Lead poisoning in wild birds from southern Spain: A comparative study of wetland areas and species affected, and trends over time

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-126

  Mateo, R ^a   Green, A J ^b   Lefranc, H ^b   Baos, R ^b   Figuerola, J ^b  

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

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anatidae; Do ana; Lead; Raptors; Sediments; Shot; Waterbirds; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; LEAD; POISONING; RAPTOR; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATERFOWL; WETLAND; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL HUNTING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DUCK; GOOSE; HISTOLOGY; LAGOON; LEAD POISONING; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PREY; RAPTOR; SEDIMENT; SPAIN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; ANSERIFORMES; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LEAD POISONING; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

ANDALUCIA; CADIZ [ANDALUCIA]; DONANA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GUADALQUIVIR BASIN; MEDINA LAGOON; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AQUILA ADALBERTI; AQUILA HELIACA ADALBERTI; AVES; PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER; PLEGADIS FALCINELLUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 33845967845     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2005.12.010     Document Type: Article

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