Population dynamics of the common loon (Gavia immer) associated with mercury-contaminated waters in northwestern Ontario / J.F. Barr.: CW69-1/56E-PDF
"Common Loons on lakes of the Wabigoon-English River system, northwestern Ontario, were adversely affected by unnatural, unpredictable water-Ievel fluctuations and turbidity, and by mercury contamination. Extensive, man-induced water-level changes resulted in increased desertion and predation of clutches. Increasing turbidity resulted primarily in a decrease in the number of potential territories occupied. A strong negative correlation existed between the successful use of territories by breeding loons and mercury contamination"--Abstract.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment Canada. Canadian Wildlife Service. |
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| Title | Population dynamics of the common loon (Gavia immer) associated with mercury-contaminated waters in northwestern Ontario / J.F. Barr. |
| Series title | Occasional paper ; no. 56 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Issued also in French under title: La dynamique des populations de huards à collier (Gavia immer) et les eaux contaminées au mercure dans le nord-ouest de l'Ontario. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Canadian Wildlife Service, c1986. |
| Author / Contributor | Barr, J. F. (Jack Francis) |
| Description | 25 p. : ill. |
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| Subject terms | Aquatic birds Mercury Environmental impact Loons |