Description
These metadata provide data used to examine mercury and selenium concentrations in eggs of birds breeding in wetlands of the Great Salt Lake ecosystem, Utah, particularly at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Eggs were salvaged during 2010 - 2012 and include 33 species of birds.
These data support the following publication: Ackerman, JT, MP Herzog, CA Hartman, J Isanhart, G Herring, S Vaughn, J Cavitt, CA Eagles-Smith, H Browers, C Cline, and J Vest. 2015. Mercury and selenium contamination in waterbird eggs and risk to avian reproduction at Great Salt Lake, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015-1020, 178 pp. http://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151020
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Metadata | XML | The metadata original format | Open resource |
| Digital Data | XML | Landing page for access to the data | Open resource |