Heavy metal pollution and blackheaded gull (Larus ridibundus L.) breeding ecology

Heavy metals in air, soil and water are a global problem and present a growing threat to the environment. These metals may have profound consequences for birds and can cause a number of sub-lethal effects, such as decreased reproductive success. The concentrations of selected heavy metals (As, Cd. C...

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Main Author: Pickard, Kirsty
Other Authors: Hudson, Malcolm
Published: University of Southampton 2010
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.533289