Mercury concentrations in nestling wading birds relative to diet in the southeastern united states: A stable isotope analysis

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 144-152

  Bryan, A Lawrence ^a   Brant, Heather A ^a   Jagoe, Charles H ^a,b   Romanek, Christopher S ^a,c   Brisbin, I Lehr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; MERCURY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; FEATHER; FEEDING GROUND; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD WEB; HABITAT USE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NESTLING; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PREY SELECTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC LEVEL; WADER;

ARTICLE; FEATHER; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; NESTLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEATHERS; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; MERCURY; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; SEAWATER; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AVES;

EID: 84865752308     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: 14320703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-011-9745-0     Document Type: Article

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