Here we review contaminant exposure and related health effects in six selected Baltic key
species. Sentinel species included are common eider, white-tailed eagle, harbour porpoise …

Biomonitoring using raptors as sentinels can provide early warning of the potential impacts
of contaminants on humans and the environment and also a means of tracking the success …

Birds of prey have been, in comparison to other avian groups, an uncommon study model,
mainly due to the limitations imposed by their conservative life strategy (low population …

While new chemicals have replaced major toxic legacy contaminants such as
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), knowledge of …

The widespread lockdowns put in place to limit the spread of the new coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) offers a rare opportunity in understanding how human presence influence …

Raptors (birds of prey and owls) have been widely used as suitable bioindicators of
environmental pollution. They occupy the highest trophic positions in their food chains and …

A wide range of species, including marine mammals, seabirds, birds of prey, fish and
bivalves, were investigated for potential population health risks resulting from contemporary …

Remotely controlled, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) promise to be of high potential for a
variety of applications in ecological and behavioural research. Off‐the‐shelf solutions have …

Severe environmental problems documented in the Baltic Sea in the 1960s led to the 1974
creation of the Helsinki Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic …

We studied indices of reproductive outcome in three aquatic species in relation to
organochlorine concentrations during four decades. In female otters, the frequency of signs …