Area of Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Murcia, Campus Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain.
Vulture Conservation Foundation, Wuhrstrasse 12, 8003, Zurich, Switzerland.
Ambio. 2021 Jan;50(1):95-100. doi: 10.1007/s13280-020-01341-9. Epub 2020 May 12.
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.
猛禽、猫头鹰和隼在猛禽生物监测计划中被广泛用作指示物种。当前的一个主要挑战是通过协调污染物监测活动和在各国之间建立能力，促进大规模生物监测。这需要分享、传播和采用欧洲猛禽监测网络计划（EURAPMON）提出的最佳实践，而该计划目前正在由正在进行的国际 COST 行动欧洲猛禽生物监测设施推进。本观点介绍了一种用于猛禽污染物监测的示意性采样方案。我们提供了有关样本收集的指导，以提高各国的采样能力，确保样本的适当质量，并促进程序的协调，以最大限度地提高数据的可靠性、可比性和互操作性。本方案可由专业人员和志愿者用作标准指南，以确保在猛禽污染物监测中采用协调一致的采样方法。
