the spruce grouse, Dendragapus canadensis. Environmental Pollution 106: 405-412.
8. Best, L.B. & Gionfriddo, J.P. (1991) Characterization of grit use by cornfield birds. Wilson Bulletin 103: 68-82.
9. Figuerola, J. & Green, A.J. (2000) The evolution of sexual dimorphism in relation to mating patterns, cavity nesting, insularity and sympatry in the Anatidae. Functional Ecology 14: 701-710.
10. Figuerola, J., Green, A.J. & Santamaría, L. (2002) Comparative dispersal effectiveness of wigeongrass seeds by waterfowl wintering in south-west Spain: quantitative and qualitative aspects. Journal of Ecology 90: 989-1001.
11. Gionfriddo, J.P. & Best, L.B. (1996) Grit-use patterns in North American birds: the influence of diet, body size, and gender. Wilson Bulletin 108: 685-696.
12. Goldstein, H., Browne, W.J. & Rasbash, J. (2002) Partitioning variation in multilevel models. Understanding Statistics 1: 223-231.
13. Graham, M.H. (2001) Statistical significance versus fit: estimating the importance of individual factors in ecological analysis of variance. Oikos 93: 505-513.
14. Green, A.J., Figuerola, J. & Sánchez, M.I. (2002) Implications of waterbird ecology for the dispersal of aquatic organisms. Acta Oecologica 23: 177-189.
15. Hall, S.L. & Fisher Jr, F.M. (1985) Lead concentrations in tissues of marsh birds: relationship of feeding habits and grit preference to spent shot ingestion. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 35: 1-8.
16. Heitmeyer, M.E., Fredrickson, L.H. & Humburg, D.D. (1993) Further evidence of biases associated with hunter-killed mallards. Journal of Wildlife Management 57: 733-740.
17. Hovette, C. (1974) Le saturnisme des Anatides sauvages. L'Institut Technique de l'Aviculture. No211, Paris, France.
18. Krapu, G.L. & Reinecke, K.J. (1992) Foraging ecology and nutrition. In: Ecology and Management of Breeding Waterfowl, ed. B.D.J. Batt, A.D. Afton, M.G. Anderson, C.D. Ankney, D.H. Johnson, J.A. Kadlec & G.L. Krapu, pp. 1-29. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: University of Minnesota Press.
19. de Leeuw, J., Gorree, M., de Snoo, G.R., Tamis, W.L.M., van der Poll, R.J. & Luttik, R. (1995) Risk of granules and treated seeds to birds on arable fields. CML Report 118, Leiden, the Netherlands.
20. Lessells, C.M. & Boag, P.T. (1987) Unrepeatable repeatabilities: a common mistake. Auk 104: 116-121.
21. Littell, R.C., Milliken, G.A., Stroup, W.W. & Wolfinger, R.D. (1996) SAS System for Mixed Models. Cary, NC, USA: SAS Institute Inc.
22. Mateo, R. & Guitart, R. (2000) The effects of grit supplementation and feed type on steel-shot ingestion in mallards. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 44: 221-229.
23. Mateo, R. & Guitart, R. (2003) Heavy metals in livers of waterbirds from Spain. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 44: 398-404.
24. Mateo, R., Belliure, J., Dolz, J.C., Aguilar Serrano, J.M. & Guitart R. (1998) High prevalences of lead poisoning in wintering waterfowl in Spain. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 35: 342-347.
25. Mateo, R., Green, A.J., Jeske, C.W., Urios, V. & Gerique, C. (2001) Lead poisoning in the globally threatened marbled teal and whiteheaded duck in Spain. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20: 2860-2868.
26. Mateo, R., Guitart, R. & Green, A.J. (2000) Determinants of lead shot, rice, and grit ingestion in ducks and coots. Journal of Wildlife Management 64: 939-947.
27. Mateo, R., Martínez-Vilalta, A. & Guitart, R. (1997) Lead shot pellets in the Ebro delta, Spain: densities in sediments and prevalences of exposure in waterfowl. Environmental Pollution 96: 335-341.
28. Mondain-Monval, J.-Y., Desnouhes, L. & Taris, J.-P. (2002) Lead shot ingestion in waterbirds in the Camargue (France). Game and Wildlife Science 19: 237-246.
29. Moore, J.L., Hohman, W.L., Stark, T.M. & Weisbrich, G.A. (1998) Shot prevalences and diets of diving ducks five years after the ban on use of lead shotshells at Catahoula Lake, Louisiana. Journal of Wildlife Management 62: 564-569.
30. Nudds, T.D. (1992) Patterns in breeding waterfowl communities. In: Ecology and Management of Breeding Waterfowl, ed. B.D.J. Batt, A.D. Afton, M.G. Anderson, C.D. Ankney, D.H. Johnson, J.A. Kadlec & G.L. Krapu, pp. 540-567. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: University of Minnesota Press.
31. Nudds, T.D. & Wickett, R.G. (1994) Body size and seasonal coexistence of North American dabbling ducks. Canadian Journal of Zoology 72: 779-782.
32. Pain, D.J. (1990a) Lead shot ingestion by waterbirds in the Camargue, France: an investigation of levels and interspecific differences. Environmental Pollution 66: 273-285.
33. Pain, D.J. (1990b) Lead poisoning of waterfowl: a review. In: Managing Waterfowl Populations, ed. G.V.T. Matthews, pp. 172-181. Slimbridge, United Kingdom: IWRB Special Publication 12.
34. Pain, D.J. (1991) Lead shot densities and settlement rates in Camargue Marshes, France. Biological Conservation 57: 273-286.
35. Pain, D.J. (1992) Lead poisoning of waterfowl: a review. In: Lead Poisoning in Waterfowl, ed. D.J. Pain, pp. 7-13. Slimbridge, United Kingdom : IWRB Special Publication 16.
36. Player, P.V. (1971) Food and feeding habits of the Common Eider at Seafield, Edinburgh, in winter. Wildfowl 22: 100-106.
37. SAS Institute Inc. (2000a) JMP User's Guide. Cary, NC, USA: SAS Institute Inc.
38. SAS Institute Inc. (2000b) SAS/STAT® Software: User's Guide. Cary, NC, USA: SAS Institute Inc.
39. Tamisier, A. & Dehorter, O. (1999) Camargue Canards et Foulques. Nimes, France: Centre Ornithologique de Gard.
40. Tavecchia, G., Pradel, R., Lebreton, J.-D., Johnson, A.R. & Mondain-Monval, J.-Y. (2001) The effect of lead exposure on survival of adult mallards in the Camargue, southern France. Journal of Applied Ecology 38: 1197-1207.
41. Trost, R.E. (1981) Dynamics of grit selection and retention in captive mallards. Journal of Wildlife Management 45: 64-73.
42. Wetlands International (2002) Waterfowl Population Estimates. Wageningen, the Netherlands: Wetlands International Global Series No. 12.