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...
Main Authors: | Tapio Eeva, Nelli Raivikko, Silvia Espín, Pablo Sánchez-Virosta, Suvi Ruuskanen, Jouni Sorvari, Miia Rainio |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-12-01
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Series: | Toxics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/8/4/124 |
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