Assessment of contaminants, health and survival of migratory shorebirds in natural versus artificial wetlands - the potential of wastewater treatment plants as alternative habitats
T. Ross, J. Zhang, M. Wille, T. M. Ciesielski, A. G. Asimakopoulos, P. Lemesle, T. G. Skaalvik, R. Atkinson, R. Jessop, Victorian Wader Study Group, V. L. B. Jaspers, M. Klaassen
This study compares pollutant exposure, health, and survival of migratory shorebirds in natural and artificial wetlands, finding negligible differences and suggesting wastewater treatment plants could serve as viable habitats.
bioRxiv · Feb 15, 2023Ecology