Possible relevance of pigeons as an indicator species for monitoring air pollution.

Wild city pigeons were caught at four different locations in the Netherlands to represent areas of high (Amsterdam-high), moderate (Amsterdam-medium), and low (Maastricht and Assen) traffic density. It is assumed that local ambient air pollution decreases as a function of traffic density. In these p...

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Main Authors: Schilderman, P A, Hoogewerff, J A, van Schooten, F J, Maas, L M, Moonen, E J, van Os, B J, van Wijnen, J H, Kleinjans, J C
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 1997
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1469994/