Characterization of Heavy Metal Contamination in the Habitat of Red-Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) in Zhalong Wetland, Northeastern China

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 327-333

  Luo, Jinming ^a   Ye, Yajie ^a   Gao, Zhongyan ^b   Wang, Yongjie ^b   Wang, Wenfeng ^a  

^a QIQIHAR UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhalong National Nature Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

Aquatic animal; Heavy metal enrichment; Prey; Red Crowned crane

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CRANES; HEAVY METALS; WETLANDS;

AQUATIC ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METAL ENRICHMENTS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; PREY; RED-CROWNED CRANES; ZHALONG WETLAND;

POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEATHER; FEMALE; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; MALE; METABOLISM; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CADMIUM; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEATHERS; FEMALE; FISHES; INVERTEBRATES; LEAD; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; WETLANDS;

EID: 84906945864     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-014-1331-5     Document Type: Article

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