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Availability of specific prey types impact pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) nestling health in a moderately lead contaminated environment in northern Sweden
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- Lidman, Johan (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap
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- Jonsson, Micael (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap,Arcum
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- Berglund, A. M. M., 1978- (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap,Arcum
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- Elsevier, 2020
- 2020
- English.
- In: Environmental Pollution. - : Elsevier. - 0269-7491 .- 1873-6424. ; 257
- Journal article (peer-reviewed)
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- Anthropogenic metal contamination can cause increased stress in exposed organisms, but it can be difficult to disentangle the anthropogenic influence from natural variation in environmental conditions. In the proximity of a closed lead (Pb)/zinc (Zn) mine in northern Sweden, the health effects of Pb exposure, essential element (calcium [Ca] and Zn) uptake, and prey availability and composition were estimated on pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) nestlings, using hemoglobin (Hb) level as a proxy for health. Pb concentration in nestling blood range between 0.00034 and 2.21 mu g/g (ww) and nestlings close to the mine had higher Pb concentrations and lower Hb, but contrary to our hypothesis, Hb was not directly related to Pb accumulation. Proportions of flying terrestrial and aquatic insects in available prey and availability of flying terrestrial insects were positively associated with nestling Hb, whereas the proportion of terrestrial ground living prey, the most common prey type, showed a negative association. This suggests that positive influence of certain prey, which does not have to be the most common in the surroundings, can counteract the negative effects from Pb contamination on bird health. Nestlings inhabiting sites adjacent to lakes had an advantage in terms of prey composition and availability of preferred prey, which resulted in higher Hb. As such, our results show that during moderate exposure to metals, variation in natural conditions, such as prey availability, can have great impact on organism health compared to Pb exposure.
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- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi -- Ekologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences -- Ecology (hsv//eng)
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- Anthropogenic stressor
- Metal exposure
- Passerine
- Hemoglobin
- Prey availability
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