Habitat, Population Dynamics, and Metal Levels in Colonial Waterbirds: A Food Chain Approach

by Michael Gochfeld and Joanna Burger

This book is a result of the authors' more than 40 years of study on the behavior, populations, and heavy metals in the colonial waterbirds nesting in Barnegat Bay and the nearby estuaries and bays in the Northeastern United States. From Boston Harbor to the Chesapeake, based on longitudinal studies of colonial waterbirds, it provides a clear picture of the toxic trends and effects of heavy metals in the aquatic environment. The authors take a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367574764
• ISBN13: 9780367574765
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 594 Pages
• Weight: 2.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"