Reduced abundance of raptors in radioactively contaminated areas near Chernobyl

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 239-246

  Møller, Anders Pape ^a   Mousseau, Timothy A ^b  

^a Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive CNRS UMR 7103 UFR 927   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds of prey; Predators; Radiation at Chernobyl; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOACCUMULATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PREDATOR; RADIONUCLIDE; RAPTOR; TROPHIC LEVEL;

CHERNOBYL; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; KIEV [UKRAINE]; UKRAINE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; RAPTORES;

EID: 57649149339     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-008-0343-5     Document Type: Article

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