Pacific Northwest Avian Scavenger Lead and Mercury Dataset, 2012-2016
September 10, 2018
The dataset includes the bird species, region where sampled, sampling site, capture location, mercury concentration in whole blood, lead concentration in whole blood, sulfur stable isotope concentration in blood plasma, carbon isotope concentration in blood plasma, whole blood ALAD activity, and fecal corticosterone concentrations.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Title | Pacific Northwest Avian Scavenger Lead and Mercury Dataset, 2012-2016 |
| DOI | 10.5066/P979FAZK |
| Authors | Garth Herring, Collin A Eagles-Smith |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC) Headquarters |
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