Lead in Mule Deer Forage in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Harrison PD and Dyer MI. 1984. Lead in Mule Deer Forage in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 48(2):510-517
Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) forage collected from roadsides in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, contained lead (Pb) concentrations ranging from 0.8 to > 50 mu g/g. Concentrations were inversely correlated with distance from the roadway. Equations developed to estimate deer absorption of Pb from contaminated roadside vegetation indicate that deer in some age-classes need only to consume 1.4% of their daily intake of forage from roadsides before consuming excessive amounts of Pb.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Harrison, Paul; Dyer, Melvin
- Units
- ROMO
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Human Impact, Lead, Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Pb, Toxicity