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BRI - Project to Study Mercury in Herptiles in New York State
| OverviewBRI Project to Study Mercury in Herptiles in New York State. 2006. Focused on frog and turtle species. Source Agency: BioDiversity Research Institute ContactKate Williams, Ecological Analyst Address Phone: 207-839-7600 x108 Fax: 207-839-7655 |
| Name of dataset | Mercury in Herps in NY |
| Geographic area | New York State |
| State/Province | NY |
| Activity Category | Monitoring |
| Medium | herptiles |
| Focal species | Green Frog, North American Bullfrog, Common Snapping Turtle, Northern Redback Salamander, Eastern Spotted Newt, Painted Turtle, Northern Map Turtle |
| Tissue Types | scute, tail, whole body |
| Individual or composite samples? | Individual |
| Data Use | By permission only |
| BRI has data? | yes |
| Data downloadable on external website? | no |
| Other Databases | no |
| Comments | Dataset includes around 650 samples obtained from trappers in the eastern US and Nova Scotia; most of these data do not have dates or georeferences. Data collected in the field by BRI (since 2000) have dates and georeferences. Dataset includes radiocollared animals, animals caught using varied capture techniques, and both carcasses and live captures. |
