The Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme: Identifying Chemical Risks to Top Predators in Britain
The Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme: Identifying Chemical Risks to Top Predators in Britain
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掠食性鸟类监测计划：识别英国顶级掠食者的化学风险
作者：
L. Walker;R. Shore;A. Turk;M. Pereira;J. Best
摘要掠食性鸟类监测计划（PBMS）是一项长期（>40年）、英国范围内的暴露监测计划，用于确定掠食性鸟类肝脏和卵中选定农药和污染物的浓度。本文介绍了PBMS是如何工作的，特别强调了一些关键的科学和政策驱动因素，监测污染物的捕食性鸟类，并介绍了具体的目标，范围和方法的PBMS。我们还提出了以前未发表的数据，说明如何PBMS已被用来证明成功的缓解措施，扭转化学介导的影响，识别和评估化学威胁的物种的高保护价值，并最终通知和完善监测方法。此外，我们还讨论了这些计划如何解决更广泛的保护需求。
Abstract The Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) is a long term (>40 y), UK-wide, exposure monitoring scheme that determines the concentration of selected pesticides and pollutants in the livers and eggs of predatory birds. This paper describes how the PBMS works, and in particular highlights some of the key scientific and policy drivers for monitoring contaminants in predatory birds and describes the specific aims, scope, and methods of the PBMS. We also present previously unpublished data that illustrates how the PBMS has been used to demonstrate the success of mitigation measures in reversing chemical-mediated impacts; identify and evaluate chemical threats to species of high conservation value; and finally to inform and refine monitoring methodologies. In addition, we discuss how such schemes can also address wider conservation needs.