Possible Anthropogenic Sources of Toxic Elements in Snow Bunting Nestlings (Plectrophenax nivalis) in Adventdalen, Svalbard.

• Main Author: Sørhus, Hanna Sofie
• Other Authors: Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Fossøy, Frode, Stokke, Bård Gunnar, Ciesielski, Tomasz Maciej
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: NTNU 2017
• Subjects: Lektorutdanning i realfag for trinn 8 -13; Kjemi og biologi; Adventdalen; Arctic; Endalen; Svalbard; Todalen; Plectrophenax nivalis; Snow Bunting
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2447535

The Arctic environment is exposed to natural and anthropogenic contamination as a result of local, regional and global pollution. Contaminants accumulating in the Arctic may influence both biotic and abiotic factors. Previous research has quantified elevated concentrations of toxic elements in a con...