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Mercury concentrations in songbird feathers and tissues

Dates

Publication Date
Time Period
2018

Citation

Low, K.E., Ramsden, D.K., Jackson, A.K., Emery, C., Robinson, W.D., Randolph, J., and Eagles-Smith, C.A., 2019, Mercury concentrations in songbird feathers and tissues: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9C2S6DQ.

Summary

This dataset includes the bird species, sex, age, and total mercury concentrations in feathers, muscle, liver, and nail tissues.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Collin A Eagles-Smith, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
Originator :
Katherine E Low, Danielle K Ramsden, Allyson K Jackson, Colleen S Emery, W Douglas Robinson, Jim A Randolph, Collin A Eagles-Smith
Metadata Contact :
FRESC Science Data Coordinator, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Environmental Health

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Mercury_Concentrations_in_Songbird_Feathers_and_Tissues.xml
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Mercury Concentrations in Songbird Feathers and Tissues.csv 7.04 KB text/csv

Purpose

Data were obtained to better understand relationships between total mercury concentrations in feathers and other tissues for birds in the thrush and sparrow families.

Communities

  • Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC)
  • USGS Data Release Products

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9C2S6DQ

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