Table 2. Chick feather Hg, δ13C and δ15N values of Kerguelen seabirds.
Species | Years of sampling | n | Total Hg (µg•g−1 dry mass) | δ13C (‰) | δ15N (‰) |
South Georgian diving petrel | 2012 | 16 | 0.05±0.01 (0.04–0.08) | −21.3±0.3 | 8.8±0.3 |
Common diving petrel | 2003 | 17 | 0.11±0.02 (0.07–0.15) | −17.0±0.5 | 12.1±0.4 |
Antarctic prion | 2008 | 10 | 0.21±0.05 (0.16–0.31) | −21.5±0.5 | 9.3±0.4 |
Thin-billed prion | 2003 | 9 | 0.22±0.09 (0.12–0.40) | −21.5±0.5 | 9.1±0.4 |
Southern rockhopper penguin | 2007 | 12 | 0.27±0.06 (0.20–0.37) | −15.3±0.4 | 11.5±0.4 |
Macaroni penguin | 2007 | 12 | 0.36±0.07 (0.25–0.52) | −18.3±0.5 | 10.0±0.5 |
Kelp gull | 2011 | 7 | 0.73±0.38 (0.40–1.38) | −12.8±0.7 | 13.4±1.0 |
Kerguelen petrel | 2009, 2010 | 18 | 0.78±0.17 (0.51–1.20) | −22.1±0.5 | 11.7±0.5 |
Blue petrel | 2003 | 13 | 0.84±0.18 (0.58–1.14) | −21.8±0.5 | 9.8±0.5 |
King penguin | 2006 | 12 | 1.12±0.16 (0.83–1.50) | −21.6±0.3 | 10.6±0.3 |
White-headed petrel | 2003 | 10 | 1.54±0.34 (1.07–1.99) | −22.0±0.5 | 12.2±0.2 |
Great-winged petrel | 2005 | 10 | 1.64±0.48 (0.96–2.68) | −20.0±0.4 | 12.9±0.4 |
White-chinned petrel | 2005 | 14 | 1.82±0.51 (1.13–2.76) | −22.2±0.7 | 11.3±0.8 |
Kerguelen shag | 2006 | 10 | 2.21±1.06 (1.35–4.64) | −13.8±1.0 | 14.0±0.6 |
Gentoo penguin | 2006 | 12 | 2.45±0.67 (1.14–3.66) | −16.5±1.2 | 12.4±0.8 |
Light-mantled sooty albatross | 2005 | 15 | 2.46±0.67 (1.56–3.69) | −21.0±0.4 | 12.6±0.4 |
Black-browed albatross | 2005 | 18 | 2.58±0.59 (1.54–3.70) | −18.5±0.8 | 12.9±0.5 |
Grey petrel | 2005 | 16 | 3.16±1.21 (1.59–5.70) | −19.9±0.6 | 13.6±0.4 |
Wandering albatross | 2005 | 15 | 4.45±1.60 (2.19–8.43) | −19.3±0.4 | 14.2±0.4 |
Subantarctic skua | 2005, 2010 | 22 | 5.15±1.56 (2.40–7.93) | −21.8±0.4 | 10.8±0.3 |
Northern giant petrel | 2005 | 12 | 5.31±1.12 (4.06–7.94) | −19.2±1.2 | 13.4±0.8 |
Species were deliberately ranked by increasing Hg concentrations and not in taxonomic order. Values are means ± SD with ranges in parentheses for Hg.