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A schematic sampling protocol for contaminant monitoring in raptors

Journal

AMBIO
Volume 50, Issue 1, Pages 95-100

Publisher

SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-020-01341-9

Keywords

Best practices; Birds of prey; Falcons; Large-scale biomonitoring; Owls; Pan-European network

Funding

  1. COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) [CA16224]
  2. Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union
  3. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades (Juan de la Cierva-Incorporacion contract) [IJCI-2017-34653]

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The study introduces a sampling protocol for contaminant monitoring in raptors, aiming to increase sampling capacity across countries and ensure sample quality, in order to maximize data reliability and comparability.
Birds of prey, owls and falcons are widely used as sentinel species in raptor biomonitoring programmes. A major current challenge is to facilitate large-scale biomonitoring by coordinating contaminant monitoring activities and by building capacity across countries. This requires sharing, dissemination and adoption of best practices addressed by the Networking Programme Research and Monitoring for and with Raptors in Europe (EURAPMON) and now being advanced by the ongoing international COST Action European Raptor Biomonitoring Facility. The present perspective introduces a schematic sampling protocol for contaminant monitoring in raptors. We provide guidance on sample collection with a view to increasing sampling capacity across countries, ensuring appropriate quality of samples and facilitating harmonization of procedures to maximize the reliability, comparability and interoperability of data. The here presented protocol can be used by professionals and volunteers as a standard guide to ensure harmonised sampling methods for contaminant monitoring in raptors.

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