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Bicknell's Thrush Population Demographics and Ecology: Bicknell's Thrush Population Demographics and Ecology: Mercury

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  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

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    Research to examine questions of population stability, territory size, movements, site fidelity, territorial turnover, productivity and survivorship using banded Bicknell's thrush.

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  • Christopher Rimmer: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

  • Kent McFarland: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

  • Allan Strong: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

  • John Lloyd: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider

  • Rosalind Renfrew: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator

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  • birds, mercury bioaccumulation, montane, physical properties,

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    • dataset_eml_datatabletitle: Bicknell's Thrush Population Demographics and Ecology: Mercury
    • dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 1999-06-06
    • dataset_eml_datatableendate: 2003-07-15
    • dataset_eml_datatabledescription: Age, sex, weight of bird and level of mercury in blood using 5 microliter blood samples from 55 birds

    • dataset_eml_datatablepurpose: Determine the population density and breeding ecology of Bicknell Thrush on Mount Mansfield; assess the conservation status of this bird regionally; determine the effects of ski area development on the forest bird community; and monitor trends over time.

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    • dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL
    • dataset_eml_datatablecitation: McFarland, K., R. Renfrew, C. Rimmer, and A. Strong. 2003. Bicknell's Thrush Population Demographics and Ecology: Mercury . FEMC. https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/bicknells-thrush-population-demographics-ecology-ongoing/dataset/bicknells-thrush-ecology-mercury

    • dataset_eml_datatableonlinedistribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/CI4/data/archive/project/bicknells-thrush-population-demographics-ecology-ongoing/dataset/bicknells-thrush-ecology-mercury

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      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Sex
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      • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Fifth Secondary Feather Mercury Level
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      • Capturing study specimens
        • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 2000-05-01
        • dataset_eml_methoddescription: Individuals of the focal avian species, Bicknell's thrush, were captured using standard arrays of 6-m and 12-m, 36-mm nylon mist nets throughout the study site. All captured birds were banded with USFWS aluminum leg bands, aged, and sexed according to standard criteria and weighed prior to release. A series of morphometric measurements was also taken.

      • Collecting blood samples
        • dataset_eml_methoddescription: From each individual, 30-50 microliters of blood were collected from the cutaneous ulnar vein. Subsequent blood samples were selectively collected from individuals captured one week or more after collection of their previous sample.

      • Sample processing
        • dataset_eml_methoddescription: Sampled were analyzed at the Texas A&M University Trace Element Research Laboratory. Total mercury was measured in each compartment.


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    • dataset_eml_samplingCurrentEqupment
      • Heparinized capillay tube
        • dataset_eml_samplingdescription: Heparinized capillay tube

      • Mist nets
        • dataset_eml_samplingdescription: 6-m and 12-m, 36-mm mesh nylon mist nets

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