Long-term persistence of spent lead shot in tundra wetlands

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 148-151

  Flint, Paul L ^a   Schamber, Jason L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Lead poisoning; Lead shot; Settlement rate; YukonKuskokwim Delta

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LEAD; PERSISTENCE; POISONING; SETTLING BEHAVIOR; TUNDRA; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES; YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA;

ANATIDAE;

EID: 73449106424     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-494     Document Type: Article

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