Mercury Accumulation in Fall Migrating Raptors through Central North America ...

The data consist of measured feather concentrations of total mercury (THg) in six species of raptors sampled at Hawk Ridge, Duluth MN between 2009 and 2012. The species sampled were Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus), Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), Long-eared Owl (Asio otus), American K...

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Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) 2020
Subjects:
Hg
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.23719/1504127
https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/a9cb6fff-0b9c-47b7-848d-5c3a3f223a64
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Summary:The data consist of measured feather concentrations of total mercury (THg) in six species of raptors sampled at Hawk Ridge, Duluth MN between 2009 and 2012. The species sampled were Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus), Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), Long-eared Owl (Asio otus), American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), Merlin (Falco columbarius), and Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius). ...