Global mercury concentrations in biota: Their use as a basis for a global biomonitoring framework

DC Evers, JT Ackerman, S Åkerblom, D Bally, N Basu… - Ecotoxicology, 2024 - Springer
An important provision of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is to monitor and evaluate
the effectiveness of the adopted measures and its implementation. Here, we describe for the …

Mercury in Neotropical birds: a synthesis and prospectus on 13 years of exposure data

CJ Sayers, DC Evers, V Ruiz-Gutierrez, E Adams… - Ecotoxicology, 2023 - Springer
Environmental mercury (Hg) contamination of the global tropics outpaces our understanding
of its consequences for biodiversity. Knowledge gaps of pollution exposure could obscure …

Mercury bioaccumulation and cortisol interact to influence endocrine and immune biomarkers in a free-ranging marine mammal

SH Peterson, JT Ackerman, RR Holser… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Mercury bioaccumulation from deep-ocean prey and the extreme life history strategies of
adult female northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) provide a unique system to …

Biomagnification of mercury in an estuarine food web

A Hardy, SA Skrabal, L Addison, SD Emslie - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Methylmercury is a toxin of local, regional, and global concern, with estuarine habitats
possessing ecological characteristics that support conversion of inorganic mercury into this …

[HTML][HTML] Mercury contamination in terrestrial predatory birds from Northeast China: Implications for species and feather type selection for biomonitoring

Y Ma, W Zheng, Y An, L Chen, Q Xu, A Jiang - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg), a persistent potent neurotoxin, poses a serious hazard to human and wildlife
health. Although highly elevated concentrations were documented in the environmental …

Variability in methylmercury exposure across migratory terrestrial bird species: Influencing factors, biomagnification and potential risks

L Xing, T Zhang, X Han, M Xie, L Chao, J Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite China's considerable mercury (Hg) emissions, monitoring of methylmercury (MeHg)
levels in its terrestrial environments remains limited. This study examined the occurrence …

Foraging Ecology Differentiates Life Stages and Mercury Exposure in Common Terns (Sterna hirundo)

AM Bracey, MA Etterson, FC Strand… - Integrated …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Some populations of common terns (Sterna hirundo) breeding at inland lakes in North
America are declining, including the Laurentian Great Lakes. Terns nesting at inland …

Total and methylmercury concentrations in nocturnal migratory birds passing through Mount Ailao, Southwest China

C Li, K Luo, Y Shao, X Xu, Z Chen, T Liang, Z Xu… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite growing concerns over mercury (Hg) accumulation in birds in recent decades, little
is known about Hg exposure in nocturnal migratory birds. Here, total mercury (THg) and …

Mercury Exposure in Birds of Prey from Norway: Relation to Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Signatures in Body Feathers

P Gómez-Ramírez, JO Bustnes, I Eulaers… - Bulletin of …, 2023 - Springer
Mercury (Hg) and stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios were analysed in body feathers
from nestlings of white-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla)(WTE; n= 13) and Northern …

Falcon fuel: metabarcoding reveals songbird prey species in the diet of juvenile Merlins (Falco columbarius) migrating along the Pacific Coast of western North …

RP Bourbour, CM Aylward, CW Tyson, BL Martinico… - Ibis, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
During autumn migration, bird‐eating raptors are thought to rely on flocks of migrant
songbirds (Passeriformes) as a critical resource to fuel the energetic demands of long …