Slow improvements of metal exposure, health- and breeding conditions of pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca) after decreased industrial heavy metal emissions

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 4326-4334

  Berglund, A M M ^a   Nyholm, N E I ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Bird; Lead; Passerine; Smelter; Survival

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; BREEDING POPULATIONS; CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENT; CONTINUOUS DEPOSITION; COPPER AND ZINC; HEAVY METAL EMISSIONS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL EMISSIONS; METAL INDUSTRIES; MOSS SAMPLES; PASSERINE; POLLUTION GRADIENT; SMELTER; SOIL POOLS; SULFIDE ORES; SURVIVAL;

AIR QUALITY; ARSENIC; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CADMIUM; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LAKES; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; SOIL POLLUTION; TISSUE;

SMELTING;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; HEMOGLOBIN; MERCURY; SULFIDE; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BREEDING POPULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEAVY METAL; MORTALITY; NEST BOX; NESTLING; PASSERINE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SMELTING; SURVIVAL;

AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD LEVEL; BONE LEVEL; BREEDING; COMPLEMENT DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES LEVEL; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; HEMATOCRIT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIVER LEVEL; MORTALITY; NESTLING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELTER; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SWEDEN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; METALLURGY; METALS, HEAVY; REPRODUCTION; SONGBIRDS; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

AVES; BRYOPHYTA; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 80052039197     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Ahlfors A. Heavy metals in moss around the Rönnskärsmelter in August-September 1983 (In Swedish), EM1448 1984, Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Gothenburg.
2. Bel'skii E.A., Bezel' V.S., Lyakhov A.G. Characteristics of the reproductive indices of birds nesting in tree hollows under conditions of technogenic pollution. Russ J Ecol 1995, 26:126-131.
3. Bel'skii E.A., Bezel' V.S., Polents E.A. Early stages of the nesting period of hollow-nesting birds under conditions of industrial pollution. Russ J Ecol 1995, 26:38-43.
4. Bel'skii E.A., Lugas'kova N.V., Karfidova A.A. Reproductive parameters of adult birds and morphophysiological characteristics of chicks in the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca Pall.) in technogenically polluted habitats. Russ J Ecol 2005, 36:329-335.
5. Berglund A.M.M., Ingvarsson P.K., Danielsson H., Nyholm N.E.I. Lead exposure and biological effects in pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca) before and after the closure of a lead mine in northern Sweden. Environ Pollut 2010, 158:1368-1375.
6. Berglund A.M.M., Klaminder J., Nyholm N.E.I. Effects of reduced lead deposition on pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) nestlings: tracing exposure routes using stable lead isotopes. Environ Sci Technol 2009, 43:208-213.
7. Beyer W.N., Dalgarn J., Dudding S., French J.B., Mateo R., Miesner J., et al. Zinc and lead poisoning in wild birds in the Tri-State Mining District (Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri). Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2004, 48:108-117.
8. Blus L.J., Henny C.J., Hoffman D.J., Grove R.A. Accumulation in and effects of lead and cadmium on waterfowl and passerines in Northern Idaho. Environ Pollut 1995, 89:311-318.
9. Blus L.J., Henny C.J., Hoffman D.J., Sileo L., Audet D.J. Persistence of high lead concentrations and associated effects in tundra swans captured near a mining and smelting complex in northern Idaho. Ecotoxicology 1999, 8:125-132.
10. Boliden Mineral AB.Environmental Report Rönnskärsverken and the harbour of Rönnskär 2007, Boliden Mineral AB, Skellefteå, (In Swedish).
11. Eeva T., Lehikoinen E. Egg-shell quality, clutch size and hatching success of the great tit (Parus major) and the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) in an air-pollution gradient. Oecologia 1995, 102:312-323.
12. Eeva T., Lehikoinen E. Growth and mortality of nestling great tits (Parus major) and pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca) in a heavy metal pollution gradient. Oecologia 1996, 108:631-639.
13. Eeva T., Lehikoinen E. Pollution-recovery of breeding success in wild birds. Nature 2000, 403:851-852.
14. Eeva T., Lehikoinen E., Pohjalainen T. Pollution-related variation in food supply and breeding success in two hole-nesting passerines. Ecology 1997, 78:1120-1131.
15. Eeva T., Ryoma M., Riihimaki J. Pollution-related changes in diets of two insectivorous passerines. Oecologia 2005, 145:629-639.
16. Franson J.C. Interpretation of tissue lead residues in birds other than waterfowl. Environmental contaminants in wildlife: interpreting tissue concentrations 1996, 265-279. Lewis publishers, Boca Raton. W.N. Beyer, G.H. Heinz, A.W. Redmon-Norwood (Eds.).
17. Franson J.C., Hollmen T., Poppenga R.H., Hario M., Kilpi M., Smith M.R. Selected trace elements and organochlorines: some findings in blood and eggs of nesting common eiders (Somateria mollissima) from Finland. Environ Toxicol Chem 2000, 19:1340-1347.
18. Geens A., Dauwe T., Bervoets L., Blust R., Eens M. Haematological status of wintering great tits (Parus major) along a metal pollution gradient. Sci Tot Environ 2010, 408:1174-1179.
19. Gelman A., Hill J. Data analysis using regression and multilevel/hierarchical models 2007, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
20. Henny C.J., Blus L.J., Hoffman D.J., Sileo L., Audet D.J., Snyder M.R. Field evaluation of lead effects on Canada geese and mallards in the Coeur d'Alene River Basin, Idaho. Arch Environ Contamin Toxicol 2000, 39:97-112.
21. Klaminder J., Bindler R., Rydberg J., Renberg I. Is there a chronological record of atmospheric mercury and lead deposition preserved in the mor layer (O-horizon) of boreal forest soils?. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 2008, 72:703-712.
22. Lundberg A., Alatalo R.V. The pied flycatcher 1992, T&AD Poyser Ltd, London.
23. Mateo R., Beyer W.N., Spann J.W., Hoffman D.J., Ramis A. Relationship between oxidative stress, pathology, and behavioral signs of lead poisoning in mallards. J Toxicol Environ Health A 2003, 66:1371-1389.
24. Nettelbladt A., Westling O. Deposition and drainage of metals, sulfur and nitrogen at Holmsvattnet during 1986-2005 2006, 1-29. IVL Report B1695, Stockholm, Sweden, (In Swedish).
25. Nordberg G.F., Sandström B., Becking G., Goyer R.A. Essentiality and toxicology of metals. Heavy metals in the environment 2002, 1-34. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York. S. Bibudhendra (Ed.).
26. Nyholm N.E.I. Heavy metal tissue levels, impact on breeding and nestling development in natural populations of pied flycatcher (Aves) in the pollution gradient from a smelter. Ecotoxicology of soil organisms 1994, 373-382. Lewis publishers, CRS Press, Inc, Boca Raton, Florida. M.H. Donker, H. Eijsackers, F. Heimbach (Eds.).
27. Nyholm N.E.I. Monitoring of terrestrial environmental metal pollution by means of free-living insectivorous birds. Ann Chim 1995, 85:343-351.
28. Nyholm N.E.I. Influence of heavy metal exposure during different phases of the ontogeny on the development of pied flycatchers, Ficedula hypoleuca, in natural populations. Arch Environ Contamin Toxicol 1998, 35:632-637.
29. Nyholm N.E.I., Rühling Å. Effects of decreased atmospheric heavy metal deposition in South Sweden on terrestrial birds and small mammals in natural populations. Water Air Soil Pollut: Focus 2001, 1:439-448.
30. R Development Core Team. R: A language and Environment for Statistical Computing. R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria 2009.
31. Rosten L.S., Kalas J.A., Mankovska B., Steinnes E. Mercury exposure to passerine birds in areas close to local emission sources in Slovakia and Norway. Sci Tot Environ 1998, 213:291-298.
32. Rühling Å., Tyler G. Changes in atmospheric deposition rates of heavy metals in Sweden. A summary of nationwide Swedish surveys in 1968/70-1995. Water Air Soil Pollut.: Focus 2001, 1:311-323.
33. Scheuhammer A.M. The chronic toxicity of aluminum, cadmium, mercury, and lead in birds-a review. Environ Pollut 1987, 46:263-295.
34. Scheuhammer A.M. Erythrocyte delta-aminolevulinic-acid dehydratase in birds. 2. The effects of lead-exposure in vivo. Toxicology 1987, 45:165-175.
35. Silverin B., Andersson G. Food composition of adult and nestling pied flycatchers, Ficedula hypoleuca, during the breeding period (In Swedish). Vår fågelvärld 1984, 43:517-524.
36. Strom S.M., Ramsdell H.S., Archuleta A.S. Aminolevulinic acid dehydratase activity in American dippers (Cinclus mexicanus) from a metal-impacted stream. Environ Toxicol Chem 2002, 21:115-120.
37. Swiergosz R., Sawicka-Kapusta K., Nyholm N.E.I., Zwolinska A., Orkisz A. Effects of environmental metal pollution on breeding populations of pied and collared flycatchers in Niepolomice Forest, Southern Poland. Environ Pollut 1998, 102:213-220.
38. Ticha R.N. Spatial and temporal patterns of heavy metals and organic matter decomposition along a pollution gradient (Rönnskär; Sweden). Degree project in physical geography. Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Umeå 2005.
39. Tyler G., Olsson T. The importance of atmospheric deposition, charge and atomic mass to the dynamics of minor and rare elements in developing, ageing, and wilted leaves of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). Chemosphere 2006, 65:250-260.
40. Tyler G., Westman L. Effects of heavy metal pollution on decomposition in forest soils. VI. Metals and sulfuric acid. (In Swedish). Report 1203. National Swedish Environment Protection Board, Stockholm 1979.
41. Vanparys C., Dauwe T., Van Campenhout K., Bervoets L., De Coen W., Blust R., et al. Metallothioneins (MTs) and delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAd) as biomarkers of metal pollution in great tits (Parus major) along a pollution gradient. Sci Tot Environ 2008, 401:184-193.
42. Zvereva E.L., Kozlov M.V. Responses of terrestrial arthropods to air pollution: a meta-analysis. Environ Sci Pollut Res 2010, 17:297-311.