A schematic sampling protocol for contaminant monitoring in raptors

Espín, Silvia; Andevski, Jovan; Duke, Guy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0437-9666; Eulaers, Igor; Gómez-Ramírez, Pilar; Hallgrimsson, Gunnar Thor; Helander, Björn; Herzke, Dorte; Jaspers, Veerle L.B.; Krone, Oliver; Lourenço, Rui; María-Mojica, Pedro; Martínez-López, Emma; Mateo, Rafael; Movalli, Paola; Sánchez-Virosta, Pablo; Shore, Richard F.; Sonne, Christian; van den Brink, Nico W.; van Hattum, Bert; Vrezec, Al; Wernham, Chris; García-Fernández, Antonio J.. 2021 A schematic sampling protocol for contaminant monitoring in raptors. Ambio, 50 (1). 95-100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-020-01341-9

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-020-01341-9

Abstract/Summary

Birds of prey, owls and falcons are widely used as sentinel species in raptor biomonitoring programmes. A major current challenge is to facilitate large-scale biomonitoring by coordinating contaminant monitoring activities and by building capacity across countries. This requires sharing, dissemination and adoption of best practices addressed by the Networking Programme Research and Monitoring for and with Raptors in Europe (EURAPMON) and now being advanced by the ongoing international COST Action European Raptor Biomonitoring Facility. The present perspective introduces a schematic sampling protocol for contaminant monitoring in raptors. We provide guidance on sample collection with a view to increasing sampling capacity across countries, ensuring appropriate quality of samples and facilitating harmonization of procedures to maximize the reliability, comparability and interoperability of data. The here presented protocol can be used by professionals and volunteers as a standard guide to ensure harmonised sampling methods for contaminant monitoring in raptors.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-020-01341-9
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Pollution (Science Area 2017-) UKCEH Fellows
ISSN:	0044-7447
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	best practices, birds of prey, falcons, large-scale biomonitoring, owls, pan-European network
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment Biology and Microbiology
Date made live:	23 Jul 2020 13:25 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/528214

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-020-01341-9

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Pollution (Science Area 2017-)
UKCEH Fellows

ISSN:

0044-7447

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.

Additional Keywords:

best practices, birds of prey, falcons, large-scale biomonitoring, owls, pan-European network