Trace Element Concentrations in Relation to the Trophic Behaviour of Endangered Ivory Gulls (Pagophila eburnea) During Their Stay at a Breeding Site in Svalbard

• Published in: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
• Main Authors: Lucia, Magali, Strøm, Hallvard, Bustamante, Paco, Gabrielsen, Geir W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Barentsøya; Svalbard; Climate change; ivory gull; Pagophila eburnea; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/241919; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-016-0320-6

The ivory gull is a high-Arctic species considered endangered in most parts of its breeding range. Ivory gulls must cope with both the reduction of sea ice cover triggered by climate change and increasing contaminant loads due to changes in global contaminant pathways. The objective of this study wa...