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Persistent Pollutants in Audouin's Gull (Larus audouinii) in the Western Mediterranean: A Case-study with Wide Implications?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

M. F. I. J. Bijleveld ,
P. Goeldlin  and
J. Mayol
M. F. I. J. Bijleveld
Affiliation:
Programme Officer, IUCN, 1110 Morges, Switzerland
P. Goeldlin
Affiliation:
Zoological Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland
J. Mayol
Affiliation:
Grupo Ornitologia Balear, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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The possibility of persistent pollutants playing an adverse role in the reproductive success of Audouin's Gull in the western Mediterranean was examined through chemical analyses of 7 eggs of this species that did not hatch. Residues of organochlorine compounds and mercury were found.

The conclusion has been reached that a further increase of present levels of DDE may well lead to a decline of the reproductive success of the species in the western Mediterranean, especially in the northern part. These observations, although limited, could have implications for further species as is already indicated by other work cited.

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Main Papers
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Environmental Conservation , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , Summer 1979 , pp. 139 - 142
Copyright
Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1979

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