影响北极繁殖海岸鸟暴露的因素
Marie Perkins1,2, Iain J Stenhouse3, Richard B Lanctot4
1Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. mperkins@uwsp.edu.
Ecotoxicology (London, England)
|October 24, 2023
概括
(Hg) 污染影响北极海岸鸟类. 大多数鸟类的Hg水平是安全的,但在阿拉斯加乌特基亚格维克附近的一些鸟类的度令人担忧,这表明区域风险.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 生态毒理学 生态毒理学
- 北极生态学 北极生态学
背景情况:
- (Hg) 污染通过远程运输和永久土融化对北极生态系统构成威胁.
- 北极繁殖的海岸鸟因其迁徙性质和饮食而容易暴露于气.
研究的目的:
- 确定影响北极繁殖海岸鸟度的因素.
- 确定暴露风险最高的物种和地区.
- 建立未来对北极鸟类群体的监测的基准.
主要方法:
- 分析了来自12种鸟的1094个血液和1384个羽毛样本.
- 在2012-2013年期间,在北美九个北极地区进行了采样.
- 统计分析以确定物种,地点,年份和息地对水平的影响.
主要成果:
- 血液Hg度有所不同 (0.01-3.52μg/g ww),最高水平在AK的Utqiaġvik附近,受物种和地点的影响.
- 羽毛Hg度变化 (0.07-12.14μg/g fw),受物种和年份的影响.
- 大多数鸟类的Hg水平低于不良影响值,但在Utqiaġvik附近的一些鸟类的Hg水平有所上升.
结论:
- 种类,位置和食息地是海岸鸟暴露的关键因素.
- 阿卡州的Utqiaġvik成为北极海岸鸟类中污染的高风险地区.
- 该研究为了解对生态的影响和指导北极地区的保护工作提供了关键数据.
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