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Eco-Environmental Protection and Monitoring of the Famous Dams in the World
This chapter introduces the eco-environmental protection and monitoring of large dam projects in China and other countries for the purposes of...
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Mercury in Forage Fish from Mexico and Central America: Implications for Fish-Eating Birds
Mercury (Hg) is a global contaminant of aquatic food chains. Aquatic birds, such as the osprey ( Pandion haliaetus ), with migratory populations...
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Thyroid Hormones, Retinol and Clinical Parameters in Relation to Mercury and Organohalogen Contaminants in Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Nestlings from the St. Lawrence River, Québec, Canada
The exposure and effects of persistent environmental contaminants were investigated in great blue heron ( Ardea herodias ) nestlings sampled in 2001,...
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Total and Methylmercury in Soft Tissues of White-Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) and Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Collected in Poland
Mercury (Hg) contamination in piscivorous birds, especially methylmercury (MeHg), has been drawing much attention worldwide in regard to its...
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Das Tafelsilber der DDR? Naturschutz und Naturschützer in den östlichen Bundesländern
Während bis zur Wende viele einstmals verbreitete Tierarten in den westlichen Bundesländern ausgerottet oder so gut wie ausgestorben waren, waren...
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Tracking pan-continental trends in environmental contamination using sentinel raptors—what types of samples should we use?
Biomonitoring using birds of prey as sentinel species has been mooted as a way to evaluate the success of European Union directives that are designed...
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Avian Resources of the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Fifteen indicator species with different lifestyles and behavioral patterns are used to examine the health of the Gulf avifauna before the Deepwater...
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A Global Overview of Exposure Levels and Biological Effects of Trace Elements in Penguins
Trace elements are chemical contaminants that can be present almost anywhere on the planet. The study of trace elements in biotic matrices is a topic...
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Biota Along the Suquía River Basin
The biota inhabiting the Suquía River Basin is described in this chapter. Comments on the species of fish, birds, invertebrates and aquatic plants...
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Hilfe für bedrohte Arten? Rote Listen und Gefährdungskategorien
Die Blauflügelige Sandschrecke (Sphingonotus caerulans) ist eine Feldheuschrecke, von der es im Gleisvorfeld von Stuttgart 21 ein lokales Vorkommen...
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Levels, Trends, and Health Effects of Dioxins and Related Compounds in Aquatic Biota
The objective of this chapter is to review current knowledge of the levels, trends, and health effects of dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (DLCs)...
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Naturschutz ist durchaus erfolgreich: das Beispiel großer Tierarten
Vielleicht werden Sie im zweiten Jahrzehnt dieses Jahrtausends irgendwann einen Frühlingsspaziergang in einer Talaue entlang eines Baches oder...
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Consumers of the Marine and Estuarine Ecosystems
The spectrum of life in the blue soup of the planet Earth starts with the primary producers, which encompass phytoplankton, seaweeds, salt marsh...
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Galloanserae and Aquatic Neoaves of Pong Dam Wetland, Himachal Pradesh: Status and Conservation Issues
The Pong Dam wetland located in Beas River in Kangra district of the Himachal Pradesh is known for its rich and diverse aquatic birdlife and one of...
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Exposure, Bioaccumulation, Metabolism and Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Terrestrial Wildlife
Despite the reduction in the production and emissions of legacy organohalogenic compounds, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine...
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A Review and Assessment of Spent Lead Ammunition and Its Exposure and Effects to Scavenging Birds in the United States
There are multiple sources of lead in the environment. However, scientific evidence points to spent lead ammunition as the most frequent cause of...
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Avian Diversity of Wetlands in and Around Jodhpur, Western Rajasthan
Jodhpur is one of the erstwhile princely states of Marwar, Rajasthan, considered as a “door” to The Great Indian Thar Desert. The ecological...
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Striking the balance: Challenges and perspectives for the protected areas network in northeastern European Russia
Increasing anthropogenic pressure on the largest remaining tracts of old-growth boreal forest in Europe necessitates additional conservation of...
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The use of feathers of birds of prey as indicators of metal pollution
Published results concerning metal levels in feathers of birds of prey were listed and evaluated. Mercury concentrations have been studied most and...
