Atmospheric deposition exposes pandas to toxic pollutants
Yi-ping Chen, Ying-juan Zheng, Qiang Liu, Yi Song, Zhi-sheng An, Qing-yi Ma, Aaron Ellison
This study identifies atmospheric deposition as the source of heavy metals and POPs in the diets of Qinling giant pandas, highlighting the threat of air pollution to their conservation.
bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2016Ecology