Overland flights of terns and consequent high exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Northwest France in the 1970s

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dc.contributor.authorNisbet, Ian C. T.en
dc.contributor.authorCabot, Daviden
dc.contributor.authorPartridge, Karlen
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-15T15:14:30Z
dc.date.available2025-01-15T15:14:30Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-27en
dc.description.abstractSandwich (Thalasseus sandvicensis), Common (Sterna hirundo), and Roseate Terns (S. dougallii) made overland flights from a breeding site in Brittany (northwest France) to forage in a semi-enclosed basin (Rade de Brest) ∼30 km away in 1976 and 1978. The foraging area was contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and high levels of PCBs were detected in several tern eggs. Levels of PCBs in tern eggs were sufficiently high to have caused adverse effects on reproduction. PCBs should be considered as potential contributory causes of declines in tern populations in the 1960s–1970s, in addition to other known causes including predation and trapping in the winter quarters.en
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dc.identifier.citationNisbet, I. C. T., Cabot, D. and Partridge, K. (2023) 'Overland flights of terns and consequent high exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Northwest France in the 1970s', Waterbirds 45(3), pp. 345-349. https://doi.org/10.1675/063.045.0312en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1675/063.045.0312en
dc.identifier.endpage349en
dc.identifier.issn1524-4695en
dc.identifier.issued3en
dc.identifier.journaltitleWaterbirdsen
dc.identifier.startpage345en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16832
dc.identifier.volume45en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherBioOneen
dc.relation.ispartofWaterbirdsen
dc.rights© 2023, BioOne.en
dc.subjectBrittanyen
dc.subjectOverland flightsen
dc.subjectPCBsen
dc.subjectTernsen
dc.subjectToxic effectsen
dc.titleOverland flights of terns and consequent high exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Northwest France in the 1970sen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
oaire.citation.issue3en
oaire.citation.volume45en
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