Trace Elements in Bats Roosting in Mines at Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, 2000-2001

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Part OfEnvironmental AssessmentsCreatorKirke A. KingContributorVelasco, Anthony L.Marr, Carrie L.H.Kearns, Ronald L.PublisherFish and Wildlife ServiceReport NumberContaminants reportDescriptionThis report documents trace element bioaccumulation in bats roosting in five mines on Kofa NWR and discusses the potential for contaminant-induced adverse effects. We further tested the hypothesis that body burdens of certain elements may, in part, reflect ingestion of elements at the roost site through grooming. Document TypeFederal DocumentBrowse TopicScience and TechnologyBusiness and IndustryLand, Environment, and Natural ResourcesSubjectBats--ArizonaPesticides and wildlife--ArizonaPesticides--Environmental aspects--ArizonaDate Original2003-07Date Range2000s (2000-2009)TypeTextOriginal FormatDocuments (other)LanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionState of Arizona Research Library- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsCollectionArizona Related Federal PublicationsFederal Documents CollectionRights StatementNo Copyright- United States http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Works by the U.S. Government are not eligible for U.S. copyright protection. In some cases, however, the U.S. Government may have been assigned rights to a work. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in these digital collections. Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Researchers must make their own assessments of rights in light of their intended use.

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Federal Executive DepartmentUnited States Department of the InteriorFederal Executive Department Sub-Agency or BureauFish and Wildlife Service

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Geographic FeatureKofa National Wildlife RefugeCountyLa Paz CountyYuma CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

AgencyUnited States Department of the InteriorPlaceKofa National Wildlife Refuge

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Acquisition NoteDownloaded from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Arizona Field Office Environmental Contaminants Program webpage on May 24, 2007 (http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/arizona/EC_Reports.htm).OCLC Numberamp00001131Date Digitized2003-07Digital FormatPDF

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Trace Elements in Bats Roosting in Mines at Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, 2000-2001