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Colonial Marine Birds Influence Island Soil Chemistry Through Biotransport of Trace Elements

Mallory, Mark L. ; Mahon, Lewis ; Tomlik, Molly D. ; White, Chris ; Milton, G. Randy ; Spooner, Ian

Water, air, and soil pollution, 2015-03, Vol.226 (3), p.1-8, Article 31 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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Colonial Marine Birds Influence Island Soil Chemistry Through Biotransport of Trace Elements
Autor: Mallory, Mark L. ; Mahon, Lewis ; Tomlik, Molly D. ; White, Chris ; Milton, G. Randy ; Spooner, Ian
Assuntos: Analysis ; Animal migration ; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution ; Auks ; Bird migration ; Birds ; Cepphus grylle ; Chemistry ; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts ; Cormorants ; Earth and Environmental Science ; Environment ; Environmental monitoring ; Habitats ; Hydrogeology ; Larus argentatus ; Larus marinus ; Marine ; Natural resources ; Nutrients ; Oceanodroma leucorhoa ; Phalacrocorax auritus ; Pollutants ; Shorelines ; Soil chemistry ; Soil contaminants ; Soil Science & Conservation ; Somateria mollissima ; Studies ; Trace elements ; Water Quality/Water Pollution ; Wildlife management
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Descrição: Marine birds are important vectors of nutrient and contaminant transfer from sea to land. In eastern Nova Scotia, Canada, colonial marine birds nest on specific nearshore islands within archipelagoes, and we predicted that soils on islands with bird colonies would have higher concentrations of selected trace elements (notably K, Ca, As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Se, Hg, and Zn) than soils on islands without colonies. In this study, common eider ( Somateria mollissima ), Leach’s storm petrel ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa ), black guillemot ( Cepphus grylle ), double-crested cormorant ( Phalacrocorax auritus ), great black-backed gull ( Larus marinus ), and herring gull ( Larus argentatus ) were considered to be the principal avian vectors for contaminant transfer. Results indicate that soils from islands with bird colonies had unique chemical compositions and commonly displayed elevated concentrations of K, Ca, Cu, Se, and Zn when compared to islands without colonies. Thus, marine birds feeding in the nearby marine zone move pollutants and nutrients from the ocean to nesting islands, potentially influencing habitat quality for coastal terrestrial species.
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Colonial Marine Birds Influence Island Soil Chemistry Through Biotransport of Trace Elements

Mallory, Mark L. ; Mahon, Lewis ; Tomlik, Molly D. ; White, Chris ; Milton, G. Randy ; Spooner, Ian

Cham: Springer International Publishing

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