Eliza Hamilton

Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls and toxic metals in short-tailed shearwaters following a mass mortality event

In 2013, a mass mortality event resulted in the deaths of approximately three million short-tailed shearwaters ( Ardenna tenuirostris ) along the east coast of Australia. As pelagic apex predators within their marine ecosystems and extensive migratory routes, these seabirds may s...