The use of passerine feathers to evaluate heavy metal pollution in Central Portugal.
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol
; 86(3): 352-6, 2011 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-21312030
ABSTRACT
In 2003, two sampling strategies were applied in order to evaluate metal contamination in passerine bird feathers. One strategy included the use of nest boxes and nestling great tits in a forest habitat (MU). The other strategy focused on the use of mist nets to capture adult blackbirds, robins and blackcaps in a fragmented non-forested habitat (EST). There was a significantly higher concentration of mercury in great tits (1.09 ± 0.40) sampled in MU and also in robins (3.44 ± 0.91) and blackcaps (1.62 ± 1.99) sampled in EST, in comparison to the reference site (0.66 ± 0.68; 2.04 ± 1.12; 0.32 ± 0.43; respectively). Concerning interspecific differences, robins accumulated significantly more metals than blackbirds or blackcaps.
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Asunto principal:
Monitoreo del Ambiente
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Metales Pesados
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Passeriformes
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Contaminantes Atmosféricos
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Plumas
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Portugal