A review of lead contamination in South American birds: The need for more research and policy changes

Lead contamination is a worldwide problem that affects the health of several bird species and can cause biodiversity loss. However, in South America there is little information about this problem and the species affected. The aim of this study is to compile existing knowledge about lead contaminatio...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pablo I. Plaza, Marcela Uhart, Andrea Caselli, Guillermo Wiemeyer, Sergio A. Lambertucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2530064417302067