Mercury trends in herring gull (Larus argentatus) eggs from Atlantic Canada, 1972-2008:Temporal change or dietary shift?

• Published in: Environmental Pollution
• Main Authors: Burgess, Neil M., Bond, Alexander L., Hebert, Craig E., Neugebauer, Ewa, Champoux, Louise
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Atlantic; Egg; Herring gull; Mercury; Stable isotope; Canada; Gull Island; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/6ffff774-cc6c-444f-8d24-847067541e79; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2012.09.001; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84867235211&partnerID=8YFLogxK; http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84867235211&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Mercury (Hg) is a pervasive contaminant that can adversely affect predatory wildlife. Bird eggs provide insights into breeding females' Hg burdens, and are easily collected and archived. We present data on Hg trends in herring gull (Larus argentatus) eggs from five sites in Atlantic Canada from...