Bird Feces as Indicators of Metal Pollution: Pitfalls and Solutions

Bird Feces as Indicators of Metal Pollution: Pitfalls and Solutions

Bird feces are commonly used as a proxy for measuring dietary metal exposure levels in wild populations. Our study aims to improve the reliability and repeatability of fecal metal measurements and gives some recommendations for sampling. First, we studied levels of variation in metallic element (ars...

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Main Authors: Tapio Eeva, Nelli Raivikko, Silvia Espín, Pablo Sánchez-Virosta, Suvi Ruuskanen, Jouni Sorvari, Miia Rainio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Toxics
Subjects:
bird feces
calcium
heavy metals
measurement error
pied flycatcher
repeatability
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/8/4/124

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