Persistent Pollutants in Audouin's Gull (Larus audouinii) in the Western Mediterranean: A Case-study with Wide Implications?
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Environmental Conservation
- Vol. 6 (2) , 139-142
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0376892900002642
Abstract
The possibility of persistent pollutants playing an adverse role in the reproductive success of Audouin's Gull in the western Mediterranean was examined through chemical analyses of 7 eggs of this species that did not hatch. Residues of organochlorine compounds and mercury were found. The conclusion has been reached that a further increase of present levels of DDE may well lead to a decline of the reproductive success of the species in the western Mediterranean, especially in the northern part. These observations, although limited, could have implications for further species as is already indicated by other work cited.Keywords
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