Chlorinated hydrocarbons and trace elements in eggs of South polar skua and Adelie penguin

• Main Authors: Focardi, S., Bargagli, R., Fossi, M. C., Leonzio, C., Marsili, L., Court, G., Davis, L.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 1991
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Ross Island; Furness; Adelie penguin; Antarc*; Antarctica; Catharacta maccormicki; South Polar Skuas
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11365/41233

Bird eggs provide useful information about pollutant residues at feeding sites, but can reflect levels of contamination over a wider area. As top predators in marine systems, skuas (Catharactidae) are ideal species through which to monitor trends in oceanic pollution (Furness 1987). South Polar Skua...