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Waterfowl Lead Exposure Data in Alaska and Russia

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This dataset identifies lead (Pb) concentration found in the blood of waterfowl sampled in western and northern Alaska and eastern Russia between 1993 and 2022. Data include age, sex, body measurement, capture location, presence or absence of lead shot on x-rays, and blood lead levels. Because the study took place over a number of years at the same study sites, many of the same birds were sampled in multiple years.

Author(s): Flint, P. L.; Petersen, M. R.

Suggested Citation:
Flint, P. L. and Petersen, M. R., 2023, Waterfowl lead exposure data in Alaska and Russia: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7B27SDZ.

Referenced Publication(s):

Flint, P. L., M. R. Petersen, and J. B. Grand. 1997. Exposure of spectacled eiders and other diving ducks to lead in western Alaska. Canadian Journal of Zoology 75:439-443. doi:10.1139/z97-054

Grand, J. B., J. C. Franson, P. L. Flint, and M. R. Petersen. 2002. Concentrations of trace elements in eggs and blood of spectacled and common eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21(8):1673-1678. doi:10.1002/etc.5620210819

Flint, P. L., J. B. Grand, and M. R. Petersen. 2016. Effects of Lead Exposure, Environmental Conditions, and Metapopulation Processes on Population Dynamics of Spectacled Eiders. North American Fauna 81:1-41. doi:10.3996/nafa.81.0001

Flint, P. L. and J. B. Grand. 1997. Survival of spectacled eider adult females and ducklings during brood rearing. Journal of Wildlife Management 61:218-222. doi:10.2307/3802430

Grand, J. B. and P. L. Flint. 1997. Productivity of nesting spectacled eiders on the lower Kashunuk River, Alaska. The Condor 99:926-932. doi:10.2307/1370143

Pearce, J. M., D. Esler, and A. G. Degtyarev. 1998. Nesting ecology of spectacled eiders (Somateria fischeri) on the Indigirka River Delta, Russia. Wildfowl 49:110-123.

Franson, J. C., M. R. Petersen, L. C. Creekmore, P. L. Flint, and M. R. Smith. 1998. Blood lead concentrations of Spectacled Eiders near the Kashunuk River, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. Ecotoxicology 7:175-181. doi:10.1023/A:1014308411665

Flint, P. L., J. B. Grand, J. A. Morse, and T. F. Fondell. 2000. Late summer survival of adult female and juvenile spectacled eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Waterbirds 23:292-297.

Grand, J. B., P. L. Flint, M. R. Petersen, and T. L. Moran. 1998. Effect of lead poisoning on Spectacled Eider survival rates. Journal of Wildlife Management 62:1103-1109. doi:10.2307/3802564

Flint, P. L. 2023. Status of spectacled eiders (Somateria fischeri) on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2022 - Testing and updating predictive models. USGS Open-File Report 2023-1052, 5 p. doi:10.3133/ofr20231052

DataID: 71 | doi:10.5066/F7B27SDZ | Date Posted Online: 2023-04-17 | Last Updated: 2023-04-17 16:30:58

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Waterfowl Lead Exposure Data in Alaska and Russia