Trace elements and persistent organic pollutants in chicks of 13 seabird species from Antarctica to the subtropics
Seabirds from remote regions are mainly exposed to environmental contaminants from non-point contamination of their food webs. Pre-fledging seabird chicks are fed by their parents with marine prey captured in the vicinity of breeding colonies. Contaminant concentrations in tissues of pre-fledging ch...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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Series: | Environment International |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019319245 |