Connecting breeding and wintering habitats of migratory piscivorous birds: Implications for tracking contaminants (Hg) using multiple stable isotopes

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3263-3272

  Ofukany, Amy F A ^a   Hobson, Keith A ^b   Wassenaar, Leonard I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS; BODY BURDEN; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; CONTAMINANT EXPOSURE; CONTAMINANT UPTAKES; FRESH WEIGHT; FRESHWATER HABITATS; HG CONCENTRATIONS; MIGRATORY BIRDS; PISCIVOROUS BIRDS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPES; THRESHOLD MODEL;

AQUACULTURE; BIRDS; CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; IMPURITIES; ISOTOPES; MARINE POLLUTION; TISSUE; WATER;

LAKE POLLUTION;

FRESH WATER; MERCURY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANNUAL CYCLE; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOME; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; CONNECTIVITY; FEATHER; MARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MIGRATORY SPECIES; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEABIRD; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACKING;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BODY BURDEN; BREEDING; FEATHER; FEMALE; ISOTOPE TRACING; LAKE; MALE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PISCIVORE; SPECIES HABITAT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WINTER;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; BREEDING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEATHERS; FISHES; ISOTOPES; MANITOBA; MERCURY; SEASONS;

NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS;

EID: 84858638852     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es204135s     Document Type: Article

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