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WI DNR - Common Loon Monitoring
| OverviewWisconsin Department of Natural Resources' Common Loon monitoring program. 1992-2004. Data include mercury in feathers and blood, as well as ancillary data. Source Agency: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ContactMichael Meyer, Research Scientist Address Phone: 608-219-7520 |
| Name of dataset | Wisconsin DNR Common Loon Monitoring |
| Geographic area | Wisconsin |
| State/Province | WI |
| Activity Category | Monitoring |
| Medium | birds |
| Focal species | Common Loon (Gavia immer) |
| Tissue Types | blood, feather |
| Approximate size of dataset | 634 |
| Positional data available? | yes |
| Start Date | 1992 |
| End Date | 2004 |
| Collection season | summer |
| Collection Months | June-August |
| Current # Of Sampling Locations | 0 |
| Historic # Of Sampling Locations | 108 |
| Size of Sampling Area | state of Wisconsin |
| Individual or composite samples? | Individual |
| Data Use | By permission only |
| Data Format | Microsoft Excel |
| Hg Measurement Weight | ww, fw |
| Ancillary Data | age, sex, weight |
| BRI has data? | yes |
| Data downloadable on external website? | no |
| Other Databases | some overlap with BRI COLO dataset |
