| Main Title |
Measures of Reproductive Success and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Residues in Eggs and Chicks of Forster's Terns on Green Bay, Lake Michigan, Wisconsin, 1988. |
| Author |
Harris, H. J. ;
Erdman, T. C. ;
Ankley, G. T. ;
Lodge., K. B. ;
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Research Lab.-Duluth, MN. ;Wisconsin Univ.-Green Bay. ;Minnesota Univ.-Duluth. Natural Resources Research Inst. |
| Publisher |
c1993 |
| Year Published |
1993 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-94/181; |
| Stock Number |
PB94-163607 |
| Additional Subjects |
Birds ;
Toxic tolerances ;
Aquatic ecosystems ;
Water pollution effects ;
Green Bay ;
Polychlorinated biphenyls ;
Lake Michigan ;
Reproduction(Biology) ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Performance evaluation ;
Comparison ;
Mortality ;
Wisconsin ;
Reprint ;
Pesticide residues ;
Waterfowl ;
Dioxin/tetrachloro-dibenzo-p ;
Sterna forsteri ;
Organic loading
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| NTIS |
PB94-163607 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
13p |
| Abstract |
Data on reproductive success of Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri) from Green Bay, Lake Michigan in 1983 are compared with data collected in 1988. In 1988 measures of reproductive performance (hatching success, number of young fledged, and length of incubation) were improved. Concentrations of total polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and planar PCB congeners in the eggs were compared between years. Median total PCB residue was 67% lower in 1988. This corresponds to a 42% reduction in tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin equivalents (TCDD-EQ) from 1983 to 1988. The authors suggest that contaminant reduction and improved reproductive performance were due to low river flows in 1988 and associated reduced PBC loading into Green Bay. (Copyright (c) 1993 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.) |
