Dose reconstruction supports the interpretation of decreased abundance of mammals in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Abstract We re-analyzed field data concerning potential effects of ionizing radiation on the abundance of mammals collected in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) to interpret these findings from current knowledge of radiological dose–response relationships, here mammal response in terms of abundance...

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Main Authors: Karine Beaugelin-Seiller, Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace, Claire Della-Vedova, Jean-Michel Métivier, Hugo Lepage, Timothy A. Mousseau, Anders Pape Møller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70699-3