A schematic sampling protocol for contaminant monitoring in raptors

Publisher's version (útgefin grein) Birds of prey, owls and falcons are widely used as sentinel species in raptor biomonitoring programmes. A major current challenge is to facilitate large-scale biomonitoring by coordinating contaminant monitoring activities and by building capacity across coun...

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Published in:Ambio
Main Authors: Espín, Silvia, Andevski, Jovan, Duke, Guy, Eulaers, Igor, Gómez-Ramírez, Pilar, Hallgrimsson, Gunnar Thor, Helander, Björn, Herzke, Dorte, Jaspers, Veerle L. B., Krone, Oliver, Lourenço, Rui, María-Mojica, Pedro, Martínez-López, Emma, Mateo, Rafael, Movalli, Paola, Sánchez-Virosta, Pablo, Shore, Richard F., Sonne, Christian, van den Brink, Nico W., van Hattum, Bert, Vrezec, Al, Wernham, Chris, García-Fernández, Antonio J.
Other Authors: Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2020
Subjects:
Best practices
Birds of prey
Falcons
Large-scale biomonitoring
Owls
Pan-European network
Ránfuglar
Uglur
Fálki
Fuglafræði
Cierva
Silvia
fálki
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2335
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-020-01341-9
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Summary:Publisher's version (útgefin grein) Birds of prey, owls and falcons are widely used as sentinel species in raptor biomonitoring programmes. A major current challenge is to facilitate large-scale biomonitoring by coordinating contaminant monitoring activities and by building capacity across countries. This requires sharing, dissemination and adoption of best practices addressed by the Networking Programme Research and Monitoring for and with Raptors in Europe (EURAPMON) and now being advanced by the ongoing international COST Action European Raptor Biomonitoring Facility. The present perspective introduces a schematic sampling protocol for contaminant monitoring in raptors. We provide guidance on sample collection with a view to increasing sampling capacity across countries, ensuring appropriate quality of samples and facilitating harmonization of procedures to maximize the reliability, comparability and interoperability of data. The here presented protocol can be used by professionals and volunteers as a standard guide to ensure harmonised sampling methods for contaminant monitoring in raptors. European Raptor Biomonitoring Facility COST Action (CA16224) is supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) and funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union. Silvia Espín is financially supported by Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación contract, IJCI-2017-34653). Peer Reviewed

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