Showing papers by "Royal Society for the Protection of Birds published in 1983"
TL;DR: It was concluded that the birds had died of alkyl lead poisoning after eating prey contaminated with industrial effluent from petrochemical works, and it was likely that several thousand apparently healthy birds were also at risk.
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TL;DR: A 1982 survey has provided a much-needed assessment of the current situation as mentioned in this paper, showing that wet grasslands are disappearing at an alarming rate due to drainage and agricultural changes Consequently their breeding waders have experienced fragmentation of range, with notable concentrations now at a few key sites
Abstract: Damp grasslands are disappearing at an alarming rate, due to drainage and agricultural changes Consequently their breeding waders have experienced fragmentation of range, with notable concentrations now at a few key sites A 1982 survey has provided a much-needed assessment of the current situation
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