Assessment of mercury exposure and potential effects on common loons (Gavia immer) in Québec

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 567, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 263-274

  Champoux, L ^a   Masse, D C ^b   Evers, D ^c   Lane, O P ^c   Plante, M ^b   Timmermans, S T A ^d  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

^c BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Bird Studies Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid precipitation; Common loon; Mercury; Prey fish; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BLOOD; ECOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; NUTRITION; POLLUTION CONTROL;

ACID PRECIPITATION; COMMON LOON; PREY FISH; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

MERCURY (METAL);

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; FOOD WEB; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NATIONAL PARK; PREY AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

GAVIA IMMER; GAVIIDAE;

EID: 33746189863     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0066-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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