Mercury Concentrations in a White-tailed Eagle (Haliaetus albicilla) from the Vicinity of Warsaw, Poland

Environmental monitoring plays an essential role in the evaluation and management of anthropogenic chemicals, which often have a tendency to accumulate in food-chains. Birds of prey, representing the top levels of food-chains, are considered to be among the best indicators of mercury. Among these av...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental conservation 1990, Vol.17 (1), p.75-77
Hauptverfasser:	Dittmann, Jürgen, Altmeyer, Monika, Dmowski, Krzysztof, Krüger, Joachim, Müller, Paul, Wagner, Gerhard
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal wings Animal, plant and microbial ecology Applied ecology Aves Biological and medical sciences Birds of prey Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution Effects of pollution and side effects of pesticides on vertebrates Environmental conservation Feathers Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Molting Sea birds SHORT COMMUNICATIONS & REPORTS Sustainable agriculture
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Zusammenfassung:	Environmental monitoring plays an essential role in the evaluation and management of anthropogenic chemicals, which often have a tendency to accumulate in food-chains. Birds of prey, representing the top levels of food-chains, are considered to be among the best indicators of mercury. Among these avian carnivores the White-tailed Eagle (Haliaetus albicilla ) seems to be a very interesting species as it mainly feeds on fish.
ISSN:	0376-8929 1469-4387
DOI:	10.1017/S0376892900017343