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  • 1
    ISSN: 1439-0361
    Keywords: melanin ; heavy-metal-concentration ; pigmentation
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Es wurden die Elementkonzentrationen in Mauserfedern von Seeadlern untersucht. Mit Hilfe der Hamburger 2-MeV-Protonenmikrosonde, die die Analyse von Probendetails im Mikrometerbereich ermöglicht, versuchen wir zwischen Elementen zu unterscheiden, die vom Adler mit der Nahrung inkorporiert, verstoffwechselt und während der Mauser in die Feder eingelagert wurden und solchen, die während der etwa einjährigen Verweilzeit der Feder im Gefieder extern aus der Atmosphäre aufgelagert wurden. Im Hinblick auf die eingelagerten Elemente untersuchen wir mögliche Zusammenhänge zwischen der Elementkonzentration und der Federpigmentierung. Von den nachgewiesenen Elementen (Schwefel, Kalium, Calcium, Titan, Mangan, Eisen, Kupfer, Zink, Quecksilber und Blei) zeigen Calcium, Mangan und Zink eine erhebliche Anreicherung in der pigmentierten Feder im Vergleich zu pigmentfreien Federausschnitten. Dagegen wurden keine signifikanten Unterschiede der Elementkonzentrationen von Schwefel, Titan, Eisen, Kupfer, Quecksilber und Blei festgestellt. Die gefundenen Ergebnisse bedeuten eine erhebliche Anreicherung von Calcium, Mangan und Zink im Melanin, das für die Federpigmentierung verantwortlich ist. Die mögliche Funktion dieser Elemente im Hinblick auf die Melaninbildung wird diskutiert.
    Notes: Summary The element concentration of moult feathers of White-tailed Eagles was investigated. Using the 2- MeV Hamburg proton microprobe we tried to differentiate between elements incorporated into the feather via the food chain and those which are deposited externally onto the feather vane. Regarding incorporated elements, special attention has been given to a possible correlation between element concentration and feather pigmentation. Concerning the elements detected in this work (S, K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Hg, Pb), calcium, manganese and zinc show a considerable enhancement within the pigmented feather as compared with pigment-free feather sections. On the other hand, no differences were found in concentrations for sulfur, titanium, iron, copper, mercury and lead. Our findings therefore imply a special enrichment of Ca, Mn and Zn within melanin, the source of the feather's pigmentation. The possible role of these elements with regard to melanin formation is discussed.
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  • 2
    Publication Date: 2020-06-25
    Description: In Central Europe, river flooding has been recently recognized as a major hazard, in particular after the 1997 Odra /Oder flood, the 2001 Vistula flood, and the most destructive 2002 deluge on the Labe/Elbe. Major recent floods in central Europe are put in perspective and their common elements are identified. Having observed that flood risk and vulnerability are likely to have grown in many areas, one is curious to understand the reasons for growth. These can be sought in socio-economic domain (humans encroaching into floodplain areas), terrestrial systems (land-cover changes – urbanization, deforestation, reduction of wetlands, river regulation), and climate system. The atmospheric capacity to absorb moisture, its potential water content, and thus potential for intense precipitation, are likely to increase in a warmer climate. The changes in intense precipitation and high flows are examined, based on observations and projections. Study of projected changes in intense precipitation, using climate models, for several areas of central Europe, and in particular, for drainage basins of the upper Labe/Elbe, Odra/Oder, and Vistula is reported. Significant changes have been identified between future projections and the reference period, of relevance to flood hazard in areas, which have experienced severe recent floodings
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