Mercury concentrations provide an indicator of marine foraging in coastal birds

The transfer of nutrients between marine and terrestrial systems has important ecological consequences, and animal movement is an important driver of nutrient transfer. Coastal birds forage in marine environments and breed in terrestrial habitats, and thus serve as vectors moving nutrients from the...

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Main Authors: Lesley H. Thorne, Matthew Fuirst, Richard Veit, Zofia Baumann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:Ecological Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X2030861X