Mercury and Stable Isotopes in Common Terns (Sterna Hirundo) from the St. Lawrence River: A Comparison Between Breeding and Winter Habitats

• Main Author: Baird, Christopher
• Other Authors: Campbell, Linda M., Hodson, Peter, Biology
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Mercury; Common Terns; Ecotoxicology; Isotopes; Cornwall; Lawrence River; Common tern; Sterna hirundo
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/8063

Thesis (Master, Biology) -- Queen's University, 2013-06-01 19:35:59.665 The Common tern (Sterna hirundo) is considered a sentinel wildlife species for monitoring mercury (Hg) and other contaminants within the St. Lawrence River Cornwall/Massena Areas of Concern (AOC). Here, I investigate the re...