Sources of variation in mercury levels in Arctic-breeding shorebirds

• Main Author: Luff, Katelyn Melissa 1992-
• Other Authors: Gurney, Kirsty EB, Alisauskas, Ray T, Morrissey, Christy A, Smith, Paul A, Espie, Richard HM
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Saskatchewan 2020
• Subjects: Arctic-breeding shorebirds; mercury; spring phenology; Arctic; Karrak Lake
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/12788

After long-range transport, atmospheric mercury is deposited in Arctic ecosystems via precipitation and can then accumulate in wetlands, where it is subject to methylation at spring thaw. Arctic-nesting shorebirds that forage in wet areas can thus be exposed to significant amounts of methylmercury –...