Lead ammunition and illegal poisoning: further international agreements are needed to preserve vultures and the crucial sanitary service they provide.
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Agreements Are Needed to Preserve Vultures and the Crucial Sanitary Service They Provide Antoni Margalida,†,* Raphael̈ Arlettaz,† and Jose ́ A. Donaźar‡ †Division of Conservation Biology, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland ‡Department of Conservation Biology, Estacioń Bioloǵica de Doñana, CSIC, Avenida Ameŕico Vespucio s/n, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Environmental science & technology
دوره 47 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013