Variation in the mobilization of mercury into Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus chicks in coastal saltpans, as revealed by stable isotopes

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-76

  Tavares, P C ^a,e   Kelly, A ^b   Maia, R ^c   Lopes, R J ^d   Serrao Santos R ^a   Pereira, M E ^e   Duarte, A C ^e   Furness, R W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

birds; macroinvertebrates; mercury; saltpans; stable isotopes; Stilt

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; CARBON; FEATHER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MOBILIZATION; NITROGEN; PREY AVAILABILITY; SALT PAN; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATER FLOW;

AVES; CHIRONOMIDAE; CORIXIDAE; HIMANTOPUS HIMANTOPUS; HYDROPHILIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 39449110489     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.09.015     Document Type: Article

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