Dataset Overview

Age, sex, weight of bird and level of mercury in blood using 5 microliter blood samples from 55 birds

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Purpose

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.

Data Collection Status

Data collection for this dataset has been completed

Start date

1999-06-06

End date

2003-07-15

Contents

137 records with 13 fields

Data Availability

Available for download

Data License

CC BY-NC-SA - Attribution, Non-commercial, Share alike license logo

Preferred Citation

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

Update Frequency

Not planned

Maintenance Plan

Data collection complete

Links

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