OverviewCollection of mercury data from terrestrial invertebrates at sites around the United States, focused in the northeastern U.S. Initiated in 2005. Data often paired with data on Hg deposition or Hg in songbird blood from the same locations. Source Agency: BioDiversity Research Institute ContactMelissa Duron, Songbird Program Director Address Phone: 207-839-7600 Fax: 207-839-7655 |
| Name of dataset | Mercury in terrestrial invertebrates |
| Geographic area | Northeastern US, Appalachians |
| State/Province | NY, PA, DE, ME, NC, TN, VA, NH, VT, CO, IN |
| Activity Category | Monitoring |
| Medium | invertebrates |
| Focal species | spider, beetle, centipede, millipede, larvae, larva, mealworm, isopod, others |
| Tissue Types | whole body |
| Approximate size of dataset | 441 |
| Positional data available? | yes |
| Start Date | 2005 |
| End Date | 2008 |
| Status | Complete |
| Collection season | summer |
| Collection Months | June-July |
| Current # Of Sampling Locations | 0 |
| Historic # Of Sampling Locations | 31 |
| Individual or composite samples? | Individual |
| Ecosystem Focus | uplands, wetlands |
| Additional Info | Abiotic data (soil Hg, atmospheric deposition, and litterfall) were collected by collaborators at many of the same sampling locations. |
| Data Use | By permission only |
| Quality Assurance | no |
| Data Format | Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel |
| Hg Measurements | THg, MeHg |
| Hg Measurement Units | ng/g (ppb) |
| Hg Measurement Weight | dw |
| Ancillary Data | stable isotopes |
| BRI has data? | yes |
| Data downloadable on external website? | no |
| Other Databases | no |
