Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population

We report blood and feather concentrations of elements in the Baltic Sea and Arctic population of common eiders (Somateria mollissima). The endangered Baltic Sea population of eiders was demonstrably affected by element pollution in the 1990s. While blood concentrations of Hg were higher in Baltic b...

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Published in:Marine Pollution Bulletin
Main Authors: Fenstad, Anette A., Bustnes, Jan O., Lierhagen, Syverin, Gabrielsen, Kristin M., Öst, Markus, Jaatinen, Kim, Hanssen, Sveinn A., Moe, Borge, Jenssen, Bjorn M., Krokje, Ase
Other Authors: Tvärminne Zoological Station
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Scientific Publ. Co 2020
Subjects:
Common eiders
Heavy metals
Pollution
Environmental exposure
Svalbard
EIDER SOMATERIA-MOLLISSIMA
HEAVY-METAL CONTAMINATION
NESTING COMMON EIDERS
AMERICAN SEA DUCKS
FRESH-WATER FISH
SURFACE SEDIMENTS
TRACE-ELEMENTS
OXIDATIVE STRESS
BIRD FEATHERS
MARINE BIRDS
1172 Environmental sciences
1181 Ecology
evolutionary biology
Arctic
Arctic Population
Somateria mollissima
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10138/309482
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spelling ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/309482 2024-01-07T09:40:42+01:00 Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population Fenstad, Anette A. Bustnes, Jan O. Lierhagen, Syverin Gabrielsen, Kristin M. Öst, Markus Jaatinen, Kim Hanssen, Sveinn A. Moe, Borge Jenssen, Bjorn M. Krokje, Ase Tvärminne Zoological Station 2020-01-14T09:24:01Z 7 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/309482 eng eng Elsevier Scientific Publ. Co 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.10.034 This work was supported by a PhD fellowship provided by the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology (70201200), Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Arctic Field Grants from Svalbard Science Forum (RIS-ID: 10655 and RIS-ID: 4550) (2011) financed the field work in Svalbard. We thank the staff at Sverdrup Station, Ny-Alesund and Tvarminne Zoological Station, Finland, for logistic support. The work in Finland was funded by the Academy of Finland (grant no. 128039 to MO and 266208 to KJ) and the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland (to MO). Finally, we thank Kong Haakon den 7des utdanningsfond for norsk ungdom (University of Tromso, Norway) for financial support. Fenstad , A A , Bustnes , J O , Lierhagen , S , Gabrielsen , K M , Öst , M , Jaatinen , K , Hanssen , S A , Moe , B , Jenssen , B M & Krokje , A 2017 , ' Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population ' , Marine Pollution Bulletin , vol. 114 , no. 2 , pp. 1152-1158 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.10.034 84992451632 210a2627-c401-4741-b0a1-bd2c84325718 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/309482 000393931700062 cc_by_nc_nd openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Common eiders Heavy metals Pollution Environmental exposure Svalbard EIDER SOMATERIA-MOLLISSIMA HEAVY-METAL CONTAMINATION NESTING COMMON EIDERS AMERICAN SEA DUCKS FRESH-WATER FISH SURFACE SEDIMENTS TRACE-ELEMENTS OXIDATIVE STRESS BIRD FEATHERS MARINE BIRDS 1172 Environmental sciences 1181 Ecology evolutionary biology Article acceptedVersion 2020 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-12-14T00:06:00Z We report blood and feather concentrations of elements in the Baltic Sea and Arctic population of common eiders (Somateria mollissima). The endangered Baltic Sea population of eiders was demonstrably affected by element pollution in the 1990s. While blood concentrations of Hg were higher in Baltic breeding eiders, blood Se, As and Cd concentrations were higher in Arctic eiders. Blood concentrations of Pb, Cr, Zn and Cu did not differ between the two populations. While blood Pb concentrations had declined in Baltic eiders since the 1990s, Hg concentrations had not declined, and were above concentrations associated with adverse oxidative effects in other bird species. Inconsistent with blood concentrations, feather concentrations suggested that Pb, Zn, and Cd exposure was higher in Baltic eiders, and that Hg exposure was higher in Arctic eiders. Our study thus emphasizes the need for comprehensive evaluation of toxic element status, covering the annual cycle of a species. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic Population Somateria mollissima Svalbard HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository Arctic Svalbard Marine Pollution Bulletin 114 2 1152 1158
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topic Common eiders
Heavy metals
Pollution
Environmental exposure
Svalbard
EIDER SOMATERIA-MOLLISSIMA
HEAVY-METAL CONTAMINATION
NESTING COMMON EIDERS
AMERICAN SEA DUCKS
FRESH-WATER FISH
SURFACE SEDIMENTS
TRACE-ELEMENTS
OXIDATIVE STRESS
BIRD FEATHERS
MARINE BIRDS
1172 Environmental sciences
1181 Ecology
evolutionary biology
spellingShingle Common eiders
Heavy metals
Pollution
Environmental exposure
Svalbard
EIDER SOMATERIA-MOLLISSIMA
HEAVY-METAL CONTAMINATION
NESTING COMMON EIDERS
AMERICAN SEA DUCKS
FRESH-WATER FISH
SURFACE SEDIMENTS
TRACE-ELEMENTS
OXIDATIVE STRESS
BIRD FEATHERS
MARINE BIRDS
1172 Environmental sciences
1181 Ecology
evolutionary biology
Fenstad, Anette A.
Bustnes, Jan O.
Lierhagen, Syverin
Gabrielsen, Kristin M.
Öst, Markus
Jaatinen, Kim
Hanssen, Sveinn A.
Moe, Borge
Jenssen, Bjorn M.
Krokje, Ase
Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population
topic_facet Common eiders
Heavy metals
Pollution
Environmental exposure
Svalbard
EIDER SOMATERIA-MOLLISSIMA
HEAVY-METAL CONTAMINATION
NESTING COMMON EIDERS
AMERICAN SEA DUCKS
FRESH-WATER FISH
SURFACE SEDIMENTS
TRACE-ELEMENTS
OXIDATIVE STRESS
BIRD FEATHERS
MARINE BIRDS
1172 Environmental sciences
1181 Ecology
evolutionary biology
description We report blood and feather concentrations of elements in the Baltic Sea and Arctic population of common eiders (Somateria mollissima). The endangered Baltic Sea population of eiders was demonstrably affected by element pollution in the 1990s. While blood concentrations of Hg were higher in Baltic breeding eiders, blood Se, As and Cd concentrations were higher in Arctic eiders. Blood concentrations of Pb, Cr, Zn and Cu did not differ between the two populations. While blood Pb concentrations had declined in Baltic eiders since the 1990s, Hg concentrations had not declined, and were above concentrations associated with adverse oxidative effects in other bird species. Inconsistent with blood concentrations, feather concentrations suggested that Pb, Zn, and Cd exposure was higher in Baltic eiders, and that Hg exposure was higher in Arctic eiders. Our study thus emphasizes the need for comprehensive evaluation of toxic element status, covering the annual cycle of a species. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Peer reviewed
author2 Tvärminne Zoological Station
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Fenstad, Anette A.
Bustnes, Jan O.
Lierhagen, Syverin
Gabrielsen, Kristin M.
Öst, Markus
Jaatinen, Kim
Hanssen, Sveinn A.
Moe, Borge
Jenssen, Bjorn M.
Krokje, Ase
author_facet Fenstad, Anette A.
Bustnes, Jan O.
Lierhagen, Syverin
Gabrielsen, Kristin M.
Öst, Markus
Jaatinen, Kim
Hanssen, Sveinn A.
Moe, Borge
Jenssen, Bjorn M.
Krokje, Ase
author_sort Fenstad, Anette A.
title Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population
title_short Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population
title_full Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population
title_fullStr Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population
title_full_unstemmed Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population
title_sort blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a baltic and an arctic seabird population
publisher Elsevier Scientific Publ. Co
publishDate 2020
url http://hdl.handle.net/10138/309482
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This work was supported by a PhD fellowship provided by the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology (70201200), Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Arctic Field Grants from Svalbard Science Forum (RIS-ID: 10655 and RIS-ID: 4550) (2011) financed the field work in Svalbard. We thank the staff at Sverdrup Station, Ny-Alesund and Tvarminne Zoological Station, Finland, for logistic support. The work in Finland was funded by the Academy of Finland (grant no. 128039 to MO and 266208 to KJ) and the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland (to MO). Finally, we thank Kong Haakon den 7des utdanningsfond for norsk ungdom (University of Tromso, Norway) for financial support.
Fenstad , A A , Bustnes , J O , Lierhagen , S , Gabrielsen , K M , Öst , M , Jaatinen , K , Hanssen , S A , Moe , B , Jenssen , B M & Krokje , A 2017 , ' Blood and feather concentrations of toxic elements in a Baltic and an Arctic seabird population ' , Marine Pollution Bulletin , vol. 114 , no. 2 , pp. 1152-1158 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.10.034
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