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Wetland water-management may influence mercury bioaccumulation in songbirds and ducks at a mercury hotspot data release

August 22, 2018

We examined the role of wetland water-management on mercury bioaccumulation in songbirds and ducks. This database contains records of mercury concentrations in blood of wetland-foraging songbirds (80 common yellowthroats [Geothlypis trichas] and 14 Nelson's sparrows [Ammospiza nelsoni]) and eggs of upland-nesting ducks (28 gadwall [Mareca strepera], 19 blue-winged teal [Spatula discors], and 13 northern shoveler [S. clypeta]) across four wetland water-management classifications at Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge Complex, near Grand Forks, North Dakota USA.

Publication Year 2018
Title Wetland water-management may influence mercury bioaccumulation in songbirds and ducks at a mercury hotspot data release
DOI 10.5066/P9VYLN0N
Authors Virginia L. Winder, Lawrence D Igl, Mary Kate Wilcox, Mark R. Fisher, Josh T Ackerman, Michael J Anteau
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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