Arctic Seabirds Transport Marine-Derived Contaminants
Arctic Seabirds Transport Marine-Derived Contaminants
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United States: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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English
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United States: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Long-range atmospheric transport of pollutants is generally assumed to be the main vector for arctic contamination, because local pollution sources are rare. We show that arctic seabirds, which occupy high trophic levels in marine food webs, are the dominant vectors for the transport of marine-derived contaminants to coastal ponds. The sediments of...
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Arctic Seabirds Transport Marine-Derived Contaminants
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_213604133
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_213604133
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.1112658
