Contaminants in food chains of arctic ungulates: what have we learned from the Chernobyl accident?
The Chernobyl accidenr of 1986 caused radioactive contamination of widespread areas of reindeer pasture in Scandinavia. Reindeer {Rangifer tarandus) are especially exposed to radioactive fallout due to their wintet diet, of which lichens are an important part. Much knowledge about the transfer of ra...
Published in: | Rangifer |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
1998
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.7557/2.18.3-4.1455 https://doaj.org/article/e1363dcf13b847ec9997420f01952b7a |