Assessing variation in mercury levels in multiple bird species to identify potential sources of exposure
Environmental contaminants – including trace elements that are transported to Canada’s Arctic ecosystems can biomagnify, potentially leading to adverse outcomes for wildlife and northern communities. In particular, some evidence suggests that mercury in northern wildlife is elevated relative to areas farther south. It is not clear if this pattern is consistent, and the processes that explain spatial variation in mercury in wildlife remain unknown. A clearer understanding of where and how Arctic wildlife are exposed to this contaminant will help inform policies and conservation initiatives to protect ecosystem and human health in Canada’s North.
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Metadata Record Information
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- bedf0e83-aa8a-4335-bc3f-b99aaabea523 XML
- Date Stamp
- 2022-01-05T20:05:36
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eng; CAN
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- Dataset
http://ec.gc.ca
Data identification
- Date (Creation)
- 2016-09-20
- Date (Publication)
- 2016-10-20
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- On going
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eng; CAN
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- UTF8
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- Environment
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- As needed
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Keywords
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mercury, eggs, arctic, avian, Nunavut, King eider, spring arrival
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Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
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Environment
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ECCC Information Category EN
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Nature and Biodiversity - Contaminants
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Business Functions
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Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste
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Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota
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Geography
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Territories - Yukon (YT)
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external.theme.EC_Branch
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Science and Technology Branch
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external.theme.EC_Directorate
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Wildlife and Landscape Science
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external.theme.GC_Security_Level
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Unclassified
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- Use Limitation
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Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )
- Access Constraints
- Copyright
- Use Constraints
- Copyright
- Begin Date
- 2015
Extent
Ref. system Reference Systems
- Reference system identifier
- EPSG / EPSG:4326 /
Distribution
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XLS
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http://ec.gc.ca