Title of article :
Environmental pollutants in endangered vs. increasing subspecies of the lesser black-backed gull on the Norwegian Coast
Author/Authors :
Jan Ove Bustnes، نويسنده , , Morten Helberg، نويسنده , , Karl-Birger Strann، نويسنده , , Janneche Utne Skaare، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Abstract :
Organochlorine (OC) residues were measured in eggs and blood of different subspecies of the lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus, on the Norwegian coast: a) increasing L. f. intermedius in the North Sea; b) endangered L. f. fuscus near the Arctic Circle; c) L. f. fuscus and greyish-mantled gulls, with a L. f. intermedius appearance, in the Barents Sea region. The dominating OCs in lesser black-backed gulls were polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and p,p′-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE). DDE and β-hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH) residues were higher in L. f. fuscus compared to L. f. intermedius and greyish-mantled birds in the Barents Sea region. In the latter area, blood residues of PCB and DDE in lesser black-backed gulls were as high as in great black-backed gulls, Larus marinus, while in the other regions they were lower. The higher DDE residues in endangered L. f. fuscus compared to increasing L. f. intermedius and greyish-mantled birds, which are invading northern Norway, suggest that OCs may have played a role in the population decline of L. f. fuscus, possibly in combination with nutrient stress.
Keywords :
DDE , migration , POPS , Organochlorines , PCB , East Africa
Journal title :
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Journal title :
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION